Sydney, February 15, 2026, 17:27 AEDT — Market closed
- Woodside slipped 2.1% to finish at A$25.78 Friday, lagging behind the broader market.
- Oil prices posted modest gains Friday, with traders zeroed in on signals from OPEC+ about future supply.
- Eyes now turn to Woodside’s full-year numbers and what’s next when the company reports on Feb. 24.
Woodside Energy Group Ltd finished Friday’s session at A$25.78, dropping 2.1%. The stock fell further than the broader market, with investors watching for earnings coming up later this month. (Reuters)
The timing is key. With Australia’s market closed over the weekend, traders are locked in until Monday’s open, when Woodside will release full-year numbers and hold its Feb. 24 briefing. So, price moves depend heavily on oil and gas macro swings, not only the flow in the stock itself.
Woodside counts among Australia’s largest LNG exporters, shipping gas that’s been chilled into liquid form. Its cash flow often rides the waves of global commodity prices and what investors expect on the supply side. The next concrete update comes Feb. 24.
The S&P/ASX 200 index slid 1.39% on Friday, closing at 8,917.60, as the rout swept across most sectors and only defensives managed to dodge deeper losses. (Reuters)
Woodside shares moved in a range from A$26.22 down to A$25.58, with roughly 4.85 million shares changing hands, market data showed. (Yahoo Finance)
Oil edged up in the final session of the week. Brent closed at $67.75 a barrel, with U.S. WTI ending at $62.89, according to Reuters. “The negative is going to be that OPEC could possibly increase production a little further,” Dennis Kissler, senior vice president of trading at BOK Financial, told Reuters. (Reuters)
The timing on supply is getting clearer. Three OPEC+ sources told Reuters the group — OPEC and its partners like Russia — is considering bringing back oil output hikes starting April. Eight members are due to gather March 1. (Reuters)
Woodside’s next big marker comes Feb. 24, when it’s set to drop its 2025 annual report and hold an investor call. Acting CEO Liz Westcott and CFO Graham Tiver will lead the 10:00 AEDT teleconference, according to the company’s investor site. (Woodside)
Westcott took over following the resignation of Meg O’Neill, who left Woodside to become BP’s chief executive, according to a December report from Reuters. (Reuters)
Still, a simpler negative setup is possible this week: should crude slide on bets of extra OPEC+ supply, energy names might lose ground even if there’s nothing new out of the companies themselves. Woodside, for one, has warned of a hit to 2026 output, highlighted ongoing maintenance and delays at some core projects, and continues to juggle production with softer prices, according to Reuters in a late January update.
