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The sale allows Occidental to focus on upstream oil and gas operations while using the proceeds to reduce debt by $6.5 billion. Berkshire Hathaway plans to operate OxyChem as ...
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Macquarie strategists note that China’s oil demand is set for a stronger trajectory in 2026, as robust refining activity and a push toward petrochemical expansion offset structural challenges in fuel consumption.
China’s oil demand is set for a stronger trajectory in 2026, as robust refining activity and a push toward petrochemical expansion offset structural challenges in fuel consumption...
Sept. 30, 2025
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Continental Resources agreed to farm-out a non-operated stake in natural gas assets in Oklahoma's Anadarko basin to TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies seeks to enhance its US LNG portfolio...
Sept. 29, 2025
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Clay Gaspar told a recent conference the company is studying greater infrastructure investments in New Mexico “in a defensive mechanism.”
Sept. 26, 2025
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GeoPark's deal with Pluspetrol, expected to close before year-end subject to provincial ratification, marks the company’s effective entry into Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale formation...
Sept. 25, 2025

Refining & Processing

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Targa Resources is investing $3.3 billion in new infrastructure, including the Speedway NGL pipeline and multiple gas processing plants, to support increasing production in the...
Oct. 1, 2025
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Launched in 2022, the project incorporates proprietary upgrading technology designed to convert bottom-of-the-barrel residual fuel oil and other lower-value heavy molecules into...
Sept. 24, 2025
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Eni subsidiary Enilive is advancing its plan to begin production of renewable fuels at the operator’s existing 180,000-b/d Sannazzaro de' Burgondi conventional refinery in Italy’s Pavia province.
With the proposed plant’s authorization phase initiated following Enilive’s earlier filing of an application for the project’s environmental impact assessment, Eni said it expects...
Sept. 23, 2025
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US oil and gas drilling rig activity increased this week with the addition of 7 rigs
Of the US rigs working, 424 were drilling for oil, up 6 compared with the previous week. Rigs drilling for natural gas declined by 1.
Sept. 26, 2025
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All six wells drilled in Barossa gas field have intersected excellent reservoir quality, according to Santos. Testing has been completed on five of the six wells and flow capacity...
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The production well lies in Block 9, which covers 2,344 sq km on the north coast of Cuba in a proven hydrocarbon system.
Sept. 19, 2025
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Hibiscus Petroleum spudded a well at Teal West in the Central North Sea using the Shelf Drilling Fortress jackup rig. The well will be tied back to the Anasuria FPSO.
Sept. 18, 2025

Exploration & Development

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Equinor awarded contract to DeepOcean for installation work on Åsgård and Visund fields on the Norwegian continental shelf.
Sept. 30, 2025
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Equinor Troll B platform, North Sea
The tie-in is part of a project aimed at reducing decline in natural gas production in the coming years.
Sept. 25, 2025
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Equinor's Askeladd Vest project is part of the original plan for multi-phased development and operation of Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea and the infrastructure around Hammerfest...
Sept. 23, 2025
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ExxonMobil has taken final investment decision for the Hammerhead project in Guyana's Stabroek block, including 18 wells and a floating production vessel, with first oil expected...
Sept. 23, 2025

Pipelines & Transportation

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Sempra contractor Bechtel Energy has selected Baker Hughes to supply liquefaction equipment for the Port Arthur LNG expansion, including turbines and compressors.
Oct. 1, 2025
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With the provincial approval of MKII and YPF’s memoranda with ENI and Shell, Argentina is accelerating the creation of an LNG export hub on the coast of Río Negro.
Sept. 26, 2025
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Botas, Woodside agreement signing
The companies aim to strike a binding deal in which Woodside would supply Turkish-state Botaş with LNG for up to 9 years, primarily from the Louisiana LNG project.
Sept. 24, 2025
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Keyera Corp. is expanding its midstream operations through the $5.15 billion acquisition of Plains' Canadian NGL assets. The company also is advancing new fractionation projects...
Sept. 23, 2025