(Reuters) – ConocoPhillips on Wednesday agreed to buy Marathon Oil in a $22.5 billion deal, the latest in a series of mega-mergers in the oil and gas industry as companies look to bolster reserves. The U.S. oil and gas industry has been riding a consolidation wave over the last two years. Last year was one of …
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HOUSTON, May 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY; LSE: EGY) (“VAALCO” or the “Company”) today announced that it has drilled, completed and brought onto production four wells in Canada. Highlights: Safely and successfully drilled, completed and brought online four long lateral wells in Canada; All wells were 2.75 mile lateral development …
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HOUSTON, May 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ: WFRD) (“Weatherford” or the “Company”) announced it has been awarded a two-year frame agreement extension with Equinor, a multinational energy company, for the delivery of completions, liner-hangers, and slot recovery services. To deliver on this scope, Weatherford will offer its Accuview® downhole monitoring solutions with …
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MIDLAND, Texas, May 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) (“Diamondback”) today announced the sale of WTG Midstream Holdings LLC to Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET) (“ET”) resulting in total pre-tax consideration net to Diamondback of approximately $375 million, subject to customary closing conditions and adjustments. Consideration for the transaction will consist …
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Approval from Hess shareholders was a win, but more hurdles await. Chevron Corp. cleared the first major hurdle toward closing its $53 billion acquisition of Hess Corp. — and securing a share in one of the world’s most promising oil fields. The chief executive officers of the two companies may want to keep their …
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Aethon Energy is acquiring Tellurian Inc.’s Haynesville Shale assets in a $260 million deal, allowing Aethon to continue growing as the basin’s top private producer and for financially struggling Tellurian to prioritize its flagship Driftwood LNG project.
(Reuters) – Siemens Energy’s wind turbine division Siemens Gamesa is planning to cut 4,100 jobs, or around 15% of its workforce, the unit’s Chief Executive Jochen Eickholt said in an internal letter to staff seen by Reuters on Tuesday. “Our current situation demands adjustments that go beyond organizational changes. We have to adapt to lower business …
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(Reuters) – OPEC+ is working to agree oil production capacity for its member countries by the end of 2024, an issue that has created tensions in the past because each nation’s output target is calculated from its notional capacity. Members of OPEC+ – comprising OPEC and allies such as Russia – tend to push for …
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(Reuters) – The operator of the Texas power system, one of the largest in the United States, is on track to smash generation records from both clean and fossil fuel sources in 2024 as total power needs continue to grow. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) clean power generation total through May 27 was …
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The ConocoPhillips-Marathon Oil deal is valued at $22.5 billion when including $5.4 billion of debt and adds complementary acreage to ConocoPhillips’ Lower 48 portfolio with more than 2 Bbbl of resource.
