Tuesday, June 16, 2026
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Australia’s Woodside Makes $8 Billion Bid for Oil Search

All stock offering would give Woodside growth potential Woodside Petroleum (ticker: WPL), Australia’s largest independent oil and gas company, announced that it has made a non-binding offer for Oil Search Ltd. (ticker: OSH) under which Woodside would acquire all of the shares in Oil Search for a consideration of one Woodside share for every four Oil Search shares, according to

Interview with Thomas Jorden of Cimarex Energy at The Oil & Gas Conference® 20

Cimarex Energy CEO Tom Jorden spoke with Oil & Gas 360® in an exclusive video interview at EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference® 20.  Jorden talked about his company’s capital spending plans and new developments in the Wolfcamp in the Permian basin and the Woodford Mid-Continent asset, including significant improvements from longer laterals and increased stages.