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Diamondback Energy, Inc. announces northern Midland Basin acquisition

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MIDLAND, Texas, Nov. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) (“Diamondback” or “the Company”) today announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire all leasehold interest and related assets …

Three Crown Petroleum an Oil and Gas 360 Profile Company

Three Crown Petroleum an Oil and Gas 360 Profile Company

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Three Crown has established a 240.387 gross/205.5 net acre 1.5 mile horizontal drilling prospect in the prolific Power River Basin in Converse County, WY that is surrounded by established oil production in the Shannon, Niobrara and

Source: Reuters

Oil majors expect Permian production growth to slow

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Two Big Oil majors have said they expect oil production in the Permian to rise by less than they had initially planned this year, suggesting industry problems are indeed serious enough to hold back production growth in the …

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Exxon makes more oil and gas discoveries offshore guyana

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U.S. oil and gas major Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) has announced on Wednesday that it has made two more discoveries at the Sailfin-1 and Yarrow-1 wells in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, bringing discoveries on the block to …

NOG announces investment in core Midland Basin development project

NOG announces investment in core Midland Basin development project

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MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSE: NOG) (the “Company” or “NOG”) today announced an agreement to acquire properties in the core of the Midland Basin.

 

 

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Why the U.S.’ largest shale gas basin misses out on the LNG boom

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Regulatory hurdles are stymieing growth in natural gas production in the Marcellus-Utica basin, the largest U.S. gas-producing region, which is set to miss out on the expected boom in American liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports in the coming …

NOG announces additional core Northern Delaware Basin bolt-on acquisition

NOG announces additional core Northern Delaware Basin bolt-on acquisition

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MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSE: NOG) (the “Company” or “NOG”) today announced the acquisition of Northern Delaware Basin properties.

 

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DELAWARE BASIN ACQUISITION

NOG has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire …

Source: Reuters

Exxon may emerge as the biggest winner in Guyana’s oil boom

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The impoverished tiny South American country of Guyana has emerged as one of the continent’s top oil producers and is poised to become a leading global energy exporter. Since 2015 an Exxon Mobil-led consortium has made a …

Zephyr Energy readying to production test completed well in Paradox Basin

Zephyr Energy readying to production test completed well in Paradox Basin

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Zephyr Energy plc, the Rocky Mountain oil and gas company focused on responsible resource development from carbon-neutral operations, continues to prepare for extended production testing of its successfully drilled and completed State 16-2 LN-CC well. All relevant applications …

Brigham Minerals, Inc. announces core Midland Basin acquisition

Brigham Minerals, Inc. announces core Midland Basin acquisition

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Brigham Minerals, Inc. (NYSE: MNRL) (“Brigham Minerals,” “Brigham,” or the “Company”), today announced it has entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement to acquire certain mineral and royalty interests

APA Corporation announces first discovery in Block 53 offshore Suriname; provides update on Block 58 operations

APA Corporation announces first discovery in Block 53 offshore Suriname; provides update on Block 58 operations

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HOUSTON, Aug. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — APA Corporation (Nasdaq: APA) today announced an oil discovery offshore Suriname at Baja-1 in Block 53 and provided an update on recent drilling operations at Dikkop-1 in Block 58.…

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TotalEnergies kicks off production from Nigeria’s Ikike gas field

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TotalEnergies, OML99 operator (40%) in partnership with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC, 60%), has announced the start of production from the Ikike field, in Nigeria.

 

Located 20 km (12 miles) off the coast, at a depth …

Earthstone Energy announces Northern Delaware Basin asset acquisition for ~$627 million

Earthstone Energy announces Northern Delaware Basin asset acquisition for ~$627 million

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Publisher’s Note: Earthstone Energy, Inc. will be presenting at EnerCom Denver-The Energy Investment Conference on August 7-10, 2022 in Denver. Register to attend.

THE WOODLANDS, TexasJune 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Earthstone Energy, Inc. (NYSE: …

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Shell to develop Crux natural gas field offshore Western Australia

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Shell Australia and its joint venture partner, SGH Energy, have taken a final investment decision to approve the development of the Crux natural gas field, off the coast of Western Australia. Crux will provide further supplies of natural …

Source: Reuters

Exxon declares force majeure on Russian Sakhalin-1 operations

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Exxon Mobil Corp said on Wednesday that its Russian unit Exxon Neftegas Ltd has declared force majeure for its Sakhalin-1 operations, where it has become increasingly difficult to ship crude out of due to sanctions on Russia.

The …

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Murphy Oil strikes first oil from new Gulf of Mexico project

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(Bloomberg) — Murphy Oil Corp. has begun producing oil from a new deepwater Gulf of Mexico project, months ahead of schedule.

The offshore and shale oil producer on Tuesday said its King’s Quay floating production platform started generating …

Source: Reuters

Santos dispute with ConocoPhillips snags Alaska oil project, stake sale

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Australia’s Santos Ltd. is locked in a dispute with ConocoPhillips over road access in Alaska, potentially holding up a $3 billion oil project, according to letters from both companies to the U.S. state’s government.

The dispute could also …

Source: Reuters

Shell Trinidad and Tobago delivers first gas from Colibri project

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Shell Trinidad and Tobago (through BG International, a subsidiary of Shell plc) announced that production has started on Block 22 and NCMA-4 in the North Coast Marine Area (NCMA) in Trinidad and Tobago.

The start-up of Colibri follows …

Source: Reuters

Exxon drills dry hole in setback to Brazilian oil exploration

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(Bloomberg) — Exxon Mobil Corp. drilled a so-called dry hole off the Brazilian coast, a rare setback in the oil titan’s effort to expand its South American crude reserves.

 

The Cutthroat exploratory well failed to find significant …

Source: Bloomberg

Exxon to hand Russian oil-project stake to Rosneft, partners

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TotalEnergies announces significant oil and gas discovery in Block 58

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TotalEnergies and APA Corporation have made a significant new oil and associated gas discovery at the Krabdagu-1 well, in the central area of Block 58, offshore Suriname. This follows previous discoveries at Maka, Sapakara, Kwaskwasi and Keskesi, and …

Source: Reuters

EXCLUSIVE Brazil has oil. Exxon can’t seem to find it

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HOUSTON – Exxon Mobil Corp has bet billions of dollars on offshore drilling in Brazil, an area it once abandoned and now sees as key to its future.

 

But five years into its comeback, the U.S. oil …

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Exxon joins Chevron in Permian oil surge as peers preach caution

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Canadian Overseas Petroleum Ltd announces significant U.S. discovery

Canadian Overseas Petroleum Ltd announces significant U.S. discovery

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Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited, an international oil and gas exploration, production and development company with operations focused in Wyoming, USA, announced a significant conventional light oil discovery at its Wyoming asset. In addition, COPL provides an operational update …

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BREAKING: Guyana scores big again as Exxon hits two more discoveries

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ExxonMobil and the Government of Guyana today announced two oil discoveries at Fangtooth-1 and Lau Lau-1 in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.

 

The Fangtooth-1 well encountered approximately 164 feet (50 meters) of high-quality oil-bearing sandstone reservoirs. The …

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Shell signs gas concession agreement for Block 10 in Oman’s Saih Rawl field

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Shell Integrated Gas Oman BV, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, along with its partners, OQ and Marsa Liquefied Natural Gas LLC, have signed a concession agreement with the Ministry of Energy and Minerals on behalf of …

Source: Reuters

Guyana relaxes proposed local content terms in oil bill draft

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Guyana’s government on Thursday delivered to the National Assembly the draft of a local content bill that will regulate its nascent oil industry, proposing requirements beginning at 5% by the end of 2022 for activities to be carried out …

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Eni oil block expected to enter production in Q2 2023, Ivory Coast says

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ABIDJAN — An offshore oil block in Ivory Coast controlled by Eni is expected to enter production in the second quarter of 2023 with daily output of 12,000 barrels of oil and 17.5 million cubic feet of gas, the …

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Exxon, Halliburton in talks for Iraq’s West Qurna-1 oilfield, says energy minister

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(Bloomberg) –Halliburton Co. and Exxon Mobil Corp. are in talks over the latter’s attempt to sell a stake in the huge West Qurna-1 oil field in southern Iraq, according to the country’s energy minister.

Iraq wants a U.S. …

Source: Reuters

Chevron, Equatorial Guinea sign production sharing contract for Block EG09

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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — Chevron has signed an agreement with the government of Equatorial Guinea for Block EG09, located in the Douala basin on the border of Cameroon.

Representing a notable achievement for both Chevron as it moves …