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U.S. oil CEOs offer opposing views on crude output growth- oil and gas 360

U.S. oil CEOs offer opposing views on crude output growth

Reuters HOUSTON – The chiefs of major U.S. oil companies Occidental Petroleum Corp and ConocoPhillips offered differing outlooks on the growth of U.S. oil output at a conference Monday, as the industry rebounds from shutdowns during the first stage of the coronavirus pandemic. Oil prices have surged to seven-year highs in the last several weeks, with international benchmark Brent crude

Continental names former Chesapeake boss Lawler as operating chief- oil and gas 360

Continental names former Chesapeake boss Lawler as operating chief

Reuters Continental Resources Inc on Tuesday named Doug Lawler, the former top boss of Chesapeake Energy Corp, as its chief operating officer and executive vice president from next month.   Lawler was Chesapeake’s CEO for eight years before he was unexpectedly fired in April last year, months after the company’s emergence from bankruptcy. He had been widely credited with whittling