(By Oil & Gas 360) – The next great American oil boom may not come from discovering a new basin. It may come from recovering more oil from fields that have already been producing for decades. For more than a century, the U.S. oil industry has focused on finding new resources. From the giant conventional fields of Texas and California to the
(Oil & Gas 360) – SPRING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exxon Mobil Corporation today announced that its redomiciliation from New Jersey to Texas is expected to become effective on July 1, 2026. As part of this change, ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation will become the publicly traded parent company, replacing Exxon Mobil Corporation of New Jersey. Shares will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange
(By Oil & Gas 360) – Alaska may hold some of the largest undeveloped oil and natural gas resources in North America, yet attracting the capital needed to develop them remains a persistent challenge. That contradiction is becoming increasingly apparent as policymakers seek to revive Arctic energy development while investors continue directing most of their dollars elsewhere. Despite renewed interest
(Oil Price) – Electric vehicle sales in the United States are set to account for only 17% of all nationwide passenger vehicle sales in 2030, BloombergNEF said in its latest EV outlook, slashing its 27%-share projection from last year as the Trump Administration ended incentives for electric vehicles. Back in 2024, the year before President Trump won a second term in office, BloombergNEF
(BOE Report) – U.S. spot natural gas prices for Tuesday at the Waha Hub in West Texas turned positive for the first time since early February as demand for the fuel rises with the coming of the summer air conditioning season and energy firms start to wrap up spring pipeline maintenance. Electric companies burn more gas as homes and businesses
(World Oil) – APA Corporation has agreed to acquire Savant Alaska, LLC in a deal that will give the company control of key production and transportation infrastructure supporting its growing position on Alaska’s eastern North Slope. The transaction includes approximately $70 million in upfront consideration, plus contingent payments tied to future development activities. APA said the acquisition is expected to improve development
(World Oil) – The Permian basin continues to strengthen its position as a key driver of U.S. energy production and economic growth, supporting more than 940,000 jobs nationwide and contributing billions of dollars to local, state and national economies, according to new reports released by the Permian Strategic Partnership (PSP). The organization’s 2025 Annual Report and accompanying Power of the Permian economic
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – The Williston Basin has evolved from a breakout shale story into a disciplined, capital-driven system where value is defined less by discovery than by execution. Its future will not be determined by new acreage or step-change production growth, but by recovery efficiency, infrastructure alignment, and capital allocation within a competitive global
(World Oil) – The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would extend a key federal program supporting oil and natural gas permitting activities on public lands, drawing support from industry groups that say the measure helps improve permitting efficiency while remaining fully industry funded. The License to Drill Act (H.R. 7831), introduced by Rep. Mike Kennedy, R-Utah, would reauthorize the
(Investing) – NEW YORK – Oil prices surged more than $6 per barrel on Monday after Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that Tehran’s negotiating team has halted message exchanges with the United States and its allied “Resistance Front” are considering measures to completely block the Strait of Hormuz and choking other waterways including the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The report comes after
(BOE Report) – U.S. underground natural gas storage capacity of the 375 active storage fields in the Lower 48 states increased in 2025, according to an annual report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Thursday. The EIA uses two metrics to assess storage capacity: demonstrated peak capacity, which rose 0.1%, or 6 billion cubic feet (bcf), in 2025,
(Oil Price) – Dealmaking in the U.S. shale patch jumped to a two-year high in the first quarter as M&A activity rebounded from a slump. U.S. upstream mergers hit $38 billion in Q1 2026, marking the highest quarterly total in two years despite a sharp slowdown in March due to a spike in volatility tied to the Middle East conflict. According
