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CGG has been awarded a major contract by Equinor for the seismic imaging of its Bacalhau 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey covering 409 sq km (158 sq mi) currently being acquired in Brazil’s deepwater Santos Basin. View the full article
Schlumberger and NOV announced a collaboration to accelerate automated drilling solutions adoption by oil and gas operators and drilling contractors. The agreement will enable customers to combine Schlumberger surface and downhole drilling automation solutions with NOV’s rig automation platform to deliver superior well construction performance. View the full article
Bonanza Creek Energy and Extraction Oil and Gas will combine in an all-stock merger of equals, a deal worth about $2.6 billion, the companies announced. The combined company will be called Civitas Resources, Inc. and will be the largest pure-play energy producer in Colorado’s Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin. View the full article
Bilfinger will perform inspection services on the offshore assets of Total EandP (Exploration and Production) Denmark. The €40 million ($48.6 million) contract will be booked under Bilfinger’s Engineering and Maintenance Europe segment. View the full article
The leading representative body for the UK offshore oil and gas industry has today paid tribute to former Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse and urged all parties to support the sector and its world class supply chain in order to realize homegrown greener energy. View the full article
Laredo Petroleum announced a purchase and sale agreement to acquire the assets of Sabalo Energy, a portfolio company of EnCap Investments, and a non-operating partner for about $715 million, and the sale of 37.5% of Laredo's operated PDP reserves in its legacy leasehold in Reagan and Glasscock counties to an affiliate of Sixth Street Partners for proceeds of $405 million. View the full article
The shutdown of America’s largest fuel pipeline after a cyberattack is threatening to send gasoline prices to the highest in seven years as suppliers work to stave off shortages from Atlanta to New York with tankers and barges. View the full article
The operator of the biggest gasoline pipeline in the U.S. shut down operations late Friday following a ransomware attack that threatens to roil energy markets and upend the supply of gas and diesel to the East Coast. View the full article
Oil posted a gain this week as expectations for growing economic activity in nations from the U.S. to Europe fueled optimism around stronger summer demand. View the full article
Zhoushan is also home to some of the country’s largest oil terminals and storage tank farms. The same restrictions do not extend to ships transporting cargoes from India, according to an official from Zhoushan port and oil traders who asked not to be identified. View the full article
Angola’s National Oil, Gas and Biofuel’s Agency (ANPG) is organizing two question and answer sessions, aimed at investors globally to clarify information on its ongoing bid round for onshore oil and gas blocks in the Congo and Namibe basins. View the full article
Climate change looms large for Royal Dutch Shell Plc, BP Plc and Total SE, with investors at all three energy giants calling for greater action. Shareholder resolutions on cutting carbon emissions are set to dominate this month’s AGMs, even as the companies talk up their own, competing proposals. View the full article
The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) has announced the 2021 recipients of the Spotlight on New Technology® Award, which recognizes new, innovative technologies that are advancing and revolutionizing the future of offshore energy. View the full article
The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 732 original drilling permits in April 2021 compared to 456 in April 2020. The April 2021 total includes 629 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, five to re-enter plugged well bores, and 94 for re-completions of existing well bores. View the full article
Noia CEO Charlene Johnson said the Premier’s Economic Recovery Team report highlights the need for a competitive regulatory regime that allows the Newfoundland and Labrador offshore oil and gas industry to successfully bring projects to market. View the full article
Survival technology leader Survitec today announced it has acquired Hansen Protection, a leading European provider of personal protective equipment. The transaction reinforces Survitec as a leader for survival technology across the maritime, defense and government, energy, and aerospace markets. View the full article
OGUK today announced the details of its Annual Conference. The three-day virtual conference entitled ‘Industry in Transition: Driving A Net Zero Energy Future’ will take place online between June 1-3, 2021. View the full article
EQT Corporation today announced it entered into a purchase agreement with Alta Resources Development, pursuant to which EQT will acquire all of the membership interests in Alta's upstream and midstream subsidiaries for approximately $2.925 billion, subject to customary closing adjustments. View the full article
U.S. LNG developers seeking to burnish their green credentials and boost their competitiveness on a crowded global stage are touting a costly and largely untested technology: carbon capture. View the full article
France-based oil company Total and the government of Papa New Guinea announced the remobilization of the Papua LNG project after a year of delay caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. View the full article
ConocoPhillips and Diamondback Energy both got a boost from surging natural gas prices in the first quarter, as a February deep freeze in the central U.S. stoked demand for the heating and power-plant fuel. View the full article
Tuesday, the Texas Legislature passed two critically important bills that allow Texas to fight national efforts to eliminate fossil fuels. View the full article
As the Biden Administration aims to significantly increase federal investment in renewable energy under the American Jobs Plan, the United States already ranks as the most attractive market for renewables investment, according to results from a new ranking by IHS Markit. View the full article
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