Business/economics
Talos Energy founder Tim Duncan has been named executive chairman of newly formed 1947 Oil&Gas, which will focus on acquiring and developing mature, shallow-water assets through its buyout of Renaissance Offshore. The deal is expected to close in Q2 2026.
Operators aren’t rushing to drill, even as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drives oil prices up.
The paper describes the revalidation of a deepwater prospect that resulted in a no-drill decision.
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Fervo Energy and Vallourec have signed a 5‑year supply agreement to support large‑scale deployment of next‑generation geothermal across the US, establishing a fully domestic supply chain for geothermal well components. -
War‑related infrastructure damage is beginning to influence global energy supply chains in ways that could reshape project development and capacity growth.
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Sulzer and JSIL are teaming up to provide the service for oil and gas, power generation, and industrial operations.
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The deal includes Waygate’s inspection portfolios and is expected to close later this year.
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An asset swap with PDVSA helps consolidate the supermajor’s heavy-oil operations in the country.
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The multiyear contract with YPF includes electric pumping units and automated stimulation services.
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The Orange Basin and Gulf of Guinea will see most of the high-impact drilling activity planned this year in Africa.
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Agreements create long-term frameworks to advance offshore Suriname developments, aiming to streamline project delivery, reduce costs, and accelerate field development through early integration across the project life cycle.
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While Uzbekistan has seen a significant drop in flaring, methane leaks from deteriorating infrastructure continue to reveal themselves to satellites in space.
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ExxonMobil will retain its equity stakes in ongoing Bass Strait projects even as it hands off its operatorship responsibilities to Woodside Energy.
