Business/economics
Months of due diligence and evaluation following proposed $18.7 billion deal results in no deal to purchase Australian operator.
The deal between the Republic of the Congo and the Chinese oil and gas company aims to develop the Banga Kayo, Holmoni, and Cayo blocks and raise national oil output to 200,000 B/D by 2030.
The companies said they plan to start deploying digital twin technologies in Oman this year.
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The Norwegian operator cites inflation and uncertainty surrounding supplier markets as factors in the decision. -
BP and Equinor win four deepwater exploration blocks in the C-NLOPB’s call for bids.
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The deal upon closing at year-end would expand Marathon’s position in the south Texas shale play by 130,000 net acres.
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The acquisition plan supplants earlier merger agreement with new terms and a potential faster timeline for the combination.
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A leaner and wiser Weatherford seeks new Middle East contracts while growing margins and market share on existing business.
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The world's two largest oilfield service outfits are riding a wave a renewed upstream spending while Baker Hughes posted its second straight quarterly loss.
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In following some of the upstream industry's other big firms, the legacy oilfield service company believes the time for a change has come.
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Billionaire-founder boosts his original offer made in June to secure the deal.
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M&A market activity in the third quarter delivered the best showing of 2022 despite price volatility and a dearth of deals in the prolific Permian Basin.
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The Permian Basin operator said the purchase translates to more than a decade of additional inventory.
