Business/economics
The latest energy survey by the US Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas once again reflected the direct impacts of the now 7-month conflict between the US and Iran. Oil and gas executives were queried on a range of topics that included the state of the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), Persian Gulf crude exports, and the direction of oil prices.
After years of market shocks, technological breakthroughs, and rising uncertainty, ATCE 2026 will provide new insights on how industry leaders and technical experts are preparing for the next era of the upstream business.
This guest editorial examines why geothermal projects require a different planning, financing, and development approach than traditional oil and gas projects.
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Cheniere Energy signed a long-term LNG supply deal with exploration and production company EOG Resources. Under the terms of the agreement, EOG will sell natural gas to Cheniere over a period of approximately 15 years beginning in 2020, with the quantity starting at 140,000 MMbtu/D and eventually increasing to 440,000 MMbtu/D. The first 140,000 MMbtu/D of LNG will be …
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As part of a deal that could net up to $3 billion, GE will lose majority control of Baker Hughes just two years after it acquired the oilfield service company. -
As part of a plan to increase revenue to more than $1 billion by 2023, the engineering and construction company is moving away from large offshore platforms with fixed substructures, saying that it expects to win and execute a series of FPSO projects in the future.
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The deal sees Energy Transfer gain, among other assets, various crude and natural gas liquids pipelines running from the Denver-Julesburg and Anadarko Basins.
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Still recovering from the oil price downturn, oilfield service companies are facing more headwinds.
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ExxonMobil confirmed an exclusivity agreement with Var Energi for negotiations of a sale that could reach $4 billion, according to Reuters. If it goes through, the deal would make Var Energi the second-largest producer on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
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In his first public appearance, Schlumberger’s new CEO said the company would focus on digitalization and restructure some operations.
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The move to split oversight of Aramco from the Energy Ministry ends decades of tradition but is designed to avoid conflicts of interest ahead of what could be the largest IPO in history.
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Recent exploration success in the North Sea has motivated Total to invest some $10 billion in the basin over the next 5 years.
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After the oil price downturn, operators placed renewed emphasis on spending discipline, in drilling, project costs, and balance sheets. For some, that was a different metric: return to shareholders over production growth.
