Asset Management
The deal includes Waygate’s inspection portfolios and is expected to close later this year.
An asset swap with PDVSA helps consolidate the supermajor’s heavy-oil operations in the country.
Co-owner Chevron confirmed the find at the Bandit prospect offshore Louisiana and suggested it may become a subsea tieback to existing faciltiies operated by Occidental Petroleum.
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A look behind-the-scenes reveals what it takes to protect innovative ideas in the fast-moving US shale sector—key lessons learned, pitfalls to avoid, and how to do it the right way, as told by two of the operator's intellectual property (IP) protection leaders. -
Pioneer Natural Resources is moving to complete its second major acquisition of another shale producer in less than 6 months.
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Oil demand is expected to rise just enough this year for a small increase in OPEC production.
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The supermajor would be the second to conduct a hydraulic fracturing pilot project in the country.
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Students seeking internships and permanent employment are being challenged like no other time in the history of our industry. Along with guidance, SPE President Tom Blasingame shares his outlook on the future of the oil and gas industry and the opportunities it offers.
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Latest Canje Block test does not find commercial hydrocarbons.
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OBR 4 will include license opportunities in the country’s exclusive economic zone.
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NASA is undertaking a drilling project on the Moon—the first on any planetary body outside the Earth. The mission’s purpose, collecting subsurface soil and ice samples to search for water beneath the lunar surface, is being compared to collecting core samples on Earth and will use technologies, such as a rotary-percussive drill, that have been adapted from those for h…
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The government of Oman has transferred its stake in one of the Middle East’s largest oil blocks to a newly established firm. By royal decree, the new, state-controlled Energy Development Oman (EDO) will hold the country’s 60% stake in Block 6. The stake was moved from Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), another government-run company.
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South American country looks to revitalize its offshore oil industry by offering 32 new blocks for exploration
