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October 27, 2019
Money managers boosted their net-long position on West Texas Intermediate crude for the first time since mid-September in the week ended Oct. 22, data released Friday show.
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October 27, 2019
U.S. shale production has turned the world “on its head,” and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is “off a bit” in a report last week saying that the bonanza is fading, Perry said on Sunday in Dubai.
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October 25, 2019
Offshore wind power will expand impressively over the next two decades, boosting efforts to decarbonize energy systems and reduce air pollution as it becomes a growing part of electricity supply, according to an International Energy Agency report.
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October 25, 2019
BP has been a long-term advocate for the establishment of carbon pricing systems and already supports and enables projects that reduce emissions and generate environmental credits, both for voluntary use and compliance purposes.
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October 24, 2019
The U.S. has forfeited some $18 billion tied to oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico since 2000 because of a decades-old law that gave energy companies a break on paying royalties when drilling in deep waters, federal investigators concluded Thursday.
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October 24, 2019
The Trump administration showed support for energy innovation in the United States this week, issuing a report that directly outlines how U.S. shale production is positively impacting both the economy and the environment.
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October 24, 2019
Oil traded higher after a surprise U.S. crude stockpile draw coupled with an outage at a key North Sea pipeline tempered weak economic data from Germany.
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October 24, 2019
C&J Energy Services and Keane Group announced that the shareholders of both companies approved all of the proposals necessary for the closing of the previously announced all-stock merger of equals between Keane and C&J.
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October 24, 2019
International SOS, which previously had a minority stake in Iqarus through a joint venture, is becoming the majority shareholder and taking sole ownership of the business in Aberdeen.
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October 24, 2019
Total's investments will support start-ups that develop innovative technologies and solutions which help companies to reduce their energy consumption or the carbon intensity of their activities.
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October 24, 2019
McDermott has been awarded a fabrication subcontract for the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim natural gas project.
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October 24, 2019
Norway’s new Johan Sverdrup oil grade is making inroads in Asia, threatening to undermine sales of similar crudes from Africa and South America.
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October 23, 2019
Oil spiked above $55/bbl for the first time in three weeks after a surprise drop in U.S. crude supplies signaled strengthening demand.
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October 23, 2019
The U.S. shale slowdown is weighing on Caterpillar Inc., which is selling fewer of the pumping units used in fracing.
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October 23, 2019
Natural gas production has recently grown in China largely because of increased development in low-permeability formations in the form of tight gas, shale gas, and to a lesser extent, coalbed methane.
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October 23, 2019
Chevron sees a “boom boom boom kind of economy” in West Texas, shrugging off signs of a Permian Basin slowdown showing up in everything from jobs to hotel rooms.
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October 22, 2019
Talos plans to use Trendsetter’s TC7 clamp connectors and ancillary equipment on the Bulleit development located in the Gulf of Mexico’s Green Canyon 21 block.
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October 22, 2019
The Trump administration extended Chevron’s waiver to operate in Venezuela, allowing the second-largest U.S. oil explorer to keep its toehold in the crisis-stricken Latin American nation as U.S. sanctions severely restrict crude exports.
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October 22, 2019
Larger federal deficits and continued uncertainty for the energy sector are in store for Canada after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won a second term on Monday, investors and analysts say.
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October 22, 2019
Oilfield Helping Hands has now shared $5 million with oilfield families in need.
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October 22, 2019
McDermott’s bondholders could make it difficult for the embattled energy-industry contractor to make further draws on its $1.7 billion rescue loan.
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