U.S. Onshore
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March 2025
Deployment of a new azimuthal resistivity tool for coiled tubing drilling not only marks the first time it is being used on coiled tubing but also highlights just how effective it could be in helping operators realize real efficiencies on their projects.
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March 27, 2025
The Railroad Commission of Texas (Texas RRC) reported record-setting volumes in 2024 for both oil and natural gas in the state. "These latest records further demonstrate Texas’s position as a global leader in oil and gas production,” said RRC Chairman Christi Craddick.
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March 26, 2025
Executives at U.S. shale companies expect President Donald Trump’s 25% steel import tariffs to lead to lower activity in the shale patch, according to the latest energy survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
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March 21, 2025
Elk Range Royalties has announced a landmark acquisition of a significant mineral and royalty position spanning approximately 250,000 net royalty acres (NRA) in the DJ Basin from affiliates of Occidental Petroleum (Oxy).
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March 19, 2025
Citadel has agreed to buy assets from closely held Paloma Natural Gas in a deal valued at about $1 billion, people familiar with the matter said. The acquisition gives the hedge fund access to acreage and producing assets, though it will not operate them directly.
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March 19, 2025
The U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) recent forecast states that two new oil developments in Alaska — the Nuna and Pikka projects — are expected to boost crude oil production in the state after decades of decline.
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March 18, 2025
The American Petroleum Institute today joined over 100 other trade groups representing a wide range of stakeholders in sending a letter to House and Senate leadership welcoming U.S. Congress’ efforts to protect consumers and reverse California’s harmful vehicle mandates.
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March 17, 2025
The U.S. Department of the Interior Office of the Inspector General has released an audit report showing the Railroad Commission of Texas successfully used federal grant funding for orphaned well plugging and complied with all related laws and regulations.
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March 13, 2025
(WO) - With the general sense of excitement about U.S. production carrying over from panels earlier in the week, ExxonMobil’s panel on operations in the Permian basin convened with great enthusiasm during day three of CERAWeek 2025 by S&P Global.
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March 07, 2025
Caterpillar Oil & Gas has developed its new Caterpillar® Gas Mechanical System (GMS), a fully integrated power solution, purposefully built to bring optimum mechanical efficiency and simplicity to frac operations, while utilizing 100% natural gas.
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March 07, 2025
Vitesse Energy announced today the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Lucero Energy in an all-stock transaction valued at $222 million. The addition of Lucero’s operations will enable Vitesse to expand its assets across the Bakken shale region.
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March 06, 2025
Today, Venture Global along with federal and state officials announced plans for a brownfield expansion at its Plaquemines LNG facility near New Orleans, Louisiana. The planned expansion will bring the expected total production capacity to over 45 MTPA at Plaquemines.
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March 03, 2025
Baker Hughes and Frontier Infrastructure have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the deployment of large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) and power solutions in the U.S.
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February 25, 2025
Diamondback Energy Inc. is in talks to form a power joint venture that would solve some of the shale giant’s own needs in the Permian Basin while also selling electricity to artificial intelligence data centers in West Texas.
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February 24, 2025
Black Gold Exploration Corp. (BGX) has commenced drilling on the Fritz 2-30 oil and gas well in Clay County, Ind. BGX recently acquired a 10% working interest in the well and an option to participate in any offset developmental wells in a 210-acre area of mutual interest from the operator, Adler Energy.
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February 24, 2025
Atlas Energy Solutions has completed its previously announced acquisition of Moser Energy Systems. The addition of Moser to Atlas’ existing businesses strengthens its portfolio of proppant, logistics (including the Dune Express), and distributed power solutions.
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February 21, 2025
Centrium Energy Solutions™, a newly launched oil & gas chemical supplier, is aiming to reduce supply chain risks and improve the reliability of upstream and midstream products with a domestic distribution model that solves critical challenges in sourcing, logistics and performance.
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February 21, 2025
Tokyo Gas Co. will sell its stake in an Eagle Ford shale gas project to Shizuoka Gas Co. for $130 million, amid scrutiny from activist shareholder Elliott Investment Management, which has called for the utility to streamline its portfolio.
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February 21, 2025
Bowman Consulting Group has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire UP Engineering, a San Antonio, Texas-based firm specializing in civil engineering and surveying services. UP serves clients throughout Texas with a focus on oil and gas, industrial, commercial and residential projects.
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February 20, 2025
Ecopetrol SA sees “great potential” for E&P activity in Colombia alongside bets on U.S. fracing and offshore gas. Ecopetrol has full ownership of the CPO-09 block in Colombia's oil-rich eastern plains after completing its $452 million acquisition of Repsol SA’s 45% stake.
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February 18, 2025
Wood has been selected to provide operations and maintenance solutions for MTR Carbon Capture at the world’s largest membrane-based carbon capture plant in Gillette, Wyoming, the global consulting and engineering firm announced.
