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June 02, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy is canceling some $3.7 billion allocated for clean energy projects under the Trump administration's orders. Among the canceled awards was $331 million for ExxonMobil to use hydrogen at its Baytown, Texas Olefins plant.
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June 02, 2025
The Trump administration is moving to repeal Biden-era curbs blocking oil drilling across most of the mammoth petroleum reserve in Alaska that’s home to an estimated 8.7 billion barrels of recoverable oil.
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May 2025
Since 1929, the Independent Petroleum Association of America has represented independent producers’ interests at the federal level. This year offers/promises a new, more operator-friendly regulatory environment in Washington, D.C., that will be discussed/examined at the association’s Annual Meeting, which has shifted to a new time of the year
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May 2025
Today, the push for completion technology that can run entirely on natural gas has reached a new peak. This shift is driven by E&P companies scrutinizing operational efficiency and climate-related objectives closer than ever. The Caterpillar® Gas Mechanical System (GMS) embodies this new approach.
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May 27, 2025
OEG has secured a three-year framework agreement with an international oil major. Under the terms of the agreement, which includes optional extensions for up to five years, OEG will supply logistics equipment for the organization’s operations in North America.
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May 27, 2025
Hot weather sparked a string of wildfires around Alberta over the weekend, including some near oil and gas wells operated by Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. and others.
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May 23, 2025
Vermilion Energy has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its Saskatchewan and Manitoba assets for $302 million USD ($415 million CAD). The assets are currently producing approximately 10,500 boed (86% oil and liquids).
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May 23, 2025
Mexico’s state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos is discussing plans to slash over 3,000 jobs in a proposed corporate restructuring that is expected to save the company millions as the indebted driller and refiner tries to shore up its finances and boost production.
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May 22, 2025
Leaders from the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), issued statements today in support of the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of the 2025 tax reconciliation bill.
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May 22, 2025
Expro has been awarded Tubular Running Services (TRS) contracts by two leading operators in the Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico, covering both deepwater drillships and platform rigs. The contracts will integrate Expro's E&P Special Meritorious award-winning Centri-FITM platform.
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May 20, 2025
Camin Cargo Control Holdings, Inc, a global provider of independent testing, inspection and certification (TIC) services to the energy industry, this week provided updates on its expansion plans as part of the company's strategy for growth under the direction of recently appointed CEO Fernando Assing.
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May 21, 2025
The Energy Workforce & Technology Council on Tuesday released a statement applauding the Trump Administration's release of the revised Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico Biological Opinion (BiOp) that ensures regulatory certainty and continuity for offshore oil and gas operations.
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May 20, 2025
Leaders from the American Petroleum Institute and National Ocean Industries Association today voiced their support of the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service’s release of a new biological opinion for the Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico.
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May 20, 2025
U.S. officials from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have lifted the stop-work order for Equinor's Empire Wind project, offshore New York. “I would like to thank President Trump for finding a solution that provides for continued investments in energy infrastructure in the U.S.," said Anders Opedal, President and CEO of Equinor ASA.
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May 20, 2025
TDI-Brooks has recently finalized a geological evaluation in the Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico on behalf of Enbridge. For this project, TDI-Brooks utilized the R/V BROOKS MCCALL, executing 38 piston cores (PC), 7 gravity cone penetration tests (gCPTs), and 82 box cores (BC).
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May 20, 2025
The Railroad Commission of Texas recently trained more than 300 employees in Phase I of the agency’s Boots on the Ground initiative. The goal of the program is to bring more consistency across all the agency’s oil and gas districts.
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May 19, 2025
Sable Offshore has restarted production at the Santa Ynez Unit (SYU), offshore California, marking a major milestone for the development once owned by ExxonMobil. The Santa Ynez Unit was previously shut down in May 2015 after facing regulatory hurdles and a pipeline leak.
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May 19, 2025
Halliburton on Monday launched EarthStar® 3DX, the industry's first 3D horizontal look-ahead resistivity service. The technology provides operators with geological insights into horizontal wells up to 50 ft before penetration by the bit, Halliburton stated in a news release.
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May 19, 2025
One X has acquired United Energy Partners in a move that accelerates One X’s strategy to become the go-to field partner for high-efficiency, low-maintenance, service-less valve systems across the Lower 48.
