Drilling

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August 18, 2022
Neptune Energy announced drilling has begun on a new production well at its operated Rӧmerberg oil field in the Rhine Valley, southwestern Germany.
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August 16, 2022
Permex Petroleum Corporation, a junior oil and gas company based in Dallas, was approved for a permit to drill on its property in Martin County, Texas.
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August 09, 2022
ADNOC Drilling Company announced its financial results for the half year and second quarter ending June 30, which show its net profit for the first half significantly grew by 34% to $379 million.
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August 09, 2022
Collectively, the bill would “hurt American energy producers and drive up energy costs for the American people,” said Anne Bradbury, chief executive officer of the American Exploration and Production Council.
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August 05, 2022
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited and its affiliates have received a Resource Report prepared by independent energy consultancy Ryder Scott confirming its deep oil discovery on its affiliate COPL America Inc.’s lands in Converse and Natrona counties, Wyoming.
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August 01, 2022
U.S. shale drillers are expected to post record second-quarter profits in coming days, reversing nearly a decade of debt-fueled losses.
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July 29, 2022
Shale explorers are searching for oil at rates not seen since the early weeks of the pandemic as high crude prices incentivize drilling.
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July 22, 2022
Schlumberger said annual sales will rise the most in 11 years as concern over inadequate energy supplies outweighs recessionary fears among major oil explorers.
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July 20, 2022
The world’s biggest provider of fracing services is banking on a “multi-year upcycle” outside of its North American base, according to a statement.
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July 06, 2022
Frac sand, which gets blasted through shale rocks to unlock oil and natural gas, is averaging $55 a ton, up from $22 at the end of 2021. Demand is climbing as oil explorers turn the taps back on after Covid-driven cutbacks.
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June 29, 2022
Environmental groups sued the Biden administration to block its revival of plans to allow new oil drilling on public land in western states.
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June 27, 2022
Energy Workforce & Technology Council's CEO said the EPA’s regulatory notice that it is considering designating parts of the Permian Basin as non-attainment zones which could trigger mandatory regulatory actions by the state of Texas would be detrimental to energy security.
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June 27, 2022
Ecuador’s oil production is likely to halt completely within 48 hours if road blocks and vandalizing of oil wells continue, the Energy Ministry said in an emailed statement.
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June 24, 2022
The Biden administration is considering triggering tougher anti-smog requirements that could curb drilling across parts of the Permian Basin, the world’s biggest oil field that straddles Texas and New Mexico.
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June 23, 2022
In an effort that has been underway for several years and is now set against a backdrop of triple-digit oil prices, oil and gas companies are continuing attempts to devise new methods of increasing production from existing unconventional wells.
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June 20, 2022
Energean plc announced that it has extended its growth drilling program by exercising its options to drill two further wells with Stena Drilling Limited and to provide an update on the initial results of the KM-04 appraisal well.
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June 17, 2022
Targa Resources Corp. has agreed to buy Permian natural gas processor Lucid Energy Delaware LLC from Riverstone Holdings LLC and Goldman Sachs Asset Management for $3.55 billion in cash.
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June 10, 2022
The Dutch Mining Council, an independent advisory body to the government, told the cabinet in a letter that it should consider tapping Groningen as an emergency measure to fill storage for the winter, with Russian supplies due to be stopped by the end of the year.
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June 10, 2022
The owners of Laredo Energy VI LP, a gas driller focused in the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas, are considering a sale of the company worth up to $1 billion, according to people with knowledge of the situation.
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June 09, 2022
The U.K. has given permission for new drilling in the countryside south of London to establish the size of a natural gas field, as the government seeks to boost domestic energy production due to price volatility amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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June 01, 2022
KCA Deutag announced it has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire Saipem SpA’s onshore drilling business for a total consideration payable at closing of $550 million in cash and 10% equity interest in the group.
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