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October 27, 2024
(Bloomberg) — Oil, gas and coal producers stand to gain from a Trump victory in myriad ways, with Trump promising to reverse many Biden policies that have hindered the industry.
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October 25, 2024
Film-Ocean Ltd, a leading ROV specialist based in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, has announced the appointment of Mr. Merv New as its new Chief Executive Officer.
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October 25, 2024
(Bloomberg) — Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodríguez met with Indian energy officials on Friday to explore new oil and gas partnerships between both countries. 
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October 25, 2024
ASCO, a leading global logistics and materials management provider, has appointed William "Bill" Draper as General Manager of its Teesworks operations, as the site prepares for its first steel delivery.
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October 25, 2024
Crest Collective has announced a partnership with HEBO Maritiem Service and Bonn & Mees Floating Sheerlegs. With this development, HEBO and Bonn & Mees have entrusted Crest with the delivery of personal leadership programs for their teams.
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October 21, 2024
(WO) – Venezuela detained former Oil Minister Pedro Tellechea over the weekend as part of an internal purge at the state-owned oil company, PDVSA, after President Nicolás Maduro’s disputed reelection.
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October 20, 2024
Gulf Energy Information (Gulf) is proud to host the 20th annual Women's Global Leadership Conference in Energy (WGLC), taking place November 19-20, 2024, at the Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas.
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October 18, 2024
Energy NL hosted their annual awards gala to recognize growth, innovation and outstanding achievements of Newfoundland and Labrador energy industry leaders.
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October 17, 2024
The American Petroleum Institute is challenging EPA's emissions standards for heavy-duty (HD) vehicles. These restrictive mandates are opposed by most voters in battleground states, API has found.
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October 17, 2024
Peru’s government can’t find board members to lead its struggling state-owned oil company more than five weeks after its last board resigned.
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October 16, 2024
MOL Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) in Istanbul to form a strategic partnership for hydrocarbon exploration and production.
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October 15, 2024
Nabors Industries has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Parker Wellbore in a transaction valued at $472 million. This strategic move strengthens Nabors' Drilling Solutions business and will lead to profitable growth for both companies.
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October 15, 2024
Oil prices dropped and concerns over supply chain disruption were eased Tuesday after a report that Israel may avoid targeting Iran’s crude infrastructure. Traders’ focus is now turned back to the International Energy Agency’s expectations of a surplus early next year.
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October 14, 2024
Chevron announced a donation of $250,000 and critical fuel supplies to support relief and recovery efforts after Hurricane Milton devastated parts of Florida.
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October 10, 2024
Oil executives have emerged as an increasingly important source of funding for Donald Trump, as industry titans open their wallets to bolster the Republican nominee’s campaign for a second term in the White House.
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October 08, 2024
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has appointed Kevin Slagle as its new senior vice president of communications. Slagle will lead API’s communications team to advance the U.S. oil and natural gas industry's priorities in Washington, including those outlined in API’s 5-Point Policy Roadmap.
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September 13, 2024
The Texas Alliance of Energy Producers (the Alliance) board of directors has appointed Karr Ingham as the organization’s new president, effective July 1, 2024.
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September 08, 2024
Slim has consistently ramped up his investments in Talos and US refiner PBF Energy Inc. over the past year in a sign that the 84-year-old billionaire sees plenty of upside in the oil and gas industry. In his native Mexico, Slim has partnered with Talos to explore one of the country’s most promising new discoveries in decades.
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August 30, 2024
Tim Duncan, who was also one of the company’s founders, stepped down on Thursday. Board member Joseph Mills will serve as interim CEO. Earlier this month, Carlos Slim, Latin America’s richest person, took advantage of the equity-market selloff to boost his stake in Houston-based Talos, which focuses on oil exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico.
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August 27, 2024
Mexico’s President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum appointed energy economist Victor Rodriguez Padilla to lead state-owned oil driller and refiner Petroleos Mexicanos as her administration looks to revive the company’s flagging production and trim its nearly $100 billion debt burden.
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August 22, 2024
Enbridge Inc. Chief Executive Officer Greg Ebel has played a major role in the company’s transformation from an oil-focused pipeline operator into a sprawling enterprise with businesses touching all forms of energy. 
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