Analyst: Exxon Mobil, Pioneer Deal Close Likely ‘Imminent’
With approval from the Federal Trade Commission, Exxon Mobil could close its $59.5 million acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources after more than six months of review.
COMMENTARY: Overcoming Bottlenecks is a Prerequisite to Achieving the Energy Transition – Yogi Schulz
Overcoming multiple bottlenecks will be essential for scaling up key technologies required to reduce GHG emissions and address the adverse consequences of climate change. The technologies that must be scaled up and reduced in cost are: Geothermal, nuclear, solar and wind electricity generation. Batteries and hydro storage to increase the effective production of intermittent electricity …
U.S. FTC Set to Rule on Exxon’s $60 Billion Deal for Pioneer
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is set to decide whether to sue to block Exxon Mobil’s $60 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources in the coming days, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Exxon complied with FTC’s second request for information at the beginning of April, triggering a 30-day period …
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WTI Delivered to East Houston Hits Highest Premium in Nearly Three Years
Oil takeaway capacity from the Permian basin, the largest U.S. shale field, is expected to tighten next month due to scheduled pipeline maintenance, which is already driving up the premium for delivered WTI into East Houston. The 642-mile Wink-to-Webster pipeline, operated by Exxon Mobil and which ships more than 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude …
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CPS Closes $785MM Deal for Talen Energy’s Texas NatGas Plants
CPS Energy has acquired all assets associated with the 897-MW Barney Davis and 635-MW Nueces Bay natural gas plants in Corpus Christi, Texas, and the 178-MW natural gas plant in Laredo, Texas.
Wirth: Chevron Won’t Put ‘New Capital into Venezuela’
California-based Chevron Corp. doesn’t plan on allocating more capex into its operations in Venezuela even though it still has U.S. approval to operate there, despite Washington sanctions.
Vision RNG Expands Leadership Team
Vision RNG named Adam Beck as vice president of project execution, Doug Prechter as vice president of finance and Beckie Dille as HR manager.
U.S. Crude Stocks and Gasoline Inventories Rise, Distillate Inventories Fall – EIA
U.S. crude stocks and gasoline inventories rose while distillate inventories fell in the week ending April 26, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude inventories rose by 7.3 million barrels to 460.9 million barrels in the week ended April 26, the EIA said, compared with analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll for a 1.1 …
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U.S. Oil and Gas Production Rebounds After Winter Storm: Kemp
U.S. oil and gas production rebounded sharply in February after extensive disruption the previous month caused by freezing wells and other outages stemming from Winter Storm Heather in the middle of January. Nationwide crude and condensates output jumped by 0.6 million barrels per day (b/d) in February reversing a decline of 0.7 million b/d in …
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Repsol Plans to Double Oil Production in Venezuela
Spain’s Repsol plans to double its oil production in Venezuela and continue with its diluent swap agreements with the OPEC country as approved by the U.S. government.