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Occidental Says CrownRock Deal Delayed by FTC Requests of ‘Everything’

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(Reuters) – Occidental Petroleum  on Thursday said a U.S. regulator’s second request for information on the acquisition of shale producer CrownRock has pushed back the deal’s closing date to second half this year. The delay in Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approval of the $12 billion acquisition will make the Houston-based oil company postpone planned sales of …

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U.S. Awards SPR Contracts Worth $229.5 Million to ExxonMobil, BP, Others

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The Biden administration has awarded Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) contracts for 2.95 million barrels of oil worth about $229.5 million to four companies, the U.S. Energy Department said on Thursday. The U.S.-produced crude oil is being purchased for an average price of $77.81 per barrel, lower than the average of about $95 per barrel that …

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U.S. Natgas Drillers Cut Spending, Reduce Activity Amid Price Crash

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U.S. natural gas producers are slashing spending and reducing drilling activity following a sharp decline in prices, companies said this week during earnings presentations and analyst calls. For months of relatively low gas prices, many producers kept output mostly steady on expectations that demand would rise in 2024 and 2025 when several liquefied natural gas …

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Shale Executives Pledge Not to Grow (Too Much)

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U.S. producers blew through forecasts last year, adding the equivalent of another Venezuela to global supplies. As reliably as warm weather returns to West Texas in late February, US shale executives are out on the road this earnings season pledging they’ll keep production growth modest during the next 12 months. The past 12 months offer reason for …

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U.S. Crude Stockpiles Rise, Products Draw Down as Refining Drops – EIA

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U.S. crude oil stockpiles rose last week while gasoline and distillate inventories fell as refinery runs dropped to their lowest since December 2022, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude inventories rose by 12.0 million barrels to 439.5 million barrels in the week to Feb. 9, the EIA said, far exceeding analysts’ expectations in …

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Google to Share Oil and Gas Methane Leaks Spotted From Space

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Google and environmental group Environmental Defense Fund on Wednesday unveiled a partnership to expose sources of climate-warming emissions from oil and gas operations that will be detected from space by a new satellite. MethaneSAT will launch next month, one of several satellites that are being deployed to monitor methane emissions across the globe to pinpoint …

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U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Renewed Challenge to Mountain Valley Pipeline

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A federal appeals court has for the second time rejected a challenge by property owners to the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s use of eminent domain, finding that a federal law bars the case despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that made it easier to sue federal agencies. In a unanimous, unsigned opinion on Tuesday, a …

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New Texas Fossil-Fuel Power Plant Planned to Shore Up Shaky Grid

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A new, natural gas-fired power plant is planned for central Texas that will bolster the Lone Star State’s electricity grid while threatening to slow any transition away from fossil fuels. Sandow Lakes Energy Company LLC will construct a 1.2-gigawatt facility about 60 miles (97 kilometers) east of the capital Austin, on the site of a former Alcoa Corp. aluminum smelter. …

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Woodside Seeks Deals After Santos Failure in Push for LNG

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CEO Meg O’Neill focused on LNG in Australia, North America She is not averse to Middle East deals, including with Aramco Woodside Energy Group Ltd. remains open to acquisitions following a failed attempt to merge with Santos Ltd., as it looks to grow the liquefied natural gas business. “We will keep the door open to a …

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Oil & Gas Deals Are Powering the Global M&A Engine

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Bloomberg Drilling for deals The oil and gas sector has been one of the few in which you haven’t had to drill too deep for good M&A news during the global deals slump. Whether you’re looking over three, six or 12-month periods, year-on-year increases in the values of transactions involving oil and gas companies look …

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