U.S. upstream M&A activity reached $2.3 billion in April, defying a sharp 12% collapse in oil prices. Natural gas-driven deals led the way, including EQT’s $1.8 billion Olympus Energy acquisition.
By Ari Natter House Republicans are proposing to eliminate a tax credit for electric vehicles and phase out incentives to develop clean-energy projects to help pay for President Donald Trump’s massive tax package. The incentives put in place by former President Joe Biden’s signature climate law have been ripe targets for lawmakers looking for trillions …
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By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia, May 12 (Reuters) – China’s imports of crude oil edged into positive territory for the first months of the year, but rather than a sign of improving fuel demand, the recovery is more about rising inventories. The world’s biggest crude importer recorded arrivals of 11.69 million barrels per day (bpd) …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy on Monday proposed to eliminate or change more than 40 regulations and programs to align them with President Donald Trump’s efforts to relax federal rules and gut diversity initiatives. The moves will save U.S. taxpayers $11 billion, the agency said in a statement, calling it the first step …
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(Reuters) – Colorado’s highest court on Monday rejected efforts by ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy to dismiss a lawsuit by the city of Boulder seeking to hold the fossil fuel companies responsible for climate change. The Colorado Supreme Court in a 5-2 decision said federal law did not block Boulder and its surrounding county from claiming …
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BP’s U.S. shale operations include the Permian, Eagle Ford and Haynesville. The next wave of oil and gas consolidation may include mergers between the majors, veteran M&A insider Stephen Trauber of Moelis tells Hart Energy.
The African nation has extended its bid submissions for a hydrocarbon tender to July.
Steps are being taken at the federal level to ensure sufficient power generation to fulfill the energy demands of data centers in the U.S.
The $12 billion deal positions NRG to capitalize on a power-hungry future driven by data centers and grid strain.
The export facility is designed to have a 14 million tonnes per year capacity, and is under construction at Kitimat, British Columbia, on the Canadian west coast.
