Chevron Corp. is cutting almost 650 jobs in the Houston area and North Dakota after completing the $53 billion takeover of Hess Corp. A Chevron spokesperson confirmed the job cuts in an email on Wednesday. SourceContinue Reading
Trendsetter Engineering has secured a contract award for the delivery of four 15K horizontal subsea tree systems, associated tooling and installation services to a major Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico operator. SourceContinue Reading
Expro on Wednesday announced the launch of its most advanced BRUTE® High-Pressure, High Tensile Packer System, designed to help operators work more efficiently and confidently in the extreme conditions of deepwater wells. SourceContinue Reading
Upstream M&A decelerated in the second quarter of 2025, with value falling 21% quarter-over-quarter to $13.5 billion, according to Enverus Intelligence Research (EIR) summary of Q2 2025 upstream M&A activity and outlook for the rest of the year. SourceContinue Reading
Global supply of liquefied natural gas is set to surge the most since 2019 next year, primarily driven by production additions in North America, the International Energy Agency said. SourceContinue Reading
TotalEnergies has announced the start of production from the BEGONIA and CLOV Phase 3 offshore Angola projects, which together will add a total of 60,000 bpd of new production. SourceContinue Reading
OMV Petrom and NewMed Energy have awarded a drilling rig contract to Noble Corporation for the drilling of two offshore exploration wells in the Black Sea, offshore Bulgaria. Two exploration wells will be drilled on the Han-Asparuh Block with the selected ultra-deepwater drillship, Globetrotter I. SourceContinue Reading
The world’s largest provider of hydraulic fracturing is forecasting shrinking margins in its biggest business line as weakening demand weighs on the prices it can charge, CEO Jeff Miller said Tuesday. The company plans to idle or retire some equipment. SourceContinue Reading
A group of eight oil and natural gas trade associations are calling on lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives to “take swift action on permitting reform,” in a letter to Chairman Bruce Westerman ahead of an oversight hearing tomorrow in the House Natural Resources Committee. SourceContinue Reading
Shell, Aker BP and Enbridge have all left the SBTi, the leading global standard setter for corporate climate targets. The retreat started late last year after the companies were told that a net zero emissions strategy accredited by SBTi would require them to stop developing new oil and gas fields, the Financial Times reported. SourceContinue Reading
