Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods vowed to “safeguard” annual meetings from activists that launch “serial attacks” on Exxon and the oil industry. Exxon is pursuing legal action against Arjuna Capital even though the investor dropped a proposal that would have urged the driller to curb greenhouse gas emissions. SourceContinue Reading
Tellurian Inc. and Aethon Energy Management LLC announced an agreement for Aethon to acquire Tellurian’s integrated upstream assets for $260 million, alongside a Heads of Agreement for Aethon to purchase 2 MMtpa of liquified natural gas from Tellurian’s Driftwood LNG plant. SourceContinue Reading
Weatherford will offer its Accuview downhole monitoring solutions with the AlphaVTM next-generation whipstock system. Notably, in 2023, Weatherford successfully introduced AlphaVTM, enabled by the Accuview platform in the North Sea for Equinor. SourceContinue Reading
MODEC, Inc. plans to open a new office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with more than 200 new positions in engineering and other corporate support functions to fill by early 2025. SourceContinue Reading
The Islamabad-based company is targeting oil production of about 50,000 bpd in the next four or five years, from 33,000 bpd currently, Chief Executive Officer Ahmed Hayat Lak said in an interview. The goal is for natural gas production to climb above 900 MMcfd from 720 MMcfd. SourceContinue Reading
The move expands ConocoPhillips’ footprint in domestic shale fields from Texas to North Dakota and hands the company reserves as far afield as Equatorial Guinea. It adds to a wave of recent megadeals as producers seek new drilling sites on a bet that oil and gas demand will remain robust for years to come. SourceContinue Reading
Following comprehensive evaluation of the well data, including wireline logs, cuttings and gas data, preliminary interpretations confirm the presence of reservoirs over an interval of approximately 200 m gross thickness, corresponding to the pre-drill targets. SourceContinue Reading
Shell had been spending heavily in offshore wind, aiming to leverage its experience extracting oil and gas at sea to become a leader in the technology. But soaring costs in the sector and a renewed focus on driving returns for shareholders under CEO Wael Sawan has led the company to back away from the energy...Continue Reading
The FTC was “straining” to find a reason to criticize Exxon’s deal for Pioneer, Sheffield’s lawyers wrote in the 23-page filing to the agency. Sheffield was examined under oath for four hours by the regulator on April 9 as part of its six-month investigation into the merger “but did not ask questions about his communications...Continue Reading
The transaction still needs to get past the U.S. Federal Trade Commission as well as the ongoing arbitration case brought by Exxon over control of Hess’ interest in the oil field offshore Guyana. Exxon has said the proceedings may drag into 2025. SourceContinue Reading
