Brent Crude Tumbles Below $75 a Barrel, Erasing 2024 Gains September 3, 2024 Brent erased its 2024 gains as concerns about demand in the world’s two biggest economies overshadow heightened geopolitical risks. The global benchmark dropped below $75 a barrel and touched the lowest intraday price since December 2023. Read more
Halliburton says hackers removed data in August cyberattack September 3, 2024 U.S. oilfield services firm Halliburton (HAL.N), opens new tab said on Tuesday an unauthorized third party had accessed and removed data from its systems, providing details regarding the cyberattack in August first reported by Reuters. The company said it is evaluating the nature and…
Exxon looks to sell non-core oil assets in the US Permian Basin August 27, 2024 Top U.S. oil company Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), opens new tab is looking to sell oil assets in the U.S. Permian Basin that could fetch $1 billion, Bloomberg Law reported on Tuesday. Exxon, which purchased Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion…
U.S. oil and gas M&A tops $30 billion for the third straight quarter Energize Weekly, August 7, 2024 Oil and gas mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the second quarter of 2024 marked the third consecutive quarter of $30 billion or more in transactions, according to energy consultant Enverus Intelligence Research. Before this run, quarterly deals…
ConocoPhillips Still Sees Marathon Oil Merger Closing Q4 despite FTC Probe July 15, 2024 ConocoPhillips has maintained that its $22.5 billion acquisition of Marathon Oil Corp. can be completed by the fourth quarter (Q4) despite facing an extended anti-trust review by the United States competition regulator. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a so-called “second…
Global oil production to rise while demand falls, putting pressure on prices and investments Energize Weekly, July 10,2024 Increasing global oil production in the face of plateauing demand will put price pressures on producers and challenge the large capital investment the industry is making, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) annual market analysis and…
Record temperatures will increase electricity demand, but not natural gas or coal prices Energize Weekly, June 26, 2024 Record temperatures are set to increase electricity demand this summer, but analyses find that a combination of ample gas storage and more renewable generation will help prevent a spike in natural gas prices. “We expect the U.S.…
Top U.S. natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy cuts jobs May 20, 2024 Chesapeake Energy (CHK.O), opens new tab, a top U.S. natural gas producer, began laying off employees this week after completing the divestiture of its oil assets last year, the company said on Monday. This week’s layoffs follow its divestment of its Eagle Ford…
New Bloomberg Study Warns of $150 Oil May 14, 2024 A recent release sent to Rigzone by Bloomberg Intelligence (BI) warned that, according to a new analysis by BI and Bloomberg Economics (BE), “an escalation to a direct war between Israel and Iran could result in oil prices rising to $150 a barrel and global…
Oil and gas mergers set to cool after a hot first quarter in 2024 with $51 billion in deals Energize Weekly, May 1, 2024 Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the U.S. upstream oil and gas sector in the first quarter of 2024 kept up last year’s record-setting pace with $51 billion in deals, but the…
TC Energy to sell Portland Natural Gas Transmission System for $1.14 bln March 4, 2024 TC Energy (TRP.TO), opens new tab said on Monday it has agreed to sell Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS) to a BlackRock-managed fund and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners for $1.14 billion as part of its ongoing efforts to reduce…
Lawmakers across the U.S., including in Md., seek to curb utility spending on politics, ads and more March 5, 2024 After a string of scandals and amid rising bills, lawmakers in statehouses across the country, including in Maryland, have been pushing legislation to curb utilities spending ratepayer money on lobbying, expert testimony in rate cases,…