Shell mulls sale of US’s largest oilfield during climate push
Royal Dutch Shell Plc is reviewing its holdings in the largest oil field in the U.S., a possible sale that could raise as much as $10 billion, according to Reuters.
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Interventek wins £1m-plus repeat order to supply Trendsetter with valves
Well-intervention technology specialist Interventek has won a repeat order with Trendsetter Engineering, of Houston, for the supply of its Revolution valves.
ConocoPhillips could struggle to find buyers for Indonesia assets worth $1.5bn
ConocoPhillips is seeking to sell its share in the giant Corridor onshore gas block in Indonesia estimated to be worth more than $1.5 billion. However, given the scale of the project and uncertainties around its future, the US major could struggle to find a buyer.
ExxonMobil celebrates new discovery at Longtail-3 offshore Guyana
ExxonMobil today said it made a discovery at Longtail-3 in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.
Chevron invests in Australian solar power technology developer
Chevron announced today that Chevron Technology Ventures has participated in a capital raising round for Melbourne-based solar technology developer RayGen Resources.
Tellurian adds Vitol to Gunvor for LNG offtake
Tellurian has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Vitol for the supply of 3 million tonnes per year.
Ex-Petronas CEO removed from ExxonMobil’s board after activist coup
The former boss of Malaysian national oil company (NOC) Petronas, Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee, will be removed from ExxonMobil’s board just four months after being appointed, after investors rejected him in a historic vote.
ExxonMobil activist expands boardroom presence with third seat
ExxonMobil activist investor Engine No. 1 expanded its presence on the oil giant’s board to three seats, according to preliminary vote tallies, cementing a victory that has reverberated across the energy industry.
Activist’s fight at ExxonMobil started with lessons at a coal mine
The activist investor who just scored a major victory at ExxonMobil this week says he learned a key lesson he brought to the boardroom battle from a failed coal mine he tried to launch in the mid-2000s.
Venture Global ties CCS plan to LNG exports
Venture Global has set out plans to capture 500,000 tonnes per year of carbon at its Calcasieu Pass and Plaquemines LNG projects.
ExxonMobil CEO is dealt stinging setback at hands of new activist
ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods was dealt a stunning defeat by shareholders when a tiny activist investment firm snagged at least two board seats and promised to push the crude driller to diversify beyond oil and fight climate change.
Shale drillers Cabot and Cimarex baffle analysts with $7.4billion merger
The merger of Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. with Cimarex Energy Co. announced Monday has confounded investors and analysts, leaving them to question the logic behind a tie-up that the companies say will increase diversification.
Subsea 7 wins ‘very large’ Mero contract with Petrobras
Subsea 7 has won a contract with Petrobras for development of the Mero-3 field off Brazil.
ExxonMobil activist battle turns climate angst into referendum on CEO
An unprecedented fight over who should sit on the board of ExxonMobil is turning into a referendum on chief executive Darren Woods as a decades-long struggle by climate campaigners comes to a head.
Woodside seeks exit for struggling Kitimat LNG project
Australia’s Woodside Petroleum said today that it has decided to exit its 50% non-operated interest in the proposed Kitimat liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Canada. However, finding a buyer for the Chevron-operated development, will prove challenging.
Japex sells Canadian shale gas stake to Petronas
Japan’s Japex will sell its 10% stake in a Canadian shale gas project to Malaysia’s Petronas amid concerns over profitability and its carbon footprint.
Analyst upgrades Velesto after rig working for ConocoPhillips sinks off Malaysia
The sinking of Velesto Energy’s NAGA (dragon) 7 jack-up rig offshore Malaysia has prompted investment firm CGS-CIMB to upgrade the drilling company as the closed-door investigation into the accident continues.
Oil declines as hack-hit US pipeline works to restart flows
Oil fell as traders monitored the worsening fallout from the closure of the largest U.S. oil-products pipeline, and looked ahead to OPEC’s latest analysis of global supply and demand.
Singapore’s Keppel wins $2.3bn FPSO deal from Brazil’s Petrobras
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) will build one of the world’s largest floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels for Brazil’s Petrobras after winning a contract worth $2.3 billion.
Oil up as cyberattack knocks out US pipeline
Crude oil climbed along with gasoline in New York after a cyberattack put the largest oil-products pipeline in the U.S. out of action.
IMF tips oil rich Guyana to be world’s fourth-largest growing economy in 2021
A global financial institution has forecasted that Guyana’s economy will be among the frontrunners for growth this year.
Shell receives carbon neutral Cheniere LNG cargo
Cheniere Energy has supplied a carbon neutral LNG cargo to Shell in Europe.
Shell sells US refinery for $350m in latest divestment
Royal Dutch Shell PLC reached an agreement to sell its Puget Sound Refinery to HollyFrontier Corp. for $350 million in the latest major divestment from the European oil giant that’s moving away from processing crude.
Baker Hughes awarded subsea contract for Petrobras’ Marlim and Voador fields in Brazil
Baker Hughes has been awarded a subsea oilfield equipment contract from Petrobras as part of the Marlim and Voador field revitalization plan in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. The contract includes several key technologies from Baker Hughes’ Subsea Connect portfolio and will provide Petrobras with a connected suite of solutions to help drive efficiencies, reduce costs and improve execution speed.
Exxon rebounds to first profit since 2019 on crude surge
Exxon Mobil snapped a record streak of losses as rising oil and natural gas prices bolstered one of the biggest dividends in the S&P 500 Index.