Republican Rep. August Pfluger introduced a new bill Friday that would prevent the president from banning fracking nationally without the consent of Congress. [emphasis, links added] Pfluger’s “Protecting American Energy Production Act” would explicitly require […]
Shell Houston-based oilfield service giant SLB has been awarded a series of drilling contracts by Shell to support energy development across its deep- and ultra-deepwater assets. The scope of the contracts will include digital directional […]
Oil prices are ending the year very close to where they started the fourth quarter, with very limited movement in the last three months despite some major catalysts. US oil demand hit a new record […]
2024 has been another strong year for the offshore drilling market with high rig, OSV and subsea utilization and day rates. Analysts wonder whether oil prices will remain high enough to support the offshore oil […]
Oil prices in 2024 were heavily influenced by Chinese demand and Middle East tensions, while US shale producers consolidated and remained cautious about production growth. Natural gas demand surged due to increased electricity consumption, driven […]
ENB Pub Note: Michael and I will cover this on our next podcast. As I have said, there will be no “Drill Baby Drill”, it will be more like: “Drill Baby when fiscally responsible.” Goehring […]
Deloitte’s oil and gas industry outlook for 2025 forecasts that the Trump presidency will facilitate continued consolidation in the U.S. oilfield services sector next year. The oilfield service sector is already consolidating, with a slew […]
Swiss-based offshore drilling giant Transocean has secured a one-year contract with an undisclosed operator in the US Gulf of Mexico for its ultra-deepwater drillship Deepwater Conqueror. The New York-listed operator of 34 floaters said the […]
Weekly Daily Standup Top Stories Oil Majors and Traders Vye for Shell’s South African Assets September 8, 2024 Stu Turley Shell is divesting from its downstream operations in South Africa, attracting interest from major oil traders […]
Swiss-based offshore drilling giant Transocean has won a 365-day contract for one of its ultra-deepwater drillships. The contract was awarded by energy major BP to the 2022-built Deepwater Atlas which will work in the US […]
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