North America

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April 09, 2025
APTIM and joint venture partner BWX Technologies, Inc. have been awarded a $1.4 billion contract by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to manage and operate the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), as well as its associated facilities and systems in Louisiana and Texas.

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April 09, 2025
The plunge in oil prices over the past week was more severe than the market’s dynamics justify, and the drop may be short-lived, according to Canadian energy executives gathered in Toronto. “What we learned from Covid is that energy demand is pretty resilient,” said one executive.

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April 08, 2025
Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell), a subsidiary of Shell plc, today announced the start of production at Dover, the second subsea tieback connecting new wells to the existing infrastructure of the Shell-operated Appomattox production hub in the Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico.

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April 08, 2025
The sudden plunge in oil prices begs the question, what if WTI prices go as low as $50 per barrel? At that level, U.S. Lower 48 onshore crude oil production could decline by more than 1 million bpd over 12 months, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights.

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April 07, 2025
A top executive at Diamondback Energy Inc. called on President Donald Trump’s administration to explain how the global trade war will help shale producers, a rare instance of public pushback from a U.S. oil boss.

Article
March 2025
Turning flare gas into revenue makes sense. But manually evaluating the many “Gas to Value” (G2V) alternatives is complex and time-consuming. A model that combines rigorous techno-economic analysis with thermodynamic simulation can speed up the search for a site’s optimum G2V solution. With examples from two North American basins.
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April 04, 2025
Lufkin Industries, a global leader in surface production equipment and automation solutions, has announced the sale of its North America Downhole (NAM Downhole) business to Q2 Artificial Lift Services, a leading provider of downhole reciprocating pumps.

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April 04, 2025
Subsea7 has been awarded a sizeable contract by Shell Offshore for the Sparta deepwater development. The project involves the transportation and installation of a floating production system (FPS) off the coast of Louisiana at water depths of up to 1,635 meters.

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April 02, 2025
INEOS Energy has completed its acquisition of the U.S. Gulf business held by CNOOC's U.S. subsidiary. The deal increases INEOS' production globally to over 90,000 boed and marks the third major investment by INEOS Energy in the U.S. in the past three years.
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March 31, 2025
The Energy Workforce & Technology Council has announced Jerry Jones, Owner, President and General Manager of the Dallas Cowboys and majority shareholder of Comstock Resources, as a 2025 Platinum Award recipient. The Platinum Award is the Council’s highest honor, recognizing a lifetime of achievement, leadership, and impact in the oil and gas industry.

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March 28, 2025
Bayswater Exploration and Production (Bayswater), a Denver-based oil and natural gas development company closed the sale of certain Denver Julesburg (DJ) Basin assets to Prairie Operating Co. in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $603 million.

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March 28, 2025
Citing the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) latest report shows an increase in upstream employment in Texas in the month of February.

News
March 28, 2025
A federal district judge on Thursday ruled against a Biden administration sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico, faulting the government with failing to sufficiently analyze its possible effects on the climate and endangered whales.

Article
March 2025
Deployment of a new azimuthal resistivity tool for coiled tubing drilling not only marks the first time it is being used on coiled tubing but also highlights just how effective it could be in helping operators realize real efficiencies on their projects.

News
March 27, 2025
The Railroad Commission of Texas (Texas RRC) reported record-setting volumes in 2024 for both oil and natural gas in the state. "These latest records further demonstrate Texas’s position as a global leader in oil and gas production,” said RRC Chairman Christi Craddick.

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March 26, 2025
Executives at U.S. shale companies expect President Donald Trump’s 25% steel import tariffs to lead to lower activity in the shale patch, according to the latest energy survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

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March 21, 2025
Elk Range Royalties has announced a landmark acquisition of a significant mineral and royalty position spanning approximately 250,000 net royalty acres (NRA) in the DJ Basin from affiliates of Occidental Petroleum (Oxy).

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March 20, 2025
Oil executives pressed for faster permitting — and didn’t discuss concerns about falling crude prices — during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said.

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March 19, 2025
CEOs representing Canada’s energy industry sent a letter to Canadian federal political leaders outlining an urgent action plan to strengthen the nation's economic sovereignty through rapid regulatory restructuring and investment in oil and natural gas infrastructure.

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March 19, 2025
Executives from more than a dozen oil companies will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump today, marking the first of its kind since Trump’s second inauguration and his creation of a new National Energy Dominance Council to shape policy.

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March 19, 2025
The U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) recent forecast states that two new oil developments in Alaska — the Nuna and Pikka projects — are expected to boost crude oil production in the state after decades of decline.