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Texas oil production fell in January as pipeline bottlenecks prompted cutbacks

The decline pushed overall U.S. production lower by 90,000 bopd, marking the first national drop since May, according to revised data from the Energy Information Administration. J

ConocoPhillips' North Sea assets gain interest from Chrysaor

Chrysaor Holdings Ltd. has expressed an interest in ConocoPhillips' North Sea assets after earlier discussions with U.K. billionaire Jim Ratcliffe collapsed, according to an anonymous source.

Saudi Aramco declared world's most profitable company as financial secrets revealed

The state-run oil giant can generate profit better than any other company in the universe.

SPE/ICoTC ’19: Industry showcases digitization and enhanced interpretation models

On the opening day of the joint SPE/ICoTA Well Intervention Conference and Exhibition, operators and service providers discussed innovations, new solutions, and case histories in four technical sessions at the meeting held in The Woodlands, Texas.

Mozambique to establish sovereign wealth fund to govern gas revenue

Mozambique’s government plans to establish a sovereign wealth fund to manage income from future gas production, President Filipe Nyusi said.

Wood awarded multi-million dollar CO2 emission reduction contract

Wood has been awarded a prestigious multi-million dollar contract by the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative Climate Investments (OGCI CI) to provide conceptual engineering for its gas power and industrial carbon capture conceptual design work.

Saudi Aramco, McDermott sign EPCI agreement for fabrication facility in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco has signed a land lease agreement with McDermott Arabia Company, Ltd., a subsidiary of McDermott International, Inc., to grant McDermott a lease to establish a fabrication facility located within the King Salman International Complex for Maritime Industries in Ras Al-Khair, Saudi Arabia.

Infected U.S. shale oil is being turned away by Asian buyers

The complex web of U.S. pipelines, tanks and export terminals that’s helped make America the world’s top oil producer is causing a headache for some crude buyers.

Exclusive: U.S. DOE’s funding request for FY2020 could see contentious hearing

The Senate Energy and Water Development Subcommittee will hold an important hearing on the fate of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fiscal year 2020 funding request during Wednesday afternoon, March 27.

China plans to invest in mature fields to boost production

China’s oil giants aim to spend the most in five years in pursuit of higher energy output. But unlike global rivals investing in top-tier assets, the state-owned producers are trying to boost supply from fields that are either old and high-cost or new and challenging.

Shell makes aggressive move into UK retail power market

Royal Dutch Shell took a step forward in its aim to become the world’s biggest power company with an aggressive move into the UK retail market by offering one of the cheapest tariffs available.

ADNOC awards Block 1 exploration rights to Indian consortium

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed agreements, awarding the exploration rights for Abu Dhabi Onshore Block 1 to a consortium of two Indian oil companies, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and Indian Oil Corporation Limited.

Tenaris to acquire IPSCO Tubulars from TMK $1.2 billion

Tenaris S.A. has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire from PAO TMK, a Russian company and manufacturer of steel pipe, 100% of the shares of its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary IPSCO Tubulars, Inc., for $1,209 million, on a cash-free, debt-free basis, which includes $270 million of working capital.

Houston Ship Channel closure halts oil refiners

The Houston Ship Channel won’t reopen until the U.S. Coast Guard verifies that a cloud of cancer-causing benzene has dissipated and oily runoff from the region’s worst chemical disaster in 14 years poses no threat to vessels or their crews.

Pemex could receive $7 billion to pay ballooning debt

Bankers in Guayaberas huddled in Acapulco to roll out a new online payment system and to pledge financial inclusion. But all anyone could talk about in the corridors was the nation’s ailing oil company, Pemex, and a new plan to try and save it.

McDermott awarded substantial offshore EPCI contract in the Middle East

McDermott International, Inc. has announced a substantial* contract award from a Middle East customer for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services in the Arabian Gulf.