A total of 74 billion-dollar deals were undertaken in the oil and gas industry last year. This is in comparison to only 40 in 2020 says GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that oil price recovery encouraged companies to undertake more high-value deals. This is to push forward their growth plans. The largest […]
The number of active drilling rigs in the United States rose by 22 this week—the 16th straight weekly increase to the number of oil and gas rigs in the United States and the largest single-week rise since February 2018. Continue reading to learn more about U.S Rig Count. The total rig count now sits at […]
According to AAA, the average price per gallon in Connecticut was $3.58. It was a massive gas price increase! There is more pain at the pump across Connecticut and nationwide as gas prices climb higher once again. “It sucks. It’s terrible, I hate it,” said Aiden Roche of Bristol. “Frustrating, yeah I’m not OK with it. […]
As U.S. oil rises toward $100 a barrel, producers in some high-cost shale basins are buying properties and adding rigs and frack crews in places that fell silent when prices crashed early in the pandemic two years ago. U.S. drillers get busy in costly shale basins now. Benchmark U.S. prices last week topped $93 a […]
There are three recent acquisitions of oil- and gas-producing assets in the Permian Basin. And yes, it moved more than $1 billion in the last week! This is as the market for fossil fuels in the U.S. grows along with production in the basin. This is one of the nation’s most active. Domestic oil was […]
LATEST OIL NEWS – Oil had its biggest January gain in at least 30 years as robust demand outpaced fresh supply. The global benchmark settled above $91 a barrel, posting a 17% gain this month. The combination of booming demand, scratchy supply and dwindling stockpiles has helped crude soar this month, with top banks and […]
In October 2020, the French government blocked a $7 billion deal between Engie, a partially state-owned French energy enterprise, and NextDecade, a U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) company, because the gas was too dirty. But recently, it was revealed that a new, 11-year deal was quietly signed for that same fuel last June—this time between Engie and Cheniere Energy, […]
Another oil and gas operator sought expansions into the Permian Basin. It is in southeast New Mexico and West Texas. This is as the fossil fuel markets continued to grow in early 2022. Split Rock Resources, based in Fort Worth, Texas, announced on January 18. The purchase is about $97.5 million worth of non-operated lands […]
DEER PARK, Texas — Two giant murals, on storage tanks at an oil refinery here, depict the rebels led by Sam Houston. They secured Texas’ independence from Mexico in the 1830s. This week those murals will become the property of the Mexican national oil company. This means acquiring full control of the refinery. Let’s talk […]
President Joe Biden announced plans to release up to 50 million barrels of oil from the strategic petroleum reserve. This is to lower retail fuel prices. Many analysts warned that any effect this move would have would be short-lived. Indeed, prices dropped for a very short. On the other hand, it is now on the […]
