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Mergers and acquisitions in U.S. oil and gas fell by 1.49 percent below the 12-month average last month, according to GlobalData. The biggest deal by far for the month was Chevron’s acquisition of Noble Midstream Partners, which fetched $1.32 billion. The Noble Midstream Partners deal represented about a fifth of the total value of March deals, Offshore Technology reports, citing ...
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What’s in a name? Sometimes everything. If you or your company has a valuable trademark, then it can likely be sold for a tremendous amount of capital. While trademarks and intellectual property sales are generally a smaller part of a larger merger, sales with large bottom lines are often an attractive choice after building a successful brand. When it comes ...
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When writing the article on this year’s Top Oil Wildcats, one of the hottest candidates had to be dropped out of the list. Not because the prospect turned out to be sub-commercial, far from it, it remains one of Africa’s most interesting untapped plays, potentially opening up a new country with no previous exposure to the world of energy. As ...
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Oil remains, by far, the most dominant source of energy worldwide, with the EIA estimating that the world consumed 92.2 million barrels per day (b/d) of petroleum and other liquid fuels in 2020, despite a 9% decline due to the pandemic. As the world's biggest polluters such as the U.S. and China become more aggressive with their climate goals, the ...
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With a fee simple interest, you have it all. In the United States, a fee simple interest contract designates the highest level of private property ownership in which a single party owns the land as well as everyone on it, under it, or above it. If you own your home in the United States, then there is a large chance ...
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Natural gas production in the US is set to grow to a new record in 2022, at 93.3 billion cubic feet per day (Bcfd) and will continue to rise further, exceeding 100 Bcfd in 2024, a Rystad Energy analysis shows. As a result, the performance of the country’s key gas basins is going to attract increased interest from investors and ...
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