The chief executives of ExxonMobil Corp and Chevron Corp held preliminary talks in early 2020 to explore combining the two largest U.S. oil producers in what would have been the biggest merger of all time, according to people familiar with the matter…
C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an affiliate of U.S. offshore vessel operator Edison Chouest Offshore, has secured a one-year contract extension with BP for Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) in the Gulf of Mexico.The Island Venture vessel and…
Even as the U.S. economy makes the switch over coming decades to renewable energy like wind and solar, the nation needs to ensure its fossil fuel industry stays healthy, a top U.S. central banker said on Friday.'The challenge for the country will be to transition…
Equinor and bp have completed their previously announced transaction including bp’s $1.1 billion purchase from Equinor of a 50% interest in two major lease areas off the US East Coast. The transaction is the first step in a strategic partnership…
U.S. oil major Chevron Corp swung to an $11 million fourth-quarter loss as low margins on fuel, acquisition costs and foreign currency effects overwhelmed improved drilling results.Oil companies are expected to benefit from a bounce-back in oil and…
U.S. President Joe Biden's nominee for energy secretary, Jennifer Granholm, defended his administration's push for a clean energy transition as senators from fossil fuel producing states raised concerns about its impact on jobs at her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday…
Republican senators from oil-producing states introduced legislation on Thursday that would block the Biden administration's order pausing new oil and gas leasing on federal lands.The bill, introduced by Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and 24 other senators…
The National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium (NOWRDC)has made available $2.6 million for a group of projects aiming to advance technological innovation that will drive down costs of offshore wind development in the U.S.The Consortium…
National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), a U.S. association representing interests of the offshore energy industry, has slammed U.S. President Joe Biden's executive order which put on hold new oil and natural gas leases on public lands or offshore waters…
Canada's Cenovus Energy Inc on Thursday forecast higher production and spending for 2021 after its blockbuster purchase of rival Husky Energy, expecting to benefit from a rebound in fuel demand from a slump caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Cenovus…
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a new raft of executive actions to combat climate change, including pausing new oil and gas leases on federal land and cutting fossil fuel subsidies, as he pursues green policies he billed as a boon for job creation…
President Joe Biden was set on Wednesday to sign executive actions to combat climate change, including pausing new oil and gas leases on federal land and cutting fossil fuel subsidies as he pursues green policies in stark contrast to those of his predecessor Donald Trump…
President Joe Biden believes the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline is a 'bad deal for Europe' and his administration will be reviewing restrictions on the project included in a bill that passed during the Trump administration, the White House said on Tuesday…
Maritime classification society ABS will class the first U.S.-flagged Jones Act offshore wind farm service operation vessel (SOV) ever ordered.The vessel, ordered last year, will be engineered, constructed, and operated by Edison Chouest Offshore…
U.S. offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April 2020, said Monday it had entered into an agreement with certain creditors over its financial restructuring that should see $2.1 billion eliminated…