Exxon Mobil and Chevron's recent major acquisitions raise a provocative question: does the U.S. still need two energy titans, or might it be more efficient for the two to join forces?An $800 billion combination would certainly evoke memories of Standard Oil, the conglomerate John D. Rockefeller created in 1870 that dominated the American oil industry before the Supreme Court branded it an illegal monopoly in 1911…
Europe's gas market could tighten further ahead of the winter season as storage levels remain well below last year and the continent faces competition from Asia for LNG shipments, the CEO of Norway's Equinor told Reuters on Wednesday.Europe's…
Eco Wave Power Global has signed an agreement with C&S Welding, a California-based industrial and maritime contractor, for the installation of its wave energy floaters and the company's energy conversion unit at the Port of Los Angeles.The agreement…
Shell and other leading energy groups have abandoned a six-year-long attempt to define a net zero emissions strategy after being told that such a standard would require them to stop developing new oil and gas fields, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday…
Chevron’s imminent entry into Guyana’s rich offshore oilfields solves one of the biggest problems dogging the U.S. major: where its growth will come from beyond the next few years.On Friday, the U.S. oil producer closed its $55-billion acquisition…
The joint venture partners in PEL 79 license, which include the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) and Giraffe Energy Investments, have secured a 12-month extension to the exploration period for offshore blocks in Namibia’s Orange Basin…
Shell has been granted environmental authorisation to drill up to five deep-water wells off South Africa's west coast, the company said on Friday.The oil major applied for authorisation last year and plans to drill exploration or appraisal wells…
Engineering company Monadelphous Group has secured new contracts in the energy sector valued at more than $100 million, including work at Shell’s Crux gas platform and Origin Energy’s LNG project.Monadelphous signed a contract with Technip Energies…
Norwegian data and intelligence firm TGS has signed a collaboration agreement with Equinor, aimed at advancing the digitalization of carbon capture and storage (CCS) operations at Northern Lights project.The agreement strengthens the ongoing…
BP has appointed Shell’s former chief financial officer (CFO) Simon Henry as its non-executive director.Effective September 1, 2025, Henry will join BP’s board. He is currently a non-executive director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited…
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Engineering consultancy Longitude Engineering, a branch of Oslo-listed ABL Group, has secured a contract to provide detailed engineering and project management services for Petroleum Marine Services (PMS), the main contractor for the Phase XI…
LNG Canada has loaded the first cargo of liquefied natural gas that is now destined for global markets, marking the start of operations at Canada’s first large-scale LNG export facility.Located in Kitimat, British Columbia, the LNG Canada facility…
Cyberhawk, a drone-based inspection and survey services and visual data management software specialist, has renewed a five-year global agreement with Shell.The contract will extend Shell’s and Cyberhawk’s collaboration to projects and assets…
U.K.-based oil and gas company Viaro Energy has unveiled plans to acquire Deltic Energy in an effort to strengthen its North Sea portfolio, while setting Selene discovery as development priority.The acquisition has been structured as a recommended…