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SilverBow Makes Horseshoe Lateral in Austin Chalk
SilverBow Resources’ 8,900-foot lateral was drilled in Live Oak County at the intersection of South Texas’ oil and condensate phases. It's a first in the Chalk.
Vår Energi Hits Oil with Ringhorne North
Vår Energi’s North Sea discovery de-risks drilling prospects in the area and could be tied back to Balder area infrastructure.
E&P Highlights: April 1, 2024
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, including new contract awards.
CNOOC Makes 100 MMton Oilfield Discovery in Bohai Sea
CNOOC said the Qinhuangdao 27-3 oilfield has been tested to produce approximately 742 bbl/d of oil from a single well.
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Diamondback’s Van’t Hof Plays Coy on Potential Delaware Divestiture
Diamondback Energy’s President and CFO Kaes Van't Hof also addressed new Permian exploration and the lack of “fun” dealing with the FTC on its deal to buy Endeavor Energy Resources.
ConocoPhillips: Permian Basin a ‘Growth Engine’ for Lower 48
ConocoPhillips views the Permian Basin as a “growth engine” within its Lower 48 portfolio, the company’s Midland Basin Vice President Nick McKenna said during Hart Energy’s SUPER DUG event in Fort Worth.
SUPER DUG: Diamondback's Van't Hof Talks Endeavor Merger, Future of Legacy Delaware Acreage
The SUPER DUG Conference & Expo is in full swing in Fort Worth, Texas, and speaker Diamondback President Kaes Van’t Hof is with Hart Energy's Jordan Blum to talk about Diamondback's pending merger with Endeavor Energy Resources, development philosophies going forward and future plans in the Delaware.
Petrobras CEO Prates to Step Down
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has requested that Petrobras CEO Jean Paul Prates resign following a dispute over dividend payments.
Aramco Credits Adaptability, Collaboration for Driving Innovation
Aramco’s implementation of different approaches has led to the creation and commercialization of newer products, said Max Deffenbaugh, principal scientist for Aramco, at the 2024 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.
Minerals Market Growing But Needs More Scale, Consolidation
The market value of public minerals and royalties companies has doubled since 2019—but the sector needs to grow even larger to attract generalist investors into the fray, experts say.
Petrobras Not in a Race with Guyana to Boost Production, CEO Says
While Brazil and Guyana aren’t necessarily competing to see which country can produce more oil, Petrobras’ CEO Jean Paul Prates jokingly said Brazil was winning, while adding that Bolivia’s falling production was an opportunity for Argentina.
Cheniere’s Next Corpus Christi LNG Stage Online by Year-end
Cheniere executives are optimistic the first LNG cargo will depart from Train 1 of its Corpus Christi Stage 3 project by the end of 2024, and that the company will bring all seven trains at the project online before the end of 2026.
E&P Highlights: May 13, 2024
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, with a couple fields coming online, as well as new contract awards.
Worley to Design CCS Facilities for Bayou Bend JV
Bayou Bend is a carbon capture and sequestration joint venture between Chevron, TotalEnergies and Equinor located along the Gulf Coast in Texas.