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July 11, 2024
In June 2024, the U.S. oil field services sector experienced an increase in job gains, with a gain of 968 jobs. In total, the energy services sector currently supports 647,636 jobs across the United States. For the first time in 2024, employment growth outpaced 2023’s growth by almost 450 jobs.
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July 11, 2024
The case with Exxon, which claims to have a right of first refusal over Hess’s biggest asset offshore Guyana, will likely take at least until the fourth quarter, meaning the FTC’s review will extend several more months. The agency plans to announce its decision when the arbitration is finished, said the people, who asked not to be named discussing an internal agency matter.
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July 10, 2024
The data published by OPEC’s Vienna-based secretariat on Wednesday show that three of the coalition’s biggest members still haven’t conformed to their oil production targets, let alone begun additional compensatory cuts they promised to make up for earlier cheating.
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July 06, 2024
The lawsuit filed Friday takes aim at an Interior Department rule that explicitly bars oil leasing on 10.6 million acres (4.3 million hectares) of the 23-million-acre reserve, while restricting future oil development in 13 million acres designated as “special areas.”
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July 05, 2024
OEUK warned many of the industry’s skilled people and investors remain deeply concerned about Labour proposals for a further windfall tax on homegrown oil and gas production and to end new oil and gas licenses in UK waters. OEUK says such measures would not create the investment conditions the UK needs to deliver the homegrown energy transition needed to kickstart economic growth.
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July 04, 2024
U.S. LNG exports yield significant economic advantages by bolstering natural gas production, thereby enhancing labor income within the sector and driving down the costs of imported goods while bolstering the value of the dollar, consequently stimulating heightened economic activity, according to the Center for LNG.
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July 04, 2024
SLB announced that, as expected, it and ChampionX have each received a request for additional information (second request) from the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) in connection with the DoJ’s review of SLB’s planned acquisition of ChampionX.
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July 03, 2024
Enverus Intelligence Research (EIR), a subsidiary of Enverus, has released a report that assesses global energy transition strategies and examining how political and economic policies support advancements.
Article
June 2024
Addressing hydrogen hurdles to unlock net zero potential
Article
June 2024
Update on the ASEAN offshore E&P threat picture: Temperature rising
Article
June 2024
Postcards from Calgary
Article
June 2024
While the natural gas market faces challenges like oversupply and political barriers to exporting, the upstream sector presents unique investment opportunities by taking a fresh perspective that considers evolving global +demand, regional dynamics, ESG factors, and unlocking value through strategic adaptation and informed decision-making.
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July 02, 2024
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RCC) has launched State Tracking and Reporting (LoneSTAR), a project that further improves efficiencies at the agency to save time and resources for oil and gas operators as well as RRC staff.
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July 02, 2024
U.S. District Judge James D. Cain Jr. in Louisiana issued a preliminary injunction Monday in a lawsuit filed by 16 states, which argued Biden violated federal law by halting licenses in January to assess impact of shipments on climate change.
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July 01, 2024
The sales would be part of a broader strategy of disposing of €8 billion in assets over the next three years. Units that could be candidates for the asset sale plan include some operations in Indonesia and Cyprus, said the people, asking not to be named discussing confidential deliberations.
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June 30, 2024
The American Petroleum Institute (API) released a statement from API Senior Vice President and General Counsel Ryan Meyers on the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the 1984 Chevron precedent.
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June 29, 2024
The probe is being led by Budget Committee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse, a known industry foe. He has requested documents from 18 oil companies — including Exxon Mobil Corp., BP PLC, and Chevron Corp. — on so-called allegations that evidence suggests the oil and gas industry may be trying to depress production.
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June 28, 2024
The 6-3 decision, which came in a fight over a fishing-industry regulation, is a long-sought triumph for opponents of big government. The court overturned Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, a 1984 ruling that Democratic administrations had used as a legal building block for new regulations.
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June 27, 2024
The American Petroleum Institute (API) released a statement from API Senior Vice President and General Counsel Ryan Meyers applauding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to stay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ‘Good Neighbor Rule,’ ensuring the oil and gas industry can continue to provide affordable, reliable energy to American consumers at a time of persistent inflation and geopolitical uncertainty:
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June 27, 2024
SM Energy Co. and Northern Oil and Gas Inc., two U.S. shale drillers, agreed to acquire assets in Utah’s Uinta basin for about $2.6 billion in cash, the latest in a string of oil and gas acquisitions as operators look to scale up.
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June 26, 2024
More than 50% of oil executives told the Dallas Fed they foresee lower domestic crude production if the consolidation trend continues for five years, according to second-quarter survey results released Wednesday. 
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