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August 20, 2025
The U.S. Interior Department on Tuesday released its offshore leasing schedule under Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, garnering support from several energy sector agencies.
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August 19, 2025
Chevron plans to merge Hess' exploration team with its own to challenge “conventional thinking” and make new discoveries, Chief Executive Officer Mike Wirth said in an interview on Tuesday.
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August 19, 2025
"We’re active in the Permian, but we also look for opportunities in areas like the Barnett shale, where competition is lower, pricing can be more favorable, and the right deals can deliver strong, stable returns,” said Rising Phoenix's CEO.
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August 18, 2025
Oil rose Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy tempered expectations that a resolution to the conflict with Russia will be reached quickly. Talks of a Ukraine war resolution have caused recent market uncertainty, with oil trading in a narrow range.
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August 18, 2025
ProFrac and Seismos have partnered to launch Closed Loop Fracturing, now available across all major U.S. basins. The collaboration marks the first large-scale deployment of an extensively operator-validated, real-time, automated quality control system.
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August 15, 2025
A new report from the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) highlights new employment figures showing a decrease in upstream employment in Texas in the month of July.
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August 15, 2025
Centrica Plc signed a 10-year agreement to buy natural gas from Devon Energy Corp. to help expand its activities across the Atlantic. 
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August 13, 2025
Venture Global Inc., one of the largest U.S. exporters of liquefied natural gas, has prevailed over oil giant Shell Plc in an arbitration case over the sale of cargoes from its first export plant, capping a two-year fight.
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August 12, 2025
Energy Domain has acquired the ClerkRecords.com domain along with its proprietary technology — an AI-enhanced courthouse records platform that will streamline the way users can access and understand complex documents such as oil and gas leases.
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August 12, 2025
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has secured a five-year renewal and expansion of its contract with Weatherford International. Under the extended agreement, TCS will leverage its expertise in automation, artificial intelligence, and digital optimization to drive enterprise-wide business transformation initiatives for Weatherford.   
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August 12, 2025
Eugene Garcia, president of Hurd Enterprises Ltd. in San Antonio, was honored with the Mr. TIPRO award by the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) at its 2025 Summer Conference last week in San Antonio.
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August 12, 2025
Halliburton has strengthened its portfolio for digital oilfield intelligence with the launch of SK™ pages, part of its Summit Knowledge® (SK™) digital ecosystem.
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August 11, 2025
Argent LNG is planning to unveil at Gastech 2025 a new site layout for its flagship 25 MMtpa export terminal — launching its first phase of development across an expanded 900 acres at Port Fourchon on the Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico.
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August 08, 2025
Shale oil producers added a single drill rig this week, staving off at least for now a pandemic-level downturn in U.S. activity. The reversal suggests drillers may be close to done releasing rigs after a 14% drop over past three months, analysts say.
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August 07, 2025
ConocoPhillips is divesting its Anadarko basin assets for $1.3 billion, surpassing its $2 billion divestiture target early as part of a broader portfolio streamlining effort following the Marathon Oil integration.
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August 06, 2025
The Mexican Association of Hydrocarbons Companies (AMEXHI) has released a statement celebrating the effort of the Federal Government and its energy and finance institutions to develop the Strategic Plan for the Strengthening of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex).
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August 04, 2025
Technip Energies has been awarded a major Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract by Commonwealth LNG for its 9.5 MMtpa liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
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August 04, 2025
bp has successfully started up its Argos Southwest Extension project, the first in a series of new projects planned in the Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico over the next five years. The project adds 20,000 boed of production at the existing Argos platform.
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August 01, 2025
The Energy Workforce & Technology Council has released its July 2025 jobs report, reflecting continued steadiness in the energy services sector amid broader signs of a cooling U.S. labor market.
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July 31, 2025
The U.S. sealed a trade deal with Pakistan as their officials wrapped up talks in Washington, agreeing to develop oil reserves. The pact involves a reduction of the so-called reciprocal tariffs, especially on Pakistani exports, according to a statement.
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July 31, 2025
German energy company Uniper and Tourmaline Oil Corp., Canada’s largest producer of natural gas, have finalized an eight-year physical gas agreement for 80,000 MMBtu per day beginning in November 2028.
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