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October 24, 2024
(WO) — Matador Resources Co. plans to produce more oil in 2024 than previously planned, a signal that wells in the western part of the Permian basin — the busiest U.S. oil field — continue to lead national oil growth.
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October 22, 2024
(WO) — Halliburton has introduced iCruise® Force, part of a strategic product system designed to expand drilling capabilities to optimize performance and maximize asset value for operators.
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October 22, 2024
(WO) — As part of an ongoing joint venture with LGX Energy, Black Gold Exploration has added 822 acres to the package of oil, gas and mineral leases in Indiana, U.S., where LGX is actively involved in exploration and production.
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October 21, 2024
Phoenix Capital Group has announced significant results from its latest wells in the Bakken shale region, with rapid expansion marking them as a top producer.
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October 21, 2024
Nigeria approved Exxon Mobil Corp.’s sale of its onshore oil and gas assets to domestic energy supplier Seplat Energy Plc, but rejected a similar deal by Shell Plc.
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October 20, 2024
Argentina energy producer Pampa Energia SA will soon decide whether to partner on a multibillion-dollar LNG plant as President Milei’s deregulation tactics accelerate development of the world’s second-biggest shale gas deposit. 
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October 20, 2024
Hilcorp Energy Co., the privately held oil producer run by billionaire Jeff Hildebrand, will pay a $9.4 million civil penalty for failing to reduce emissions of methane and volatile gases in New Mexico.
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October 18, 2024
SLB has announced a definitive agreement to sell its interests in the Palliser Block located in Alberta, Canada. The block consists of oil and gas wells, surface facilities, a pipeline network and certain oil and gas development rights.
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October 17, 2024
Peru’s government can’t find board members to lead its struggling state-owned oil company more than five weeks after its last board resigned.
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October 16, 2024
Exxon Mobil Corp has announced plans to sell a portion of its assets in North Dakota's Bakken shale formation, according to Reuters.
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October 16, 2024
Perenco Colombia successfully completed drilling of three new development wells on the Paravare and Chaparrito fields at Casanare, onshore Colombia, identifying large oil discoveries.
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October 15, 2024
Nabors Industries has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Parker Wellbore in a transaction valued at $472 million. This strategic move strengthens Nabors' Drilling Solutions business and will lead to profitable growth for both companies.
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October 10, 2024
Standards development follows a structured and systematic process, ensuring the highest quality and likelihood of implementation by industry and regulators worldwide. World Oil recently spoke with Paula Watkins, API Senior Director of Standards Development, to gain insights into the intricacies of the standards development process, the role of international collaborations, and the challenges along the way.
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October 14, 2024
Woodside Energy has announced the successful completion of the installation of the Scarborough Energy Project trunkline which will transport offshore gas to the onshore Pluto LNG processing facility in Karratha.
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October 14, 2024
KBR announced today it has been awarded an engineering and procurement services contract for the Beachfield Manatee upgrade, the onshore portion of the Manatee gas field project.
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October 13, 2024
At least one investor is making a big bet that CNX Resources Corp. will keep climbing even as the natural gas producer’s stock reached a 10-year high this week.
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October 11, 2024
Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) and partners including Shell, TotalEnergies and Agip struck a landmark deal to sell gas to the methanol-manufacturing project of the country’s Brass Fertilizer & Petrochemical Co. Ltd.
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October 11, 2024
North Sea Midstream Partners (NSMP) has announced the successful start-up of a new onshore electric-drive compressor which will increase gas flows from Breagh Field.
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October 10, 2024
Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan has cut its oil production by half upon request from Baghdad, as the second-largest producer in OPEC tries to meet its output quota.
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October 09, 2024
In the third quarter of 2024, Petrobras recorded an average FUT of 95.2%. This period also saw a significant increase in the processing of pre-salt oil, which made up 73% of the total load in the distillation units.
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October 08, 2024
Baker Hughes has announced its largest-ever order of Integrated Compressor Line units, awarded by Dubai Petroleum Establishment (DPE) on behalf of the Dubai Supply Authority.
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