Onshore
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March 2025
In December 2024, CNX Resources Corp. acquired Apex Energy for $505 million to expand their Marcellus and Utica shales foothold. However, private producers in the U.S. shale sector, in general, have been divesting assets at a fast clip, with 2024 setting a record at $40.7 billion in divestitures and acquisitions.
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April 04, 2025
The Railroad Commission of Texas on Friday released its figures for March drilling in the state, showing a noticeable gain over the previous month’s number. The overall figure also tied the level achieved in January.
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April 03, 2025
TIPRO has published a new report highlighting the continued success of oil and natural gas producers in the U.S., Permian basin and Texas in maintaining low emissions despite record oil and gas production levels. The report is part of TIPRO's "Texans for Natural Gas" campaign.
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April 02, 2025
Chevron Corp., YPF SA and other oil drillers are planning a major Argentine pipeline to handle rising output from the Vaca Muerta shale region. The pipeline is seen as integral to starting production from several fields.
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April 01, 2025
Sinopec announced the discovery of over 140 million tonnes (MMt) of proven reserves of shale oil at its Shengli Oilfield in East China. This is the first shale oil field with proven reserves of over 100 MMt to be certified by China's Ministry of Natural Resources.
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March 19, 2025
Citadel has agreed to buy assets from closely held Paloma Natural Gas in a deal valued at about $1 billion, people familiar with the matter said. The acquisition gives the hedge fund access to acreage and producing assets, though it will not operate them directly.
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March 18, 2025
Malaysia’s Petronas is evaluating a sale of its shale oil asset in Argentina, a move that would complete its exit from the country’s booming Vaca Muerta fields as several international drillers also look to divest from the region.
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March 13, 2025
(WO) - With the general sense of excitement about U.S. production carrying over from panels earlier in the week, ExxonMobil’s panel on operations in the Permian basin convened with great enthusiasm during day three of CERAWeek 2025 by S&P Global.
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March 07, 2025
Caterpillar Oil & Gas has developed its new Caterpillar® Gas Mechanical System (GMS), a fully integrated power solution, purposefully built to bring optimum mechanical efficiency and simplicity to frac operations, while utilizing 100% natural gas.
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February 20, 2025
Wood has been awarded a $120 million contract extension by Shell UK to provide brownfield engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) and subsea and integrity management to onshore and offshore assets across the UK.
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February 20, 2025
Ecopetrol SA sees “great potential” for E&P activity in Colombia alongside bets on U.S. fracing and offshore gas. Ecopetrol has full ownership of the CPO-09 block in Colombia's oil-rich eastern plains after completing its $452 million acquisition of Repsol SA’s 45% stake.
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February 18, 2025
Zion Oil & Gas announced a significant operational milestone as work resumes on the recompletion of the Megiddo-Jezreel 1 (MJ-01) well in Israel. This marks a crucial phase in Zion’s ongoing efforts to unlock Israel’s onshore energy potential.
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February 10, 2025
Petro-Victory Energy has signed a sales & purchase agreement (SPA) in 50/50 partnership with Azevedo & Travassos Petroleo (ATO) for 13 oil fields located in the Potiguar Basin, onshore Brazil, from seller Brava Energia.
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February 07, 2025
Falcon Oil & Gas announced the completion the Shenandoah S2-2H ST1 stimulation in the Beetaloo Sub-basin, Northern Territory, Australia with joint venture partner, Tamboran.
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February 06, 2025
(Bloomberg) – Ecopetrol SA shares plunged after Colombian President Gustavo Petro called on the oil producer to sell its operations in the U.S., citing his government’s position against fracing, which he says is destructive to nature and humanity.
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January 2025
The Cane Creek play has unconventional tight oil potential but presents drilling challenges. This article revisits its viability in modern horizontal drilling techniques and proposes a redefined approach to hydraulic fracturing that prioritizes detailed characterization of stress states and fracture dynamics.
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January 2025
Existing methods for perforation or cluster-level production monitoring are often challenging, intrusive and costly. This case study outlines a novel flow monitoring technique and modified perforating system, which maintains similar performance to conventional systems without tracers, while also eliminating additional handling and regulatory burdens.
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January 2025
A specially designed refrac system enables operators to re-enter vertical or horizontal wells by enabling exact placement of stimulation treatments in one continuous pumping operation, saving operators time and money.
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January 30, 2025
Baker Hughes has been awarded an order by Tecnicas Reunidas for six gas compression trains and six propane compressors for the third expansion phase of Aramco’s Jafurah gas field, located in Saudi Arabia.
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January 29, 2025
Cummins and Liberty Energy have announced that the industry’s first natural gas variable speed, large displacement engine to power Liberty’s digiPrime hydraulic fracturing platform will be deployed in the first half of 2025.
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January 27, 2025
GTG International (GTGi) has secured a series of contracts to deliver land seismic projects across Europe, encompassing both 2D and 3D seismic surveys. GTGi has added 30,000 STRYDE nodes to its seismic sensor inventory to ensure efficient and effective execution.
