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November 04, 2024
Last week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) – advocating for thousands of oil and natural gas producers that develop 90 percent of wells nationwide – held its fall Board of Directors meeting as part of its 95th Annual Meeting and announced the following board appointments.
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November 03, 2024
During its 95th Annual Meeting in Boca Raton, Fla., last week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) announced its new chairman for a two-year term while also revealing its first Chief Roughneck Award winner in five years. The two-day event hosted independent producers from across the U.S.
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November 03, 2024
With talent acquisition continuing to be a huge industry challenge, the global research project “Energy Sector Entry and the Perceived Barriers” was commissioned by OPITO to better understand young people’s perceived barriers to entering the energy sector.
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October 29, 2024
This is the final article in our three-part series exploring the American Petroleum Institute’s (API's) standards development process. In this final article, we turn our attention to the final stages of this process: the approval, publication and ongoing maintenance of a standard.
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October 28, 2024
(WO) — WPC Energy, the World Forum for Energy Transformation, has announced the appointment of Burcu Canci Gunal as Director General (CEO), effective January 1, 2025
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October 28, 2024
(Bloomberg) — National oil companies tend to be more bloated and less efficient than their private-sector counterparts. Yet Petroleos Mexicanos, with a workforce of about 128,000, stands out even among its state-owned peers. 
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October 27, 2024
(Bloomberg) — Oil, gas and coal producers stand to gain from a Trump victory in myriad ways, with Trump promising to reverse many Biden policies that have hindered the industry.
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October 25, 2024
Film-Ocean Ltd, a leading ROV specialist based in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, has announced the appointment of Mr. Merv New as its new Chief Executive Officer.
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October 25, 2024
(Bloomberg) — Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodríguez met with Indian energy officials on Friday to explore new oil and gas partnerships between both countries. 
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October 25, 2024
ASCO, a leading global logistics and materials management provider, has appointed William "Bill" Draper as General Manager of its Teesworks operations, as the site prepares for its first steel delivery.
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October 25, 2024
Crest Collective has announced a partnership with HEBO Maritiem Service and Bonn & Mees Floating Sheerlegs. With this development, HEBO and Bonn & Mees have entrusted Crest with the delivery of personal leadership programs for their teams.
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October 21, 2024
(WO) – Venezuela detained former Oil Minister Pedro Tellechea over the weekend as part of an internal purge at the state-owned oil company, PDVSA, after President Nicolás Maduro’s disputed reelection.
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October 20, 2024
Gulf Energy Information (Gulf) is proud to host the 20th annual Women's Global Leadership Conference in Energy (WGLC), taking place November 19-20, 2024, at the Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas.
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October 18, 2024
Energy NL hosted their annual awards gala to recognize growth, innovation and outstanding achievements of Newfoundland and Labrador energy industry leaders.
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October 17, 2024
The American Petroleum Institute is challenging EPA's emissions standards for heavy-duty (HD) vehicles. These restrictive mandates are opposed by most voters in battleground states, API has found.
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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
MOL Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) in Istanbul to form a strategic partnership for hydrocarbon exploration and production.
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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 15, 2024
Oil prices dropped and concerns over supply chain disruption were eased Tuesday after a report that Israel may avoid targeting Iran’s crude infrastructure. Traders’ focus is now turned back to the International Energy Agency’s expectations of a surplus early next year.
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October 14, 2024
Chevron announced a donation of $250,000 and critical fuel supplies to support relief and recovery efforts after Hurricane Milton devastated parts of Florida.
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