August 3, 2015

Story by Bloomberg Royal Dutch Shell Plc will swap a stake in one of its international energy assets for part of Gazprom PJSC’s Sakhalin-3 project as Europe’s biggest oil company extends ties with Russia. The companies are discussing which asset would be offered to Gazprom, Shell Chief Executive Officer Ben Van Beurden said last week in London. For Shell, the

Devon Energy Corp. (DVN) announced today that its board of directors has elected Dave Hager (58), most recently Devon’s chief operating officer, as the company’s new president and chief executive officer. Hager succeeds John Richels (64), who announced plans to retire in December 2014. Hager assumed the roles of president and CEO on Aug. 1, the day after Richels’ retirement

Story by Reuters European Union antitrust regulators have suspended their review of Halliburton Co’s $35 billion bid for oilfield services rival Baker Hughes Inc because the companies have failed to provide sufficient data. The European Commission, which had previously set an Aug. 27 deadline for its decision on the deal, will set a new deadline once it receives the relevant

Sempra Energy’s (SRE) Mexican subsidiary, Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IENOVA) (IENOVA.MX) and Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) today jointly announced that IEnova has agreed to purchase PEMEX’s 50-percent equity interest in the Gasoductos de Chihuahua joint venture for $1.325 billion, plus the assumption of approximately $170 million in net debt. The transaction is expected to be about $0.05 accretive to Sempra

Sunoco LP (SUN) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Susser Holdings Corporation (SHC) from ETP Holdco Corporation and Heritage Holdings, Inc., wholly owned subsidiaries of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (ETP). The transaction is valued at approximately $1.93 billion. SUN paid $966.9 million in cash and issued ETP’s subsidiaries approximately 21.98 million SUN units, valued at approximately $966.9

Emerald Oil, Inc. (NYSE MKT: EOX) (“Emerald” or the “Company”) today announced a venture with Koch Exploration Company, LLC, the results of two Southern McKenzie County wells, and the initiation of a Midstream Joint Venture. Koch Exploration Venture Emerald has entered into a purchase and sale agreement and other related agreements with Koch Exploration, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koch Industries,