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M&A in U.S. oil and gas: Dealmaking slides as buyers get picky- oil and gas 360

M&A in U.S. oil and gas: Dealmaking slides as buyers get picky

Oil Price The number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the U.S. upstream segment fell last year to the lowest level since 2005, with buyers increasingly picky and targeting top-tier locations in larger deals, Enverus Intelligence Research (EIR) said in a new report this week. The value of the deals also dropped in 2022—13% year over year—to $58 billion, transacted across a

Exclusive: U.S. Energy Department to allocate $118 mln to biofuels projects- oil and gas 360

Exclusive: U.S. Energy Department to allocate $118 mln to biofuels projects

Nasdaq NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Thursday will announce over $100 million in funding to expand U.S. biofuels production, as the Biden administration works to cut greenhouse gas emissions from transportation and meet climate goals, the department told Reuters. The department plans to award $118 million to 17 projects designed to accelerate the production of

Hess earnings outshine with New Guyana discovery-oil and gas 360

Hess earnings outshine with New Guyana discovery

Oil Price Fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday saw Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) soundly beat Wall Street estimates, with another discovery offshore Guyana playing a significant role in the company’s newly revealed $3.7-billion spending plan for 2023.   In its Q4 2022 financial and operational highlights, Hess reported net income of $624 million ($2.03 per common share), up from $265 million net income for

API, Well Done Foundation partner to reduce emissions by plugging orphaned oil and gas wells- oil and gas 360

API, Well Done Foundation partner to reduce emissions by plugging orphaned oil and gas wells

World Oil (WO) – The American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Well Done Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate across a range of activities related to reducing emissions and the proper plugging of orphaned or abandoned natural gas and oil wells. The MOU aims to establish cooperation and a constructive partnership between both organizations by advancing the

Oil prices firm on China demand optimism- oil and gas 360

Oil prices firm on China demand optimism

BOE Report Oil prices rose 1% on Thursday on expectations that demand will strengthen as top oil importer China reopens its economy and on news U.S. crude inventories have risen less than expected. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up $1.65, or 2.05%, at $82.06. Brent crude futures rose $1.70, or 1.97%, to $87.94 a barrel. “China’s reopening

Weekly Gas Storage: Inventories increase by 68 Bcf- oil and gas 360

Weekly Gas Storage: Inventories decrease by 91 Bcf

Natural Gas Inventories as of January 20, 2023 The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net decrease of 91 Bcf as of January 20, 2023. Working gas in storage was 2,729 Bcf as of Friday, January 20, 2023, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 91 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were