Market Prices
WTI Oil $92.60 +0.19 Natural Gas $3.00 −0.20 Brent Oil $105.28 +0.96
Settlement Sep 28, 2026
LMJ Land Services

Energy M&A

Energy mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and asset transactions impacting the oil and gas industry.

MaverickX expands PetroX production with new Eagle Ford facility in Texas

MaverickX has opened a new production facility in Pleasanton, Texas, scaling output of its PetroX chemical solutions used for enhanced oil recovery, water treatment and critical mineral extraction across oil and gas operations.  

Read Message

Egypt agrees to buy full output from Cyprus’ Aphrodite gas field

Egypt has agreed to purchase the full output of Cyprus’ Aphrodite gas field under a long-term deal, securing future supply as domestic production declines and demand continues to rise.  

Read Message

Occidental discovers oil at Bandit prospect in U.S. Gulf

Occidental has reported an oil discovery at the Bandit prospect in Green Canyon Block 680 in the U.S. Gulf, encountering oil-bearing Miocene sands with potential for subsea tieback development.  

Read Message

SLB OneSubsea wins HPHT boosting contract for Shenandoah field in U.S. Gulf

SLB OneSubsea has secured a contract from Beacon Offshore Energy to deliver an HPHT multiphase boosting system for the Shenandoah field in the Gulf of Mexico, supporting enhanced recovery in a deepwater development.  

Read Message

Chevron Sees Lower Output Due to Iran War

Chevron said its production fell as much as 6 percent in the first quarter due in part to the Iran war, echoing a similar disclosure from archrival ExxonMobil.  

Read Message

Reliance Caps Sales at $11 Per Pump as Shortages Deepen

India's largest private-sector refiner is restricting individual purchases to INR 1,000 per visit at fuel stations it operates with partner BP, according to people familiar with the matter.  

Read Message

US Troops to Stay in Gulf before Talks on Fragile Truce

The U.S. president vowed to keep troops in the Persian Gulf ahead of talks with Iran that are planned to firm up a fragile truce, while Hormuz remained effectively shut as shipowners await clarification on the status of the key waterway.  

Read Message

Family offices piled into oil after capital dried up. The recent rally has made for big gains

 After ESG pressures forced private equity investors out of oil and gas, investment firms of ultra-wealthy families stepped up. ​   

Read Message

Santos Announces Positive Results for Quokka Appraisal Campaign

'Located strategically to the east of our Pikka phase 1 development, Quokka represents another high-return opportunity that strengthens our position on the North Slope and extends our development runway in Alaska for years to come'.  

Read Message

Petronas, SLB Ink Suriname Partnership

'Under this framework, Subsea Integration Alliance may provide full engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning solutions for multiple discoveries in Suriname'.  

Read Message

Perenco Seals Acquisition of Saturn Banks Fields from CalEnergy

Perenco acquired a 50 percent operating stake in the already developed Blythe and Elgood fields.  

Read Message

Iran oil shock stirs memories of 1997 Asian Financial Crisis — but here’s why history may not repeat itself

 The Hormuz disruption is hammering Asian economies with surging energy costs and weakening currencies, but a repeat of the crisis three decades ago is unlikely. ​   

Read Message

‘Weeks, if not months’: Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic won't normalize anytime soon

 Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has yet to see a meaningful rebound and this could continue for weeks, warn shipping experts. ​   

Read Message

Norway Pushes for Reentry into Gro Gas Discovery

'There is a considerable value creation potential here but time is running out', Norway's upstream regulator said about the discovery drilled by Shell and later relinquished by Equinor.  

Read Message

China Oil Tankers Join Line Testing Hormuz and Iran Truce

Continued attacks - including Israeli strikes in Lebanon - have raised questions about the effectiveness of a ceasefire.  

Read Message

From war to weather: A 'super El Niño' event poses fresh risks to global food costs

 An unusually powerful El Niño weather event could take shape later this year, exacerbating global food security fears. ​   

Read Message

Oil prices resume gains after Iran accuses U.S. of breaching ceasefire deal

 Oil markets rose after Iran accused the United States of violating elements of a two-week ceasefire agreement. ​   

Read Message

Oil, gas prices fall on U.S.-Iran ceasefire, but Hormuz flows remain uncertain

Oil and gas prices dropped sharply after a U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal, but the market remains on edge as Strait of Hormuz flows are still largely restricted. With more than 800 vessels stranded and supply disruptions lingering, the pace of recovery remains highly uncertain.  

Read Message

BLM lease sales raise nearly $600 million in first-quarter 2026

U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil and gas lease sales generated $592.7 million in total receipts during the first quarter of 2026, reflecting continued federal leasing activity across multiple basins and a renewed sale in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve.  

Read Message

Santos reports Alaska appraisal success as Quokka-1 confirms Nanushuk potential

Santos reported strong results from its Quokka-1 appraisal well on Alaska’s North Slope, confirming high-quality Nanushuk reservoir performance with flow rates of 2,190 bopd as development planning advances alongside the Pikka project.  

Read Message