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Energy M&A

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

Laredo Oil targets Argentina oil fields for UGD technology deployment

Laredo Oil has signed a non-binding LOI with an Argentine oil operator to evaluate potential deployment of its Underground Gravity Drainage technology at mature conventional oil fields.  

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Shell completes $840 million U.S. Gulf asset sale to Talos, Ridgewood

Shell has completed the sale of its Na Kika and Coulomb interests in the Gulf of America to Talos Energy and Ridgewood, receiving approximately $840 million in cash proceeds.  

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Oil Dips as Saudi Pipeline Restarts

Oil slipped as Saudi Arabia moved to restart its East-West pipeline and traders weighed US-Iran diplomacy.  

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Macron Urges EU to Relax Diesel Rules

French President Emmanuel Macron called on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to relax rules on oil products like diesel and kerosene.  

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Superior Energy Services to acquire Welltec in oilfield technology expansion

Superior Energy Services has agreed to acquire Welltec International, adding robotic well intervention and proprietary completions technologies while expanding its international and offshore footprint.  

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Abu Dhabi’s XRG explores LNG Canada stake as partners weigh expansion

Abu Dhabi’s XRG is exploring a potential stake in the Shell-led LNG Canada project as the ADNOC-backed company pursues its goal of becoming a top-five global natural gas supplier.  

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Petrobras, Shell qualify Strohm TCP flowline for Brazil ultra-deepwater operations

Petrobras, Shell and Strohm have completed qualification and offshore trials of a corrosion-resistant TCP flowline, clearing the way for a Petrobras pilot in Brazil’s pre-salt in early 2027.  

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North Sea oil and gas decline threatens 115,000-job workforce, report says

The UK risks losing skilled North Sea oil and gas workers before new energy industries can absorb them, a Taskforce warns, calling for earlier tax reform to protect investment and industrial capacity.  

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US DOE to Award $99MM to Geothermal Innovation, Exploration Projects

'Five projects will conduct field-scale enhanced geothermal systems tests to validate technologies under real-world conditions, while 16 additional projects will conduct exploration drilling'.  

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Global Upstream M&A Activity Set to Exceed 2025 Total

Global upstream mergers and acquisitions activity is on course to exceed last year's $175 billion total, Rystad Energy announced.  

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Public companies produce most U.S. crude oil and natural gas

Publicly traded companies represent a tiny share of the total number of companies producing crude oil and natural gas in the United States, but they make up a large share of U.S. production. In 2025, publicly traded companies accounted for just 2% of about 12,000 oil and natural gas producers but produced 68% of the...

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Saudis in Process of Starting Vital Oil Pipeline

Saudi Arabia is in the early stages of starting up a key oil pipeline, people familiar with the matter said.  

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China Gas Raises LNG Order from Venture Global to 2.5 MMtpa

Venture Global secured a new agreement to supply 0.5 million metric tons per annum of United State liquefied natural gas to China Gas for 20 years from 2030.  

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McDermott Completes Refinancing

The Houston-based energy projects contractor raised $1.05 billion in share and debt instrument sale proceeds.  

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Texas Upstream Employment Rises

Texas upstream employment rose in August, the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) highlighted.  

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Norway Gas Output Down Month on Month

The decrease comes as another strike looms.  

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USA Diesel Price Surges Again

U.S. diesel surged again over the last week, GasBuddy highlighted.  

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Aramco Poised to Resume Oil Exports at Red Sea Port

Several Asian refiners have been told informally by Saudi Aramco they will soon be able to pick up oil from the Red Sea port of Yanbu, according to traders familiar with the matter.  

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Trump to press Zelenskyy for energy truce, says Russia has ‘lost control’ of oil due to Ukraine war

 U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia has “lost control” of its diesel oil industry due to the Ukraine war, as he presses Kyiv to agree to an energy truce. ​   

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Oil rises amid worries of growing Iran-U.S. tensions after Bessent issues Iranian airline shutdown warning

 Oil rose Tuesday, amid concerns of growing Iran-U.S. tensions. after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC that all Iranian airlines will be shut down from Wednesday. ​   

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