Energy mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and asset transactions impacting the oil and gas industry.
Energy M&A Sep 17, 2026
India Pushes Back as US Readies New Russian Oil Sanctions
India warned a U.S. bill allowing President Donald Trump to impose tariffs of as much as 100 percent on top buyers of Russian oil could hurt ties between New Delhi and Washington and disrupt global energy markets.
Trump plans to meet Gulf leaders at UN next week on Iran war's endgame: report
Washington's efforts for resuming ceasefire talks appear to have stalled, as Gulf states absorb escalating attacks from Iran and Iran-aligned Houthi militants.
House passes TWIC bill aimed at expanding offshore energy workforce
The U.S. House has passed the bipartisan TWICE Act, legislation aimed at improving access to TWIC credentials and expanding the available workforce for maritime and offshore energy jobs.
Continental Resources targets 30-Bbbl Venezuela oil block in PDVSA deal
Continental Resources has signed an MOU with PDVSA to operate and develop the 126,000-acre Ayacucho 2 block in Venezuela’s Orinoco Belt, estimated to hold 30 billion barrels of oil resource in place.
Square Robot tank inspection technology wins NIOSH safety award
Square Robot has won a 2026 NIOSH safety award for its SR-3 robotic inspection system, which allows above-ground storage tanks to be inspected onstream without confined-space entry.
Kimmeridge, Mubadala to Nearly Double Commonwealth LNG Capacity
Caturus, the joint venture of Kimmeridge and Mubadala, plans to add five liquefaction trains with a combined capacity of 7.75 million metric tons per annum to the Commonwealth LNG export project in Louisiana.
BKV has completed its previously announced Barnett shale acquisition, adding more than 65 MMcfe/d of production, 0.35 Tcfe of PDP reserves and approximately 117,000 net acres.
MODEC deploys Shape Digital AI flare technology across 10 Brazil FPSOs
Shape Digital is deploying its AI-powered flare intelligence technology across 10 MODEC FPSOs in Brazil following a pilot, targeting unplanned flaring and improved offshore operating efficiency.
MDL technology supports deepwater decommissioning in Brazil’s Campos basin
Maritime Developments has completed a deepwater SURF decommissioning campaign in Brazil’s Campos basin, using its portable recovery spread aboard the operator’s existing multipurpose vessel.
BKV said it had acquired upstream, midstream and carbon capture and storage assets in the Barnett Shale that grow its proven developed producing reserves by about 350 billion cubic feet equivalent.
Buru Says Rafael Gas Project Holds Over 15 MMboe 2P Reserves
The initial development of the Rafael field in Western Australia's onshore Canning Basin has been assessed to contain 15.25 million barrels of oil equivalent proven and probable reserves, with potential for 65.74 billion cubic feet of sales gas.
Aker BP discovered natural gas with preliminary estimates of about 5.3-84.8 million cubic feet on Norway's side of the North Sea, some 16 miles north of the producing Duva field.