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Natural gas utilities are innovating to fill storage gap

American Gas Association

million miles of pipeline networks already in operation in the United States providing reliable, affordable and safe fuel for rapidly scaling domestic manufacturing and emerging data centers. per year since 2014. We also have a robust delivery system with 2.8 More than 189 million Americans and 5.8

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Texas Supreme Court rules produced water belongs to mineral lessee

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

COG Operating announced June 27 resolves a contentious dispute between surface estate owners and mineral estate holders “with far reaching implications for the water midstream sector and upstream oil and gas industry.” The opinion in Cactus Water Services v.

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How Canada’s oil sands transformed into one of North America’s lowest-cost plays

Oil & Gas 360º

In the years following the oil price crash of 2014-15, international oil majors including BP, Chevron and Total sold their interests in Canadian oil sands. At the time, they classified the Canadian operations as among their more expensive, and therefore less profitable, projects worldwide.

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Oil majors compete for Libya’s first exploration tender since 2011 war

Oil & Gas 360º

The sum will be partly used to develop companies such as Akakus, which operates Sharara — Libya’s largest oil field — in a joint venture that includes TotalEnergies, Repsol SA, OMV AG and Equinor ASA as well as Libyan state companies. Eni, OMV and bp Plc also restarted drilling last year, ending a pause in place since 2014.

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Report: Blackbeard leads horizontal drilling resurgence in Central Basin

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

Hart Energy reported recently that Fort Worth-based Blackbeard Operating is leading a horizontal drilling resurgence in Central Basin platform, “a legacy oil basin that’s drawing industry attention once again.” Since launch in 2014, Blackbeard has gained extensive vertical experience in Central Basin, drilling more than 750 verticals. “But

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The Iberian green industrial opportunity: Carbon capture and storage

McKinsey

An expansion of the EU ETS that covers buildings and road transport emissions is expected to be fully operational by 2027. To remain competitive in this new context, companies are investing in decarbonizing their operations. Mtpa, COD 2025); and Sinopec’s Qilu-Shengli chemical plant (1.0 Mtpa, COD 2022). 2 Comparing €39/ton in a 0.6

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EnerCom announces Liberty Energy and Baker Hughes as Keynote Speakers at the 30th annual EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference, August 17-20, 2025

Oil & Gas 360º

He joined the company in 2014 as VP of Technology and Development. from 2018-2022, a provider of integrated specialty industrial services with operations in over 20 countries. His earlier experience includes field operations, engineering, and human resources across North America, South Asia, and the Middle East. from 2018-2024.

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