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BP-Eni JV makes major gas discovery offshore Angola

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(Oil Price) – Azule Energy, a joint venture of international majors BP and Eni, has discovered a major natural gas reservoir offshore Angola in the first gas-targeting exploration well in the oil-producing country. So far, Angola has focused on recovering its oil production, which peaked in 2008 at 2 million barrels per day (bpd).

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Record Permian output boosts Exxon’s Q2 results

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Permian shale basin and offshore Guyana. million oil-equivalent barrels per day, an increase of 79,000 oil-equivalent barrels per day compared to the first quarter. Year-to-date net production rose by 13%, or 520,000 oil-equivalent barrels per day, to 4.6 Exxon’s earnings stood at $7.1 billion were down by $1.4

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Chevron completes $53 billion Hess takeover following lengthy Exxon arbitration

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(World Oil) – Chevron has completed its $53 billion acquisition of Hess Corporation, having prevailed in an arbitration against ExxonMobil regarding Hess’ offshore Guyana assets, which had delayed the takeover for over a year. offshore operations in Guyana’s Stabroek block.

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Repsol-NEO merger forms one of largest producers on UK Continental Shelf

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We believe this combined business has many more opportunities for profitable growth in the basin and beyond.” Capital Markets Closing Bell Story‎ Exploration & Production (E&P) Featured Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures Offshore NEO NEXT Energy Limited. offshore Repsol-NEO merger stakeholders UK Continental Shelf

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Chevron wins Exxon case but loses time, oil and billions

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The offshore oilfield holds more than 11 billion barrels of oil and is one of the fastest-growing oil production regions in the world. oilfield, the Permian basin. oil producer had originally targeted a mid-2024 close for the deal. That deal gave Exxon a bigger position as a shale producer in the top U.S.

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Exxon vs. Chevron battle sets stage for oil industry’s race for prize assets: Bousso

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Stabroek is a highly attractive asset, with 11 billion barrels of oil reserves and production costs of only around $20 a barrel, among the lowest in the world, according to consultancy Rystad Energy. Chevron had an early advantage given its ownership of large swathes of land in the Permian basin, the shale heartland.

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U.S. onshore oil production soars to record highs

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million barrels per day (bpd ) in 2024, according to the EIA and the Department of the Interior. An explosion of activity in New Mexico’s portion of the Permian Basin, where leasing, permitting, and drilling have surged in recent years. Federal offshore oil, by contrast, hasn’t kept pace. (Oil Price) – U.S. The driver?