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NorthAmOil: Another mega-deal for Pioneer

6 April 2021

Pioneer Natural Resources announced last week that it had struck a deal to buy DoublePoint Energy for $6.4bn in cash and stock.

AsianOil: Australia’s “gas-led recovery” faces industry pushback

6 April 2021

The Australian upstream industry is once more pushing back at aspects of the federal government’s plans for a “gas-led recovery”.

LatAmOil: Colombia’s progress on the fracking front

6 April 2021

Colombia has taken another step down the road towards development of its unconventional hydrocarbon resources, via the government’s decision to grant provisional approval to the Platero investigative project.

AfrOil: Lukoil rethinks Sangomar bid

6 April 2021

Russia’s Lukoil has abandoned its attempt to join RSSD, the joint venture set up to develop the Sangomar block offshore Senegal, through acquiring Australia’s FAR Ltd.

Energy Secretary Granholm: Focus on renewables will help US manufacturing catch up with China

6 April 2021

The focus of the administration of US President Joe Biden on renewable energy can help America catch up with China’s dominance in the sector. This is according to Biden’s Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm in a recent national TV interview.