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Range cuts capex, suspends dividend

8 January 2020

Shale producer Range Resources announced this week that it was reducing its capital expenditure budget for 2020 to about $520mn.

Williams completes Gateway Expansion ahead of schedule

8 January 2020

Williams has brought its Gateway Expansion project in New Jersey into full service, roughly 11 months ahead of schedule.

EOG sells wastewater disposal wells in New Mexico

8 January 2020

Independent shale producer EOG Resources has sold nearly half of its saltwater disposal wells in the New Mexico side of the Permian Basin.

Shell exits Haynesville shale

8 January 2020

Royal Dutch Shell has sold the last of its acreage in the Haynesville shale, spanning East Texas and northern Louisiana, to Castleton Resources.

Aramco, Sempra sign deal progressing Port Arthur LNG

8 January 2020

Subsidiaries of Sempra Energy and Saudi Aramco signed an interim project participation agreement this week that takes the proposed Port Arthur LNG project in Texas one step closer to a final investment decision.

Coastal GasLink construction resumes despite indigenous opposition

8 January 2020

Work resumed on the Coastal GasLink pipeline this week, amid opposition from some chiefs of a local First Nation.

US shale drillers take advantage of oil price spike

8 January 2020

A spike in crude prices following the killing of a top Iranian general last week has led to US shale producers reportedly racing to hedge more of their production for 2020-21.

Chinese wind players in expansive mood

8 January 2020

Shanghai Electric and China Three Gorges (CTG) have announced major fundraising and expansion plans at the start of the year as China’s offshore wind giants seek new global markets

MHI Vestas Offshore secures funding for Taiwanese wind expansion

8 January 2020

Japan’s government and banks have provided $924mn of debt financing to support MHI Vestas' expansion into Taiwan, a major steeping stone to wider business in Asia

Canada’s PetroTal signs production deal for Peru’s Bretaña field

8 January 2020

Canada’s PetroTal has secured an agreement with Peruvian state-owned company Petroperu for the sale of oil production from the Bretaña field.

Venezuela changes formula for calculating oil royalties to reflect IMO 2020

8 January 2020

Venezuela’s government has changed its formulae for calculating the royalties that energy companies pay the government, in response to the roll-out of stricter rules governing marine fuel specifications.

New crude oil spill reported on Brazil’s north-eastern coast

8 January 2020

New crude oil slicks were recently spotted in the state of Ceará in north-eastern Brazil, around two months after the region was hit by another major spill.

Zenith Energy set to acquire majority stake in operator of Congolese oilfield

8 January 2020

UK-based Zenith Energy is set to make its first move into Africa via the purchase of a majority stake in AIM-listed Anglo African Oil & Gas Congo.

Nigeria may be heading for trouble

8 January 2020

Nigeria's oil minister is optimistic about the prospects for positive change in the hydrocarbon sector, but he may be speaking too soon.