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Xcel to buy lower-emissions gas for Colorado customers
Electricity and gas utility Xcel has struck a deal to buy natural gas with strict greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions controls for its customers in Colorado.
Line 5 fight escalates as Michigan’s shutdown deadline passes
Enbridge has kept its Line 5 pipeline operating beyond the deadline that Michigan had set for a shutdown, in an escalation of their dispute over the project’s fate.
Shell makes Gulf discovery with Leopard
Royal Dutch Shell announced this week that its Shell Offshore subsidiary had made a “significant” oil discovery at the Leopard prospect, in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico.
Colonial Pipeline hack sounds alarm for greater OT security
Companies active in the oil and gas industry – and in all other sectors of critical infrastructure – should start thinking now about how to guard against the next cyberattack.
Sempra likely to push Port Arthur LNG FID back to 2022
Sempra Energy said last week that it would likely delay the final investment decision (FID) on its proposed Port Arthur LNG export terminal in Texas to 2022.
NorthAmOil: Cyberattack knocks out Colonial Pipeline
A ransomware cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline has been described as one of the most disruptive digital ransom schemes ever reported.
API blasts AMLO for amending oil and power laws
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has come under fire from the API for his efforts to ensure that state-owned companies continue to dominate the domestic energy sector.
First-quarter results illustrate recovery
Results for the first quarter of 2021 for super-majors and independents alike show the industry recovery from the worst early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
HollyFrontier to buy Shell’s Puget Sound refinery
HollyFrontier has agreed to buy Royal Dutch Shell’s Puget Sound refinery near Anacortes, Washington State, for $350mn.
Suncor’s first quarter bolstered by stronger prices
Canada’s Suncor Energy has reported a net profit of CAD821mn ($674mn) for the first quarter of 2021, marking a reversal of a CAD3.5bn ($2.9bn) in the same quarter of 2020.
EQT to buy Alta Resources in $2.9bn Marcellus deal
US-based EQT has struck a deal to buy Alta Resources Development for $2.93bn in cash and stock.
Germany, US remain at odds over Nord Stream 2
Germany and the US remain at odds over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, following efforts by the administration of US President Joe Biden to find common ground between the two countries.
Cheniere delivers carbon-neutral LNG cargo to Europe
US LNG producer Cheniere Energy said this week that it had supplied a carbon-neutral cargo of LNG to Royal Dutch Shell in Europe.
Williston Basin assets changing hands
Oasis Petroleum announced this week that it had agreed to acquire Diamondback Energy’s assets in the Williston Basin for $745mn in cash. The news came days after Norway’s Equinor said it had completed its own sale of Williston assets for $900mn.
NorthAmOil: Williston Basin assets changing hands
Oasis Petroleum announced this week that it has agreed to acquire Diamondback Energy’s Williston Basin assets for $745mn. The news came days after Norway’s Equinor said it had completed its own sale of Williston Basin assets for $900mn.
Momentum for US LNG
Even as a small handful of US LNG export proposals are seen to be failing, others are moving forward.
Vitol reportedly nears Permian deal
Commodity trader Vitol is reportedly close to a deal to buy Hunt Oil’s oil wells in the Permian Basin.
Trans Mountain expansion construction stalled on bird habitat concerns
Environment and Climate Change Canada has ordered a halt to construction on a section of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion through a forest in Burnaby, British Columbia, until August 20 amid concerns over the impact to bird habitats.
COVID-19 complicates oil sands recovery
A new outbreak of COVID-19 among workers at Canada’s oil sands is hampering the region’s recovery efforts in the middle of the maintenance season.
Big changes under Biden for US oil and gas
US President Joe Biden’s push to prioritise the fight against climate change means major changes for the country’s oil and gas industry.
US gas exports to Mexico hit new highs
US natural gas exports to Mexico recently rose to record highs and are poised to move even further upwards over the next few months, according to industry observers.
Chevron, Toyota partner on large-scale hydrogen development
North American subsidiaries of super-major Chevron and automotive manufacturer Toyota are pursuing an alliance on large-scale hydrogen development.
Schlumberger predicts quicker recovery than before
Oilfield services giant Schlumberger has revised its projections for the pace of the oil and gas industry’s recovery.
Pembina pauses Jordan Cove development
Canada’s Pembina has put the development of its proposed Jordan Cove LNG export project in Oregon, on the US’ West Coast, and an associated natural gas pipeline on pause.
Hess beats first-quarter profit estimates
US independent Hess has reported a net profit of $252mn for the first quarter of 2021, up from a net loss of $2.4bn in the first quarter of 2020. The result is more than double what analysts had anticipated.
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