North Sea
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Trends , Mergers
Energy A&D Transactions from the Week of Oct. 13, 2021
Here’s a snapshot of recent energy deals including Comstock Resources’ Bakken exit in a $154 million sale plus the $419 million cash acquisition of Tapstone Energy and SilverBow’s largest acquisition to date.
Highlights , Shale Plays
Best of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Oct. 8, 2021)
Three Wolfcamp A completions in Howard County, Texas by Birch Operations plus a Utica Shale discovery and another Exxon Mobil Guyana find top this week’s oil and gas drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Field Development , Legislation , International
BP Wins Over Greenpeace in North Sea Oil Court Case
A Scottish court handed BP a win over Greenpeace on Oct. 7 after the environmental group tried to void the energy company's license to exploit a North Sea oil field, saying the climate impact of the end-use of oil should not affect permits.
Exploration & Production , Health, Safety & Environment
UK Regulator Rejects Shell’s Plans to Develop North Sea Field
It was unclear on what grounds the British regulator refused to approve the environmental statement for the development by Shell of the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Trends , Mergers
Energy A&D Transactions from the Week of Oct. 6, 2021
Here’s a snapshot of recent energy deals including the closing of the $9.25 billion all-stock merger of Cabot Oil & Gas and Cimarex Energy forming Coterra plus a Midland Basin bolt-on acquisition by Earthstone Energy.
Lease Sales
TotalEnergies Seeks to Sell Stake in Giant North Sea Gas Field
The company is hoping the recent spike in natural gas prices will boost buyer interest.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Trends , Mergers
Energy A&D Transactions from the Week of Sept. 22, 2021
Here’s a snapshot of recent energy deals including Shell’s U.S. shale exit through the $9.5 billion cash sale of its Permian Basin position to ConocoPhillips.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Trends , Mergers
Energy A&D Transactions from the Week of Sept. 15, 2021
Here’s a snapshot of recent energy deals including the sale by Colgate Energy of the Permian Basin water assets it had recently acquired as part of its $508 million acquisition from Occidental Petroleum.
Exploration & Production , Acquisitions & Divestitures
Ithaca Energy to Buy Marubeni's North Sea Assets for $1 Billion
Ithaca Energy has agreed to acquire Marubeni's oil and gas assets in the North Sea for about $1 billion, industry sources told Reuters on Sept. 13.
Exploration & Production , Subsea
Aker Solutions Wins ConocoPhillips Contract
Aker Solutions has been awarded a large topside modification contract by ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS on Sept. 10 for Tommeliten Alpha, offshore Norway.