Chouest Acquires ROV Company ROVOP to Expand Subsea Capabilities

With the acquisition of ROVOP, Chouest will have a fleet of more than 100 ROVs.

Chesapeake Stockpiles DUCs as Doubts Creep in Over Southwestern Deal

Chesapeake Energy is stockpiling DUCs until demand returns through growth from LNG exports, power generation and industrial activity.

NuStar Energy Unitholders Approve Merger with Sunoco

The transaction is expected to close on or about May 3, in which NuStar Energy LP will merge with and into a merger subsidiary of Sunoco LP.

SLB, OneSubsea, Subsea 7 Sign Collaboration Deal with Equinor

Work is expected to begin immediately on Equinor’s Wisting and Bay Du Nord projects.

FTC OKs Exxon-Pioneer Merger, but Bars Sheffield from Exxon’s Board

A megamerger between Exxon Mobil and Pioneer Natural Resources can proceed, but Pioneer Chairman Scott Sheffield is out, the Federal Trade Commission says.

Stice: Diamondback’s Small Company Culture Suits Big M&A Appetite

Diamondback Energy CEO Travis Stice tells analysts that the company’s nimble nature is among its top qualities, allowing for rapid growth and the successful integration of Endeavor Energy this year.

Comstock Adds Four Whopper Wildcats; Takes Western Haynesville to 450K

Comstock Resources' four newest wells, which IP’ed at more than 35 MMcf/d, were landed at up to 19,400 feet total vertical depth.

Analyst: Exxon Mobil, Pioneer Deal Close Likely ‘Imminent’

With approval from the Federal Trade Commission, Exxon Mobil could close its $59.5 million acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources after more than six months of review.

CPS Closes $785MM Deal for Talen Energy’s Texas NatGas Plants

CPS Energy has acquired all assets associated with the 897-MW Barney Davis and 635-MW Nueces Bay natural gas plants in Corpus Christi, Texas, and the 178-MW natural gas plant in Laredo, Texas.

Wirth: Chevron Won’t Put ‘New Capital into Venezuela’

California-based Chevron Corp. doesn’t plan on allocating more capex into its operations in Venezuela even though it still has U.S. approval to operate there, despite Washington sanctions.