The Denver Business Journal reports that Denver based SM Energy Co. has finalized a $500 million deal to sell the majority of...
Shale energy company Bill Barrett Corp. completed its merger with Fifth Creek Energy and started trading last Tuesday under the new symbol,...
Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy Corp said on Monday it was looking to sell even more assets than previously announced in order to...
Second straight weekly rise in the U.S. oil-rig count Crude oil prices have added about 7.7% over the past two weeks, driven...
South Korean energy giant SK Innovation has signed an agreement to acquire a US oil and gas explorer to expand its overseas...
Producers in the recently opened Merge play of Oklahoma’s Anadarko Basin are sitting atop a resource that rivals some of the world’s...
Oklahoma Leasing Activity Continental Resources remains one of the most active operators in Oklahoma; they continue to acquire acreage throughout the SCOOP focusing in Stephens...
Tom L. Ward, formerly a stakeholder in both Chesapeake and SandRidge, announced Thursday his year-old company, Mach Resources LLC, has formed a...
Jericho Oil Corporation (“Jericho”) has announced through its Oklahoma STACK Joint Venture (“STACK JV”), that it has brought online a high-rate single-mile...
One of the hottest plays in the country right now is the STACK. One of the hottest plays in the country is...
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose $1.04 to $72.47 per barrel Monday. Brent crude for February delivery rose $1.40 to $77.95 per barrel.
Wholesale gasoline for January delivery rose 2 cents to $2.16 a gallon. January heating oil rose 5 cents to $2.67 a gallon. January natural gas rose 1 cent to $2.50 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Traditional oil and gas companies are venturing into lithium extraction in the US to capitalize on the growing demand for the metal and diversify their revenue streams, although legal uncertainties around lithium ownership in Texas could hinder the industry's expansion. ExxonMobil is using low-emission direct lithium extraction in the Smackover region of Arkansas to extract lithium from saltwater and convert it into battery-grade material, while Eureka Resources is experimenting with vacuum crystallization tech to extract pure lithium carbonate from oil and gas brine.
Trump uses Nazi-era rhetoric to attack migrants. On the campaign trail in New Hampshire, former President Trump said migrants were “poisoning the blood of our country,” echoing words Adolf Hitler used in Mein Kampf, scholars said. Trump’s escalating rhetoric on immigration came as lawmakers scrambled to work out a deal on border security, which Republicans are demanding as part of a broader package that would send tens of billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine.
High-ranking cardinal found guilty of financial crimes. The Vatican’s “trial of the century” ended with Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu being found guilty of embezzlement and fraud in the church’s criminal court and sentenced to five and a half years in prison. Eight others in connection with Becciu, who had been considered a candidate to be the next pope, were also found guilty of financial crimes or abuse of office. Prosecutors discovered money transfers as part of a London real estate deal approved by Becciu in 2013 and 2014; the court found that the transactions were embezzlement and ordered the guilty parties to pay the Vatican more than $200 million in restitution.
Hong Kong media tycoon on trial: Imprisoned media mogul Jimmy Lai will go on trial today in a globally significant case that’s considered a test of Hong Kong’s judicial independence following a security crackdown by China in 2020. Lai, who founded the pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily, has been charged with colluding with foreign forces and sedition and could face life in prison. One of Lai’s sons has called it a “show trial.”
Blue Origin attempts a return to space. Jeff Bezos’s space company, Blue Origin, will aim to launch its New Shepard rocket in a cargo mission as soon as today. The rocket has been grounded for 14 months after suffering a mid-launch failure in September 2022.
Coming to streaming: Gwyneth vs Terry: The Ski Crash Trial drops today on Max. Paltrow (the titular Gwyneth) was found not at fault in March for a 2016 skiing accident involving optometrist Terry Sanderson. Also, the Leonard Bernstein biopic, Maestro, is coming to Netflix on Wednesday. Bradley Cooper stars as the composer in the film, which is also written and directed by Cooper.
Mineral rights fragmentation is not a temporary crisis but an inherent, perpetual friction in...
Natural gas remains the leading source of electricity generation in the United States, but...
by Bloomberg, via RigZone.com | F.Kozok, S.Hacaoglu | Turkey plans to sign new energy deals with...
President Donald Trump used his address at the United Nations General Assembly this week...
West Texas holds a treasure trove of natural gas that could become a critical...
TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Continental Resources to acquire a 49% interest in...
by Bloomberg [via RigZone.com] |Veena Ali-Khan, Mia Gindis| Oil notched its biggest weekly gain...
By DANIEL JONES, US CONSUMER EDITOR | Daily Mail | and REUTERS | Exxon Mobil...
By Claire Hao, Staff Writer| Houston Chronicle| Vistra plans to build two new natural gas...
By Mella McEwen,| Midland Reporter Telegram | John Sellers and Cody Campbell, co-chief executive officers...
AXP Energy has confirmed the presence of hydrocarbons in multiple pay zones at its...
OPEC+’s production hikes have been a tool to both punish countries that were overproducing...
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