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Total plugs into the EV market with $1.7 billion takeover of Direct Energie and G2mobility | OutPut by Rig Lynx

September 24, 2018
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Total plugs into the EV market with $1.7 billion takeover of Direct Energie and G2mobility Click To Tweet Total has expanded its footprint in the French electricity market with the completion of its takeover of alternative power supplier Direct Energie , and the acquisition of an electric vehicle charging solutions provider. The oil and gas major said in separate statements on Thursday that it had finalized its

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Bankrupt to potential IPO in less than a year | OutPut by Rig Lynx

September 24, 2018
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    Bankrupt to potential IPO in less than a year Click To Tweet   Fieldwood Energy, an offshore oil and gas explorer that emerged from bankruptcy in April, is weighing an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter. The Houston, Texas-based company is exploring filing a public offering in early 2019 that could value the company at more than $5 billion,

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Noble Adds a Newbuild Jackup to the Fleet and Already has a Contract with an Undisclosed Client

September 21, 2018
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Noble Adds a Newbuild Jackup to the Fleet and Already Landed a Contract with Undisclosed Client Click To Tweet The newbuild jack-up, to be named the Noble Johnny Whitstine, was built at the PaxOcean Graha shipyard in Batam, Indonesia. The rig design for moderate environments allows for operations in water depths of up to 375 feet and well depths of 30,000

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Shell Looking to Shed $1.3 Billion Stake in Caesar Tonga

September 21, 2018
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Shell Looking to Shed $1.3 Billion Stake in Caesar Tonga Click To Tweet Royal Dutch Shell Plc, shedding assets to pay for its takeover of BG Group Plc, is in talks to sell its interest in a Gulf of Mexico oilfield to Focus Oil, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal could value Shell’s stake in the Caesar

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Equinor wraps up 2nd contract signing this week with the Transocen Norge (Ex- West Rigel)

September 21, 2018
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Equinor wraps up 2nd contract signing this week with the Transocen Norge (Ex- West Rigel) Click To Tweet Offshore driller Transocean has scored a six-well contract with Equinor for the newbuild, harsh environment semisubmersible Transocean Norge. Under the contract, the rig will spend around 300 days drill in the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract is expected to start in July 2019, following the shipyard

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Shale Drillers in Canada Feeling the Permian Pain

September 21, 2018
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Shale Drillers in Canada Feeling the Permian Pain Click To Tweet The Permian Basin isn’t the only oil field facing pressure from pipeline bottlenecks. While global oil prices have climbed almost 20 percent this year, producers in Alberta and British Columbia’s shale formations are seeing just the opposite, stymied by a lack of sufficient infrastructure to bring their light oil

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Chevron Looking for a Jack-Up for Niger Delta for a 2 Year + 1 Year Option

September 21, 2018
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Chevron Looking for a Jack-Up for Niger Delta for a 2 Year + 1 Year Option Click To Tweet Chevron is in the market for a jack-up rig to carry out drilling duties in Niger Delta acreage that it operates in a joint venture with state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The US supermajor wants the rig for its drilling campaign starting

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Rise in Offshore Spending Puts it Ahead of Shale Play

September 20, 2018
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Rise in Offshore Spending Puts it Ahead of Shale Play Click To Tweet A recent surge in final investment decisions (FIDs) on offshore oil and gas projects has set the scene for a healthy increase in offshore investments next year, thus preventing the shale industry from overtaking offshore for the first time, according to Rystad Energy’s latest analysis. This

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Companies cutting rigs due to “takeaway capacity†in the Permian

September 20, 2018
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Companies cutting rigs due to “takeaway capacity†in the Permian Click To Tweet The Energy Department says a lack of pipelines is beginning to drive oil companies out of the big shale region known as the Permian Basin, as they focus investment in regions where the oil is easier to get to market. The Energy Information Administration released its latest

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Strong future predicted for US shale

September 20, 2018
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    Strong future predicted for US shale Click To Tweet   A report published last week by leading private bank, Berenberg, predicted a bright future for the oil and gas sector through 2019, with the companies benefiting from structural improvements in their businesses and stronger competitive positioning combined with a strong macro environment. Henry Tarr, lead oil and gas analyst at Berenberg

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