Cairn, Woodside Award First Contracts For Senegal Oil Project
Woodside and Cairn Energy awarded FEED contracts for Senegal’s first oil project, a key step before a final investment decision expected in mid-2019, Woodside said on Dec. 17.
Forty Under 40: Houston Simmons, Black Mountain
Today’s Forty Under 40 honoree is Black Mountain CFO Houston Simmons, who helped build Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. from the ground up earlier in his career.
Executive Q&A: The Digital Oil Ambassador
Google Cloud’s Darryl Willis is leveraging his oil and gas experience as a geophysicist with BP to bridge the digital divide between industry and the inevitable transition to artificial intelligence.
HEADLINES: US Production, Export Milestones; Hess, COP To Up Oil Output
Plus, Australia finally tops world LNG stage, a new offshore exploration lawsuit emerges in the U.S. and 25 Influential Women in Energy announced.
Hess To Sell Bakken Water Business In $225 Million Proposed Deal
Hess is looking to sell its Bakken water services business in a proposed $225 million-cash transaction with a midstream energy joint venture between Hess and Global Infrastructure Partners.
Conservation Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Seismic Testing In Atlantic Ocean
Environmental groups opposed to offshore drilling sued the federal government to prevent future seismic tests for oil and gas deposits in Atlantic waters off the U.S. East Coast.
Forty Under 40: Kyle Ramachandran, Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure
Today’s Forty Under 40 honoree is Kyle Ramachandran, Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure’s president and CFO who helped form the Houston-based company when he was 29 years old.
Forty Under 40: Manuj Nikhanj, RS Energy Group
Manuj Nikhanj, who helps steer RS Energy Group as president and co-CEO of the Calgary, Alberta-based intelligence firm, is today’s Forty Under 40 honoree.
Akastor’s Wellsite Geology Service Company First Geo To Combine With AGR
Akastor will create a leading provider of well-, reservoir- and software services through the combination of AGR and the Norway-based oil services investment company’s subsidiary First Geo.
Transocean Closes $2.7 Billion Acquisition Of Ocean Rig
Transocean’s CEO said the Ocean Rig acquisition will enhance the Swiss-based drilling rig contractor’s fleet of ultradeepwater and harsh environment floaters without compromising its liquidity.