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E&P Highlights: July 1, 2024

Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, including the Israeli government approving increased gas export at the Leviathan Field and Equinor winning a FEED contract for the all-electric Fram Sør Field.

Beetaloo Juice: US Shale Explores Down Under

Tamboran Resources has put together the largest shale-gas leasehold in Australia’s Beetaloo Basin, with plans for a 1.5+ Bcf/d play. Behind its move now to manufacturing mode are American geologists and E&P-builders, a longtime Australian wildcatter, a U.S. shale-rig operator and a U.S. shale pressure-pumper.

E&P Highlights: June 24, 2024

Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, including TotalEnergies working with Nigeria to reach FID on the Ubeta gas field and Chevron signing production sharing contracts for two blocks offshore Equatorial Guinea.

E&P Highlights: June 17, 2024

Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, including Woodside’s Sangomar project reaching first oil and TotalEnergies divesting from Brunei.

E&P Highlights: June 4, 2024

Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, with new contracts awarded and larger commitments made for oil and gas exploration in South Korea and Australia.

Permian Powerhouse: Apache Doubles Down on Core Assets After Callon Acquisition

Apache CEO John Christmann detailed plans for the Permian Basin and Suriname during the SUPER DUG Conference & Expo.

EOG: Utica Oil Can ‘Compete with the Best Plays in America’

Oil per lateral foot in the Utica is as good as top Permian wells, EOG Resources told analysts May 3 as the company is taking the play to three-mile laterals and longer.

Time is Money: Shell Prioritizes Speed with Brownfield Strategy

Shell’s replicant strategy trades customization of the production unit for a sped-up cycle time for Whale, Sparta developments in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

SM Energy Targets Prolific Dean in New Northern Midland Play

KeyBanc Capital Markets reports SM Energy’s wells “measure up well to anything being drilled in the Midland Basin by anybody today.”

Rhino Taps Halliburton for Namibia Well Work

Halliburton’s deepwater integrated multi-well construction contract for a block in the Orange Basin starts later this year.