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Exclusive: Mesa Minerals IV to Reload in Haynesville, Permian, Other Basins
Mesa Minerals IV, backed by NGP funds, is launching to acquire mineral and royalty interests in the Permian and Haynesville, said Mesa President and CEO Darin Zanovich at DUG Gas.
Acquisitions & Divestitures, Natural Gas liquids (NGL), Natural Gas, Midstream, Pipelines, Gathering & Processing
Voyager Midstream Closes on Panola Pipeline Interest Deal
Pearl Energy Investments portfolio company Voyager Midstream Holdings has closed on its deal with Phillips 66 for its non-op interest in the Panola Pipeline.
Sabine Oil & Gas to Add 4th Haynesville Rig as Gas Prices Rise
Sabine, owned by Japanese firm Osaka Oil & Gas, will add a fourth rig on its East Texas leasehold next month, President and CEO Carl Isaac said.
SK On to Supply Nissan Nearly 100 GWh of Batteries
SK On’s batteries will power Nissan’s next-generation EVs to be produced at its Canton, Mississippi, assembly plant.
Rocky Mountain Power Clears Torus as Commercial Battery Provider
The approval means Torus is certified to deploy up to 1.2 megawatts for grid-scale energy storage systems across the PacifiCorp service territory, Torus says.
Excelerate Energy, Petrovietnam Gas Sign MOU to Secure US LNG
Excelerate Energy Inc. and Petrovietnam Gas Joint Stock Corp. are collaborating to secure LNG from the U.S. as early as 2026.
Segrist: Permit Reform Rumbles as US Seeks to ‘Unleash American Energy’
The White House has called for changes to a heavily criticized system, but new rules require a lot more work.
Vitol Boosts Upstream Presence in West Africa with $1.65B Deal
Vitol is acquiring oil and gas E&P assets in Cote d’Ivoire and the Republic of Congo from Eni for $1.65 billion.
South Texas LNG Projects Get FERC Permits Back
The court that vacated Glenfarne’s Texas LNG and NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG permits in the summer has reinstated the documents while the government amends the originals.
Apollo Buys Majority Stake in OEG Energy Group
Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management Inc. are acquiring a majority stake in OEG Energy Group from Oaktree Capital Management LP.
Russia’s Shadow Fleet Includes More Than 1,000 Ships
The Russian Federation’s illegitimate oil tankers are keeping the country’s economy afloat, analysts say.
Trump to Host Top US Oil Chief Executives as Trade Wars Loom
U.S. President Donald Trump will host top oil executives at the White House on March 19 as he charts plans to boost domestic energy production in the midst of falling crude prices and looming trade wars.
Canadian Province Gives Environmental Warning to Pipeline Project
The Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project is a 497-mile project that would ship up to 3.6 Bcf/d of natural gas to an LNG facility on the Canadian west coast.
US Oil Company APA Lays Off Nearly 15% of Staff, Bloomberg News Reports
The news comes days after APA and its partners announced a successful oil discovery on their shared acreage in Alaska's North Slope.
Oil & Gas, Geothermal Technology Transfer Not a One-Way Street
Technologies commonly used in oil and gas are making it cheaper to drill deep into hot reservoirs to generate geothermal power, but the oil sector could also learn from geothermal, panelists say.
Shale Plays, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Natural Gas, Crude Oil, Drilling, Acquisitions & Divestitures, CERAWeek
Exxon’s Dan Ammann: Bullish on LNG as Permian Drilling Enters ‘New Phase’
Dan Ammann, Exxon Mobil’s new upstream president, is bullish on the long-term role of LNG in meeting global energy demand. He also sees advantages of scale in the Permian Basin.
NextEra Energy Resources CEO Rebecca Kujawa to Retire
NextEra Energy CFO Brian Bolster will become CEO for NextEra Energy Resources, and NextEra Energy Treasurer Mike Dunne will become CFO, the company says.
Sixth Street’s Caliche Completes Deal for Central Valley Gas Storage
Central Valley Gas Storage, located in Princeton, California, will continue to be operated by Caliche Development Partners, a Sixth Street portfolio company.
International Battery Metals CEO Talks Direct Lithium Extraction
IBAT CEO Iris Jancik, who stepped into the role in August, shared her insight on market conditions, lessons learned and China.
HIF’s Beck: E-Fuels an Additional Source to Fulfill Rising Demand
E-fuels are not a displacement of hydrocarbons but an additional source to fuel growing energy demand, said HIF Global’s Lee Beck at CERAWeek by S&P Global.
First US-Owned LNG Tanker to Serve Puerto Rico
LNG Tanker American Energy takes on a new mission 31 years after its construction.
China Stops US LNG Imports Following Shipping Tariff
The country, which put a 15% tariff on U.S. LNG imports, has gone more than 40 days without a delivery, the longest gap since 2023, according to a report from Bloomberg.
Natural Gas, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Policy & Regulations, Investment, Exports, Infrastructure, CERAWeek
Market Volatility Sidelining Some Energy Investment
Needed permit reform will take time and general policy uncertainty could slow-play natural gas projects.
Meta, RWE Enter Offtake Deal from 200-MW Texas Solar Project
Meta will acquire 100% of the output from RWE’s Waterloo Solar project in Bastrop County.
Green Plains Begins Constructing Carbon Capture Equipment for Nebraska Project
The project, expected to start up in second-half 2025, will enable the permanent sequestration of about 800,000 tons of biogenic CO2 each year, Green Plains says.
Corrolytics Diagnoses Corrosive Microbes Before Symptoms Appear
Cleveland startup Corrolytics offers a solution to detect microbial corrosion rates on site and in near-real time—and head off a problem that costs trillions of dollars to industrial assets worldwide.
Partners Group to Buy California NatGas Power Plants for $2.2B
Partners Group will purchase 11 natural gas-fired power plants in California as well as battery energy storage systems from a fund managed by Avenue Capital Group.
US' EXIM Bank OKs $4.7B Loan for TotalEnergies Mozambique LNG Project
TotalEnergies’ Southern African LNG project had been delayed after unrest in Mozambique.
E&P Highlights: March 17, 2025
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, from Shell’s divestment to refocus its Nigeria strategy to a new sustainability designation for Exxon Mobil’s first FPSO off Guyana.
APA's Apache Reports Another Oil Discovery on Alaska's North Slope
APA Corp. and its partners plan flow tests after the success of the Sockeye-2 exploratory well.