Chesapeake Energy, Southwestern Energy Sign Merger Agreement
Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy have agreed to merge in an all stock-transaction valued at $7.4 billion that is aimed...
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Exxon Mobil Expects Up to $2.6 Billion in Upstream Impairments
Exxon Mobil is expecting up to $2.6 billion in impairments in the fourth quarter for its upstream business, mostly related...
AI Is Ravenous for Energy. Can It Be Satisfied?
Every company betting that artificial intelligence will transform how we work and live has a big—and growing—problem: AI is inherently...
Occidental to Buy CrownRock for $12 Billion as Oil Patch Consolidates
Updated Dec. 11, 2023 8:13 am ETOccidental Petroleum announced a $12 billion agreement Monday to buy West Texas producer CrownRock...
The Next Chips to Transform EVs Could Be Made From Wood
Listen to article(2 minutes)ADELAIDE, Australia—Ivan Williams reckons he can help to break China’s dominance of a key ingredient of electric-vehicle...
FTC Investigates Exxon’s $60 Billion Deal for Pioneer
Updated Dec. 5, 2023 5:25 pm ETU.S. antitrust enforcers are investigating Exxon Mobil’s plan to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources, which...
Glencore-Led Group to Buy Teck’s Coal Business
Updated Nov. 14, 2023 5:10 am ETCanadian miner Teck Resources said it is selling its coal assets to a group...
China’s Spending on Green Energy Is Causing a Global Glut
Listen to article(1 minute)China’s newest solar-energy manufacturers include a dairy farmer and a toy maker.The new entrants are examples of...
Exxon Makes Lithium Play in Long-Term Bet on EV Demand
Updated Nov. 13, 2023 10:02 am ETExxon Mobil said Monday it is starting to drill for lithium in Arkansas and...
Electricity Use Booms in Texas, a Harbinger for the Country
Updated Nov. 13, 2023 7:18 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)Everything is bigger in Texas, including its electricity use, which is...
An American Family Oil Dynasty Ends as Hess Sells
Listen to article(2 minutes)One of the first things you notice when entering the Hess Tower in downtown Houston is the...
Exxon, Chevron Invest in the West as Global Conflicts Increase
Updated Oct. 25, 2023 12:01 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)As the world becomes more dangerous, the two largest Western crude...
Chevron to Buy Hess for $53 Billion
Updated Oct. 23, 2023 10:12 am ETChevron said it would buy Hess in an all-stock deal worth $53 billion, the...
Exxon to Buy Pioneer in $60 Billion Deal to Create Shale Giant
The deal is Exxon’s largest since its merger with Mobil in the late 1990s and is the biggest corporate transaction...
Cruise Lines Pursue Greener Journeys Ahead of New Climate Rules
As tourists flock to ships and strain port cities, regulators and environmental groups are pushing companies to invest in cleaner...
The Oil Patch Is Primed for an Era of Megadeals
A tie-up between Exxon and Pioneer would put pressure on Chevron and other rivals to pursue deals of their own....
Chevron Labor Dispute Flares Up Again in Australia
Workers at two natural-gas facilities operated by Chevron in Australia have voted to restart industrial action, reigniting a dispute that...
PG&E’s $6 Billion Plan to Prevent Wildfires Is in Peril
California regulators are likely to significantly restrict the number of power lines the company can bury in the coming years...
Oil Is Near $100. Shale Isn’t Coming to the Rescue.
Frackers are constrained by investor payouts, inflation and interest rates, keeping spending in check. Source link
Fuel Prices Are Soaring. Who Is Feeling the Pinch?
Production cuts made by OPEC and its allies have pushed crude oil to 10-month highs. Source link
