The Democrat, the Fracking Executive and the Deal They Struck. Can It Work?
Jan. 12, 2024 10:00 am ETAn unusual agreement between Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and a natural-gas driller could serve as...
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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...
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...
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....
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
Mining Deploys Innovative Tech to Find Copper, Other EV Metals
Miners are turning to machine learning, cutting-edge chemistry and other innovative means to increase the supply of critical materials such...
Dozens of Car Models Tied to Potentially Explosive Air-Bag Part, WSJ Finds
Our analysis identified at least 6.8 million vehicles, spanning 15 automotive brands, with the potentially dangerous air-bag part that regulators...
Frackers Increase Spending but See Limited Gains
U.S. oil and gas producers raked in profits last year, but inflation and inventory cloud their 2023 prospects. Source link
Regulations Set to Be Issued This Year Will Determine Course of Deep-Sea Mining
Deep-sea mining for battery materials has gained significant interest over the past year, but 2023 is set to be a...
Earthquake in Top Texas Oil Region Spurs Calls for New Fracking Rules
A powerful earthquake in West Texas is drawing fresh scrutiny to frackers’ water-management operations in the nation’s hottest petroleum-producing region.A...
Frackers Say Oil Production Slowing in the Shale Patch
U.S. oil-and-gas companies offer little relief for tight global market. Source link
Fracking Pioneer Harold Hamm to Take Continental Resources Private
Harold Hamm, the billionaire fracking pioneer, agreed to buy the shares of Continental Resources Inc. CLR 8.68% not owned by...
Frackers Push Into Once-Dead Shale Patches as Oil Nears $100 a Barrel
Spurred by the highest oil prices in years, shale companies are moving drilling rigs back into oil fields that were...
Oil Prices Have Topped $80. But Don’t Expect a Spending Bonanza from Shale Drillers
Shale companies are on track to spend a little more money pumping oil next year, but most aren’t opening up...
