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March 31, 2023
The Permian Energy Development Laboratory announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding among seven New Mexico and Texas universities, two national laboratories and a center for advanced energy research at UT Energy Week 2023.
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March 29, 2023
The 73 million acre sale — one of the nation’s largest ever — being held by the Interior Department on Wednesday was one of several required under the Democrats’ climate law as a concession to Senator Joe Manchin to secure the bill’s passage in the Senate.
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March 29, 2023
Highlights of the budget for Energy NL include a plan to improve the efficiency of the impact assessment process for major projects, support for offshore wind, the Clean Hydrogen Investment Tax Credit, the Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit, and the Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Investment Tax Credit.
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March 29, 2023
QatarEnergy entered into a farm-in agreement with ExxonMobil Canada for two exploration licenses offshore the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada.
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March 28, 2023
The purchase will add 600 drilling locations and 38,000 boe of production. The cash acquisition — which will be financed through Crescent Point’s existing credit facilities — immediately adds to key per-share cash flow metrics, the company said.
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March 27, 2023
By acquiring Lotus Midstream, Energy Transfer will gain 3,000 miles of crude gathering and transportation pipelines that stretch from New Mexico through the Permian Basin of West Texas to Cushing, Oklahoma. ET plans to pay $900 million in cash and the rest in 44.5 million newly issued shares.
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March 23, 2023
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador released its budget and Energy NL welcomes a number of the initiatives, including reinstatement of the offshore seismic program, support for the renewable sector, continuation of the Offshore Exploration Initiative, and assessment of natural gas opportunities.
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March 20, 2023
The Mountain Capital-backed company is having discussions with some larger peers about a potential deal, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private.
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March 17, 2023
Shale drillers have made a strategic shift in recent years from reckless spending and unchecked output growth to strict capital discipline. The new business model could help shield the industry from the fallout of a credit crunch.
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March 17, 2023
Yatzil-1 EXP is the second commitment well of Block 7 and the eight successful one drilled by Eni in the Sureste Basin.  It is located approximately 65 km off the coast, and 25-30 km away from other oil discoveries.
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March 16, 2023
The investment at Dover underscores Shell's long-term commitment to the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, where production has among the lowest greenhouse gas intensity in the world for producing oil.
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March 14, 2023
This is the fourth acquisition for the company since 2014, and according to Eric Danos, “We are actively seeking more acquisitions in the energy sector that increase our ability to service our customers and provide career development opportunities for our employees.”
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March 13, 2023
Biden is expanding an Obama-era ban on new oil and gas leasing in U.S. Arctic waters and will write new rules barring the sale of new oil drilling rights across much of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, where ConocoPhillips’s 600 million-barrel Willow venture is planned, the Interior Department said.
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March 13, 2023
After weeks of deliberations, senior advisers have signed off on the move, which represents one of the most momentous climate decisions yet for President Joe Biden. The approval is set to be released next week by the Interior Department, said the people, who asked not to be named because an announcement has not been made.
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March 06, 2023
The two compressor packages will enable the plant to capture up to 500,000 metric tons of CO2 per year when fully operational.
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March 06, 2023
Mike Nicholson, IPC's CEO, comments, “We are very pleased to complete the acquisition of almost 16 MMboe of proved plus probable reserves adjacent to our existing Suffield area assets in Alberta."
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March 06, 2023
The lawmakers, including freshman Democratic Representative Mary Peltola, said they made their case for authorizing the plan to allow drilling from three locations at the Willow project during an Oval Office meeting on Thursday that lasted more than an hour.
Article
February 2023
Price volatility, pipeline scarcity help corral production
News
February 28, 2023
The well was drilled into the Middle Eocene reservoir, targeting lineations interpreted on the 3D seismic survey to represent productive sweet spots with high density of oil-bearing natural fractures.
Article
February 2023
Proved reserves of natural gas reported by operators established a new record in the United States in 2021, while proved U.S. reserves of oil increased but did not quite return to pre-pandemic levels. 
Article
February 2023
Despite rising interest rates and fear of an economic recession, WTI surged to a 15-year high of $114.84/bbl in June 2022, as the war in Ukraine continued to restrict Russian supply and fueled global unrest.
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