Industry & Analysis
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June 02, 2025
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has signed an executive order aimed at drawing investment in the oil sector by lowering project costs, while protecting government revenue as the West African nation looks to grow output.
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June 02, 2025
The Trump administration is moving to repeal Biden-era curbs blocking oil drilling across most of the mammoth petroleum reserve in Alaska that’s home to an estimated 8.7 billion barrels of recoverable oil.
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May 30, 2025
The Cooperative Republic of Guyana and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have concluded a two-day roadshow to promote access to a US $1-billion oil services financing facility announced by the Bank in February this year during the Guyana Energy Conference.
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May 30, 2025
Officials say the supply hikes reflect Saudi Arabia’s desire to punish over-producing members like Kazakhstan and Iraq, recoup market share lost to U.S. shale drillers and other rivals, and satisfy U.S. President Trump’s desire for cheaper oil.
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May 2025
Since 1929, the Independent Petroleum Association of America has represented independent producers’ interests at the federal level. This year offers/promises a new, more operator-friendly regulatory environment in Washington, D.C., that will be discussed/examined at the association’s Annual Meeting, which has shifted to a new time of the year
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May 30, 2025
bp Plc appointed oil industry veteran Dave Hager to the board, bolstering its efforts to refocus on fossil fuels and keep investors on side. Hager has been in the sector for more than 40 years, recently leading U.S. shale producer Devon Energy Corp. as chief executive and then executive chairman.
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May 29, 2025
Kazakhstan said it can’t cut oil production and even hopes to increase output beyond planned levels later this year, deepening a stand-off with OPEC+ before the group meets this weekend.
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May 29, 2025
ExxonMobil says it will be “business as usual” in its massive Guyana oil field if it loses its arbitration case against Chevron and Hess. Exxon and CNOOC have claimed right of first refusal over Hess’s stake in the offshore Stabroek block.
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May 29, 2025
Chevron plans to lay off approximately 200 employees in the Permian basin, the company announced in a filing with the Texas Workforce Commission. The TWC had mistakenly reported the number as 800 due to a data entry error, and it has since been corrected.
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May 28, 2025
ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods said the company will keep its capital allocation plans intact even if oil declines toward $50 a barrel. Exxon plans to bring on a 250,000 bpd expansion project in Guyana later this year, adding to global supplies.
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May 28, 2025
Several delegates said they expect the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners to leave unchanged their longer-term targets for 2025 and 2026, which underpin its current supply restraints.
Article
May 2025
In today's booming energy sector, the dealmaking frenzy shows no signs of slowing. But as a CFO who has been on both sides of the transaction table across strategic energy M&A, I've learned a critical lesson that often goes against the grain of deal euphoria: Sometimes, the best deal is no deal.
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May 27, 2025
South Africa has officially established its new state-owned oil corporation—South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC). The launch—which follows the merger of PetroSA, iGas and the Strategic Fuel Fund—signals the rise of an integrated oil company in South Africa.
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May 27, 2025
Oil was steady as the market weighed the prospect for easing trade tensions between the European Union and the U.S. ahead of an OPEC+ meeting on supply policy.
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May 26, 2025
A boom in sales of drilling rights in western Canada’s oil heartland of Alberta is fading as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and OPEC+ production increases hammer crude prices.
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May 26, 2025
Brent traded below $65 a barrel, erasing earlier gains. U.S. President Donald Trump extended the deadline for higher tariffs on the EU, triggering global relief. But crude prices remain under pressure as OPEC and its allies consider another bumper output hike.
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May 23, 2025
Bienvenido Nguema Envo, CEO of Equatorial Guinea’s national oil company GEPetrol, is taking steps to emphasize the country's push to revitalize its oil and gas industry, attract new investment and strengthen energy security across West Africa.
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May 23, 2025
The Trump administration is preparing to issue a narrowly tailored license to Chevron Corp., allowing the oil producer to conduct minimal maintenance of essential operations in Venezuela, according to people familiar with the matter.
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May 23, 2025
Mexico’s state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos is discussing plans to slash over 3,000 jobs in a proposed corporate restructuring that is expected to save the company millions as the indebted driller and refiner tries to shore up its finances and boost production.
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May 23, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the UK’s approach to taxing North Sea oil and gas, saying it discouraged drilling and raised energy prices.
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May 22, 2025
TotalEnergies is preparing to begin offshore drilling in South Africa in 2026, pending final regulatory approvals, according to Mike Sangster, the company’s SVP for Africa Exploration & Production, who recently emphasized TotalEnergies' multi-energy strategy at the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris.
