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January 06, 2025
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has released a statement from President and CEO Mike Sommers on reports the Biden administration will move to ban new oil and natural gas activity across millions of acres of federal waters.
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January 06, 2025
The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) has issued a response to President Biden's planned unilateral ban of new offshore oil and gas activities across vast swaths of America's offshore areas under Section 12(a).
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January 06, 2025
The U.S. Chamber’s Global Energy Institute issued a statement regarding the Biden Administration’s plans to restrict offshore oil and natural gas drilling, calling on Congress and the incoming administration to reverse the policy.
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January 05, 2025
The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) have responded to the announcement of the Biden Administration's plan to remove millions of acres of U.S. oceans from potential oil and gas drilling.
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January 02, 2025
Activity in the oil and gas sector increased slightly, and production was mixed in fourth quarter 2024, according to executives at exploration and production (E&P) firms responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey.
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January 02, 2025
(Bloomberg) – President Joe Biden is preparing to issue a decree permanently banning new offshore oil and gas development in some U.S. coastal waters, locking in difficult-to-revoke protections for sensitive marine areas during his final weeks in the White House.
Article
December 2024
This article explores the history of Tubing-Retrievable Safety Valves (TRSVs), highlighting their development milestones and introducing Halliburton’s EcoStar® all-electric TRSV. Created to meet reliability and operational performance needs, this product helps advance safety valve technology and points to a safer industry future. 
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December 30, 2024
(Bloomberg) – Carlos Slim, Latin America’s richest man, invested $1 billion this year into growing his crude-oil producing and refining portfolio in a bet that demand for fossil fuels isn’t going away anytime soon.
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December 30, 2024
Cheniere Energy announced that liquefied natural gas (LNG) was produced for the first time from the first train (Train 1) of the company’s Corpus Christi Stage 3 Liquefaction Project (CCL Stage 3).
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December 2024
API’s Nonconformance Reporting (NCR) system incorporates a proactive approach to identifying and addressing quality issues across the industry, strengthening the integrity of industry standards and the credibility of the API Monogram Program. 
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December 24, 2024
Seatrium has signed a contract with BP Exploration and Production Inc (bp) to perform engineering, procurement, construction and onshore commissioning (EPC) work for the Kaskida Floating Production Unit (FPU) project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
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December 22, 2024
LandBridge has closed its previously announced acquisition of approximately 46,000 largely contiguous surface acres, known as the Wolf Bone Ranch, in the Delaware Basin from a subsidiary of VTX Energy Partners.
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December 20, 2024
The Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) today highlighted new employment figures showing a decline in upstream employment in Texas in the month of November following five months of consecutive growth.
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December 19, 2024
Sercel has announced a contract with a marine geophysical company for the deployment of its Tuned Pulse Source (TPS™), an innovative low-frequency broadband marine seismic source, and the provision of related support services.
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December 18, 2024
The Railroad Commission of Texas assessed $1,405,949 in enforcement docket fines against operators and businesses at the Commissioners’ Conference on Tuesday. The Commission has primary oversight and enforcement of the state’s oil and gas industry.
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December 18, 2024
The Energy Workforce & Technology Council have released a statement in response to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) study on the impacts of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports.
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December 18, 2024
The American Petroleum Institute (API) have released a statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) granting California’s request for a Clean Air Act waiver for the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) Light- and Medium-Duty Vehicle Standards.
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December 17, 2024
The American Petroleum Institute (API) and the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) have issued separate statements in response to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) study on the impacts of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports.
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December 17, 2024
After extensive reviews of public comments and stakeholder input, the Railroad Commission of Texas has adopted a significant overhaul of rules regulating oil and gas waste management facilities in Texas.
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