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This post was originally published on this site Total oil & gas industry M&A deals worth $15.3bn were announced globally in April 2021, led by Pioneer Natural Resources’ $6.2bn acquisition of DoublePoint Energy, according to GlobalData’s deals database. google.charts.load(‘current’, {packages:[‘corechart’, ‘bar’]});google.charts.setOnLoadCallback(drawBasic_Template1_Monthly_April_2021_Oil_gas__M_A___);var options={title:’ M&A deals in oil & gas industry – April 2021′, chartArea:{width:’50%’}, hAxis:{title:’Deal Volume’,

This post was originally published on this siteThe Qatar Shell gas-to-liquids (GTL) project got off to a good start on 14 February 2005 with the spudding of the first of two appraisal wells in Qatar’s massive North Field. This is the largest gas field in the world, and Shell expects to produce 1.6 billion standard

This post was originally published on this siteIn September 2004, Hurricane Ivan taught the industry that it has much to learn about designing and building the rigs and platforms left behind to face the ravages of high winds and crushing waves. It is especially important as exploration pushes into new terrain, and as deepwater drilling

This post was originally published on this siteI came to work for Yukos in Russia in 2003. That was after a number of years of increasing exposure to doing business in Russia when I was hearing and seeing a lot of good things about this newly privatised company. Yukos really led the way for privatised

This post was originally published on this siteNorway’s government wants the petroleum sector, the cornerstone of the nation’s affluence, to be an international leader in health, safety and the environment (HSE). The industry has responded energetically to idealistic HSE goals and sets high standards, especially with regard to the environment, where the organisations that police