Today's headlines on the Daily Brief include:

* Weatherford emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and appoints a new board of directors;

* Accelerating Permian base decline demands more drilling to maintain current output;

* Canada’s energy industry is beginning to shine, just as U.S. shale loses its luster;

* Exxon and Chevron have both been targeted by a climate-activist investor group

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