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ExxonMobil drilling first lithium well in Arkansas, aims to be a leading supplier for electric vehicles by 2030
https://corpo rate.exxonmobil.com/news/news-releases/2023/1113_e xxonmobil-drilling-first-lithium-well-in-arkansas

Pipeline opponents urge farmers to request corn checkoff refunds
https://i owacapitaldispatch.com/2023/11/15/pipeline-opponen ts-urge-farmers-to-request-corn-checkoff-refunds/

Oil could soar to record high of $150 if Israel-Hamas war escalates further, World Bank says
https://www .cnbc.com/2023/10/31/oil-could-hit-record-high-of- 157-if-israel-hamas-war-escalates-world-bank.html

Rural Texas (U.S.) chemical plant fire extinguished
https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2023/11 /rural-texas-us-chemical-plant-fire-extinguished/

USA EIA Cuts Gasoline Price Forecast
https://www.rigzone.com/news/usa_eia_cuts_ga soline_price_forecast-17-nov-2023-174750-article/

BOEM Schedules Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 261
https://www.rigzone.com/news/boem_schedules_gulf_of_ mexico_lease_sale_261-17-nov-2023-174747-article/

Trans Mountain resumes work on pipeline in British Columbia
https://www.wo rldpipelines.com/project-news/17112023/trans-mount ain-resumes-work-on-pipeline-in-british-columbia/

Exxon Mobil to construct a green petchem refinery in Indonesia with $15 B budget
https://www.hydrocarbonprocessin g.com/news/2023/11/exxon-mobil-to-construct-a-gree n-petchem-refinery-in-indonesia-with-15-b-budget/

LNG export capacity from North America is likely to more than double through 2027
https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing. com/news/2023/11/lng-export-capacity-from-north-am erica-is-likely-to-more-than-double-through-2027/

Ecopetrol CEO says oil industry’s future not threatened by energy transition
https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2023/10/ecopetrol-ceo-says-oil-indu strys-future-not-threatened-by-energy-transition/

Shell Sues Greenpeace for $2.1 Million after Activists Boarded Oil Vessel
https://energynow.ca/2023/11/shell-sues-greenpeace-for-2-1-million-after-activists-boarded-oil-vessel/?utm_content=271312177&utm_medium=s ocial&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-3588046

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Schumer and other Senate Democrats call for a federal probe of huge oil deals by Exxon and Chevron

https://www.click2houston.com/business/2023/11/01/schumer-and-other-senate-democrats-call-for-a-federal-probe-of-huge-oil-deals-by-exxon-and-chevron/

BP’s Interim CEO Defends Strategy Amid USA Flurry of Megadeals

https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/bps_interim_ceo_defends_strategy_amid_usa_flurry_of_megadeals-31-oct-2023-174535-article/

First Licenses Offered in Latest UK Oil and Gas Licensing Round

https://www.rigzone.com/news/first_licenses_offered_in_latest_uk_oil_and_gas_licensing_round-31-oct-2023-174533-article/

U.S. imposes sanctions against Myanmar’s state-owned oil enterprise

https://www.worldoil.com/news/2023/11/1/u-s-imposes-sanctions-against-myanmar-s-state-owned-oil-enterprise/

Ukraine special-forces colonel played a key role in sabotaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines, a report says

https://www.businessinsider.com/ukrainian-military-key-role-sabotaging-the-nord-stream-pipelines2023-11

Anti-Oil Protesters Smash Glass Covering Famous Painting in London

https://www.tmz.com/2023/11/06/anti-oil-protesters-smash-glass-diego-velazquez-painting-london/

What Do The Exxon Mobil And Chevron Deals Say About The Oil Industry’s Future?

USA Energy Dept Looking to Buy More Oil for Petroleum Reserve

https://www.rigzone.com/news/usa_energy_dept_looking_to_buy_more_oil_for_petroleum_reserve-07-nov-2023-174618-article/

House Passage of DOI Appropriations Act Dubbed Resounding Win

https://www.rigzone.com/news/house_passage_of_doi_appropriations_act_dubbed_resounding_win-07-nov-2023-174614-article/

China To Tighten Regulation Of Oil, Natural Gas, And Power Monopolies

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/China-To-Tighten-Regulation-Of-Oil-Natural-Gas-And-Power-Monopolies.amp.html

Saudi Aramco Q3 net income plummets 23% on lower oil prices

https://www.offshore-technology.com/news/saudi-aramco-q3-net-income/

Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale Postponed Amid Legal Battles Over Endangered Whale Protections

https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2023/11/07/747380.htm

Mountain Valley Pipeline sues protesters for obstructing construction

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/mountain-valley-pipeline-sues-protesters-obstructing-construction-2023-11-10/#:~:text=Mountain%20Valley%20Pipeline%20sues%20protesters%20for%20obstructing%20construction,-By%20Clark%20Mindock&text=Nov%2010%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20The,from%20interfering%20in%20the%20future.

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Israel just shut a gas field near Gaza. Here’s why that matters

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/10/10/energy/israel-gas-field-shutdown-explainer/index.html

Exxon to Buy Pioneer for $60B

https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/exxon_to_buy_pioneer_for_60b-11-oct-2023-174312-article/

NATO Chief Warns Of Potential ‘Response’ To Sabotage Of Finland Pipeline

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/NATO-Chief-Warns-Of-Potential-Response-To-Sabotage-Of-Finland-Pipeline.html

Iran’s Call For Oil Embargo On Israel Falls On Deaf Ears In OPEC+

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/OPEC-Wont-React-Immediately-To-Irans-Call-For-An-Oil-Embargo-On-Israel.html

Allianz Trade Says Oil Could Hit $140

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Allianz-Trade-Says-Oil-Could-Hit-140.html

U.S. Lifts Venezuela Oil Sanctions For Six Months

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/US-Lifts-Venezuela-Oil-Sanctions-For-Six-Months.html

Trinidad gets ‘full green light’ for joint gas project with Venezuela

https://www.offshore-energy.biz/trinidad-gets-full-green-light-for-joint-gas-project-with-venezuela/

Storm Babet: North Sea oil rig east of Aberdeen loses anchors amid turbulent waves

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/6229471/storm-babet-north-sea-oil-rig-loses-anchors/

SLB Announces Third-Quarter 2023 Results

https://investorcenter.slb.com/news-releases/news-release-details/slb-announces-third-quarter-2023-results

U.S. refining sector stays resilient amid volatile global oil markets

https://www.bicmagazine.com/industry/refining-petrochem/us-refining-sector-stays-resilient-amid-volatile-global-oil-markets/

Chevron LNG Workers Drop Plans For New Strike

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Chevron-LNG-Workers-Drop-Plans-For-New-Strike.html

Devon Energy considering U.S. shale M&A options with Marathon Oil, CrownRock

https://www.worldoil.com/news/2023/10/19/devon-energy-considering-u-s-shale-m-a-options-with-marathon-oil-crownrock/

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Biden Administration Plans Zero Offshore Oil And Gas Lease Sales For 2024

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Biden-Administration-Plans-Zero-Offshore-Oil-And-Gas-Lease-Sales-For-2024.html

Texas regulator opposes Biden’s plan for offshore wind farms in Gulf of Mexico

https://www.worldoil.com/news/2023/9/29/texas-regulator-opposes-biden-s-plan-for-offshore-wind-farms-in-gulf-of-mexico/

U.S. oil production approaches record as Permian output reaches “all-time” high

https://www.worldoil.com/news/2023/10/1/u-s-oil-production-approaches-record-as-permian-output-reaches-all-time-high/

LSU research team pursues orphaned wells to reduce methane leaks in Louisiana

https://www.worldoil.com/news/2023/9/21/lsu-research-team-pursues-orphaned-wells-to-reduce-methane-leaks-in-louisiana/

High Times and Tight Markets for Jackup Industry

https://jpt.spe.org/high-times-and-tight-markets-for-jackup-industry

How Petroleum Engineering Can Help Explain the Mysteries of Mars Fractures

https://jpt.spe.org/how-petroleum-engineering-can-help-explain-the-mysteries-of-mars-fractures

India increases windfall tax on petroleum crude, reduces tax on aviation turbine fuel and diesel

https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2023/09/india-increases-windfall-tax-on-petroleum-crude-reduces-tax-on-aviation-turbine-fuel-and-diesel/

Bulgarian Energy Workers Escalate Protest Over Green Transition

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Bulgarian-Energy-Workers-Escalate-Protest-Over-Green-Transition.html

OPEC’s Oil Production Grows For A Second Month Despite Saudi Cut

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/OPECs-Oil-Production-Grows-For-A-Second-Month-Despite-Saudi-Cut.html

Russia Plans Near Zero Diesel Exports Next Month After Ban

https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/russia_plans_near_zero_diesel_exports_next_month_after_ban-30-sep-2023-174182-article/

South Africa Allows TotalEnergies To Drill For Offshore Oil And Gas

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BP CEO Bernard Looney out after past relationships with coworkers

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/bp-ceo-bernard-looney-out-after-past-relationships-with-coworkers/ar-AA1gCCjZ?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=194759240ed2424397e27739b2aa9707&ei=17

California lawsuit says oil giants deceived public on climate, seeks funds for storm damage

https://apnews.com/article/climate-oil-gas-california-lawsuit-newsom-212d6d9873352f28094173a1974e3d90?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

Russia Sends First Ever Cargo Of CPC Crude To UAE

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Russia-Sends-First-Ever-Cargo-Of-CPC-Crude-To-UAE.html

California Truckers Race To Buy Diesel Rigs Ahead Of New Zero-Emission Rule

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/California-Truckers-Race-To-Buy-Diesel-Rigs-Ahead-Of-New-Zero-Emission-Rule.html

Canada’s Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion to disrupt oil flow to the US

https://www.oilandgas360.com/canadas-trans-mountain-pipe-expansion-to-disrupt-oil-flow-to-us-boost-prices/

Federal judge says area for oil and gas leases in Gulf of Mexico must be expanded

https://lailluminator.com/2023/09/23/oil-leases-gulf/#:~:text=A%20federal%20judge%20has%20ordered,protect%20an%20endangered%20whale%20species.

Greenwashing Backlash Sparks ESG Exodus

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Greenwashing-Backlash-Sparks-ESG-Exodus.html

JPMorgan Analyst Sees Energy Supercycle With Oil As High As $150

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/JPMorgan-Analyst-Sees-Energy-Supercycle-With-Oil-As-High-As-150.html

Chevron LNG Workers End Strike

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Chevron-LNG-Workers-End-Strike.html

Equinor Submits Development Plan for $9-Billion Gas Project off Brazil

https://jpt.spe.org/equinor-submits-development-plan-for-9-bllion-gas-project-off-brazil

Vietnam Upstream Sector Outlook Brightening

https://www.rigzone.com/news/vietnam_upstream_sector_outlook_brightening-22-sep-2023-174093-article/

UK Offshore Wind Industry Risks Cancellations: Hedge Fund Chief

https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/uk_offshore_wind_industry_risks_cancellations_hedge_fund_chief-22-sep-2023-174086-article/

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Breaking US to cancel Alaska oil, gas leases issued under Trump

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-administration-announce-cancellation-alaska-wildlife-drilling-leases-2023-09-06/

Biden Admin Holds First Ever GOM Offshore Wind Energy Auction

https://www.rigzone.com/news/biden_admin_holds_first_ever_gom_offshore_wind_energy_auction-31-aug-2023-173849-article/

API Sues BOEM over Gulf of Mexico Restrictions

https://www.rigzone.com/news/api_sues_boem_over_gulf_of_mexico_restrictions-28-aug-2023-173799-article/

What The Gabon Coup Means For Oil Markets

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/What-The-Gabon-Coup-Means-For-Oil-Markets.html

India cuts windfall tax on petroleum crude

https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2023/09/india-cuts-windfall-tax-on-petroleum-crude/

Russia’s Oil And Gas Revenues Slump By 38% In January-August

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Russias-Oil-And-Gas-Revenues-Slump-By-38-In-January-August.html

Marathon preparing to restart Garyville, Louisiana, units

https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2023/08/marathon-preparing-to-restart-garyville-louisiana-units/

Big Oil’s Empty Green Promises

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Big-Oils-Empty-Green-Promises.html

Australian LNG workers serve Chevron notice of two-week strike from mid-September

https://www.worldoil.com/news/2023/9/5/australian-lng-workers-serve-chevron-notice-of-two-week-strike-from-mid-september/

Deepwater technology: Manifold destiny: A new blueprint for the energy Trilemma

https://www.worldoil.com/news/2023/8/31/deepwater-technology-manifold-destiny-a-new-blueprint-for-the-energy-trilemma/

Western Midstream expands Powder River Basin presence through Meritage Midstream acquisition

https://www.bicmagazine.com/industry/investment-banking/western-midstream-expands-powder-river-basin-presence/

Congress Set to Sell East Coast’s 1MM Barrel Gas Cache

https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/congress_set_to_sell_east_coasts_1mm_barrel_gas_cache-06-sep-2023-173910-article/

Enbridge To Pay $14 Billion For Three U.S. Natural Gas Utilities

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Enbridge-To-Pay-14-Billion-For-Three-US-Natural-Gas-Utilities.html

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The DOE Is Betting Big On A Geothermal Game-Changer In Utah

https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Geothermal-Energy/The-DOE-Is-Betting-Big-On-A-Geothermal-Game-Changer-In-Utah.html

Russia Expands Oil Exports To China Via Arctic

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Russia-Expands-Oil-Exports-To-China-Via-Arctic.html

Shell And BP’s Green Commitments Questioned In Greenpeace Report

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Shell-And-BPs-Green-Commitments-Questioned-In-Greenpeace-Report.html

BRICS Expansion Could Reshape Global Energy Markets

https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/International/BRICS-Expansion-Could-Reshape-Global-Energy-Markets.html

Offshore Oil Workers Fall Ill as Heat Sears USA Gulf Coast

https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/offshore_oil_workers_fall_ill_as_heat_sears_usa_gulf_coast-23-aug-2023-173743-article/

UK Charges Former OPEC President With Bribery

https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/uk_charges_former_opec_president_with_bribery-22-aug-2023-173740-article/

Cheiron Hits Oil in the Gulf of Suez

https://www.rigzone.com/news/cheiron_hits_oil_in_the_gulf_of_suez-23-aug-2023-173754-article/

Beach Energy Makes Gas Discovery in Australia

https://www.rigzone.com/news/beach_energy_makes_gas_discovery_in_australia-23-aug-2023-173745-article/

Prairie Reports $2.4B Possible Reserves in Colorado

https://www.rigzone.com/news/prairie_reports_24b_possible_reserves_in_colorado-22-aug-2023-173736-article/

Biden Tightens Offshore Rig Safety Rules Rolled Back By Trump

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Biden-Tightens-Offshore-Rig-Safety-Rules-Rolled-Back-By-Trump.html

Energy impacts of Gulf of Mexico hurricanes quantified

https://www.bicmagazine.com/departments/hse/energy-impacts-of-gulf-of-mexico-hurricanes-quantified/

API condemns new recommended restrictions on offshore energy production

https://www.bicmagazine.com/industry/regulations/api-condemns-new-recommended-restrictions-on-offshore-energy/

TC Energy shares sink on plans to spin off oil pipeline business

https://www.bicmagazine.com/industry/pipelines/tc-energy-shares-sink-on-plans-to-spin-off-oil-pipeline-business/

Railroad Commission of Texas: Biden’s plan for offshore wind farms in GOM threatens energy security

https://www.worldoil.com/news/2023/8/16/railroad-commission-of-texas-biden-s-plan-for-offshore-wind-farms-in-gom-threatens-energy-security/

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IEA Says Global Oil Demand Hits Record and Prices May Climb

https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/iea_says_global_oil_demand_hits_record_and_prices_may_climb-11-aug-2023-173640-article/

Occidental and Climeworks big winners as Biden allocates billions for CO2 removal

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/11/occidental-climeworks-winners-as-biden-allocates-3point5b-for-co2-removal.html

‘Life is like it is’: TotalEnergies CEO defends strategy despite calls to cut fossil fuel production

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/06/totalenergies-ceo-defends-oil-and-gas-strategy-after-climate-protests.html

African Energy Chamber: South Africa must use its natural resources to address energy povery

https://www.worldoil.com/news/2023/8/11/african-energy-chamber-south-africa-must-use-its-natural-resources-to-address-energy-povery/

Downstream petroleum workforce could face potential skills shortages

https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/25072023/downstream-petroleum-workforce-could-face-potential-skills-shortages/

North Dakota regulator rejects Summit Carbon Solutions carbon pipeline application

https://www.bicmagazine.com/industry/pipelines/north-dakota-regulator-rejects-summit-carbon-solutions-carbon-pipeline-application/

US oil refiners to defy heat, run plants at mid-90% of capacity

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-oil-refiners-defy-heat-run-plants-mid-90-capacity-2023-08-09/

Current carbon proposal is unworkable, U.S. power sector warns

https://www.bicmagazine.com/industry/regulations/current-carbon-proposal-is-unworkable-u-s-power-sector-warns/

Chevron completes acquisition of PDC Energy

https://www.bicmagazine.com/industry/investment-banking/chevron-completes-acquisition-of-pdc-energy/

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