United States
Industry
British major BP has agreed to pay US$7bn for US independent Devon Energy's assets in the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM), Azerbaijan and Brazil. The March 11 agreement, part of Devon's...
2010-03-11Political Risk
The US federal government and the states are set for a new skirmish over liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in the country. On March 2, five Senate Democrats re-introduced a bill...
2010-03-08Industry
British major BP sealed a joint venture (JV) with independent Lewis Energy on March 1 to exploit the Eagle Ford Shale in south Texas, according to the chairman of the Independent...
2010-03-03Political Risk
The US House Energy and Commerce Committee has launched an investigation into the impact of hydraulic fracturing (fraccing) techniques on the environment and public health. The scope...
2010-02-22Companies
Oil services giant Schlumberger is in advanced talks to acquire another of the industry's major players Smith International, the Wall Street Journal reported on February 19.
2010-02-19Companies
US independent Anadarko Petroleum has announced that it has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Japan's Mitsui E&P USA that will give the Japanese company a 32.5% stake...
2010-02-16Companies
Norway's Statoil has agreed to acquire a 25% stake in 50 leases in the Chukchi Sea that are owned by ConocoPhillips.
2010-01-26Industry
An attempt by Denmark's Maersk Oil to acquire stakes in three US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) fields from independent Devon Energy has been pre-empted by the existing partners.
2010-01-25
