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Oil Prices Slide Again
Oil slid by the most in three weeks as a stronger dollar and weak US economic data stoked concerns over an economic rebound.
Read moreBaker Hughes US Rig Tally Hits 373
Baker Hughes reported the total number of rotary drilling rigs operating in the United States increased by 13 week.
Read moreHow Quickly Will US Fossil Fuel Output Rebound?
Look back at oil and gas market hits and misses for the week ending Jan. 15, 2021.
Read moreHAL Electric Frac First and More
Here are some of Rigzone's top upstream stories during the last week, just in case you missed them...
Read moreTotal Drops API Membership
Total reported Friday that it has decided not to renew its membership in the American Petroleum Institute (API) for 2021.
Read moreFeds Decline Comment on Exxon Permian Probe Report
ExxonMobil said the reported claims are "demonstrably false" and that the company "stands by" its statements to investors.
Read moreDana Terminates Maersk Drilling Deal
Maersk Drilling announced Friday that it has received notice of early termination of a one-well contract with Dana Petroleum Denmark B.V.
Read moreENOG Takes Karish North FID
Energean plc (LSE: ENOG) has announced that it has taken a Final Investment Decision on the Karish North gas development, offshore Israel.
Read moreTotal Makes Significant Oil Find
Total (NYSE: TOT) has announced that it and Apache Corporation (Nasdaq: APA) have made a 'significant' new oil and gas discovery at the Keskesi East-1 well in Block 58 off the coast of Suriname.
Read moreNS2 Set to Finish Bulk of Work on One Line in June
Nord Stream 2 AG plans to complete major construction work on one of two branches of the controversial Russian gas link in the first half of 2021.
Read moreUS Targets CNOOC in Late Anti-China Push
The Trump administration blacklisted China's third-biggest oil company over its drilling in the South China Sea.
Read moreOil Retreats as Stronger Dollar Dents Rally
Oil declined from a 10-month high as the dollar strengthened, taking the steam out of a recent rally.
Read moreSpirit Energy Contracts Rig for UKCS Infill Well
The Maersk Resolve, above, will drill a development well at Grove North East in the UK North Sea. PHOTO SOURCE: Maersk Drilling
Read moreOil Futures Gain Amid $2T Stimulus Hopes
Oil rose to a new 10-month high in New York.
Read moreTexas Pipeline Group Elects New Chairman
NuStar's Shay Bluntzer is the new chairman of the Texas Pipeline Association.
Read moreHalliburton Claims Electric Frac First
This photo shows an electric frac job underway at a Cimarex Energy well pad in the Permian Basin of West Texas. PHOTO SOURCE: Halliburton
Read moreShell to Join Offshore Argentina Block
Equinor and YPF have agreed to jointly farm-down a nearly one-third non-operated stake in the CAN 100 block offshore Argentina to Shell
Read moreOvintiv Investor Threatens Proxy Fight
The private equity firm, which said it owns a 2.4% stake in Ovintiv, argues that the company is falling behind its peers.
Read moreSouth Korea Seeks Qatari Help to Release Tanker
South Korea has asked Qatar for 'maximum support' to secure the release of an oil tanker seized by Iran this month.
Read moreADNOC Creates New Directorate
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has created a new Downstream Industry, Marketing & Trading Directorate, effective January 17, 2021.
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