- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 3, 2022
BP, Colonial and Phillips 66 Win 2021 API Distinguished Pipeline Safety Awards
BP, Colonial and Phillips 66 Win 2021 API Distinguished Pipeline Safety Awards WASHINGTON, May 3, 2022 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) today announced the winners of the 2021 API Distinguished Pipeline Safety Awards.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 28, 2020
bp sees 17% decline in gas production, prices in Q3
bp posted on Tuesday a 17% year-on-year decline in its natural gas production and realized gas prices during the third quarter of 2020, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 12, 2020
bp awarded UK’s largest EV charging network contract
bp’s electric vehicle business has been awarded a £21 million ($27.2 million) contract to develop the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure for the Scottish Police, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 6, 2020
Petrobras may need new bidding for LNG terminal lease
Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras may have to start a new bidding process for the lease of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal in Bahia, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 29, 2020
Total transfers operatorship in five Brazilian O&G blocks
French supermajor Total announced Monday it has transferred its equity interests in five Brazilian exploration blocks to state-run Petrobras, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 16, 2020
bp, Microsoft join forces to accelerate net zero future
bp and Microsoft said on Tuesday they have joined their expertise to drive digital energy innovation and advance net zero goals, through a strategic partnership.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 15, 2020
bp unveils transformation strategy, energy outlook
bp started on Monday the so-called bp Week, series of capital markets presentations over the next three days promoting its transformation from an international oil company (IOC) to an integrated energy company (IEC).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 11, 2020
bp invests $1.1B in first offshore wind move
bp announced Thursday a $1.1 billion investment to enter the offshore wind sector, purchasing a 50% stake in two major developments in the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 7, 2020
bp to double LNG portfolio by 2030
British energy supermajor bp is planning to double its portfolio of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 2030, but faces a dilemma between investments or commercial partnerships, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 24, 2020
BP signs new gas supply deal with Foran Energy
British supermajor BP has signed a new natural gas supply deal in China’s Guangdong province, similar to an agreement announced in early July.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 10, 2020
BP partners with ENN Group on Chinese gas supply
Oil supermajor BP has confirmed a new partnership with Chinese energy provider ENN Group to supply gas to the Guangdong region of China, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 3, 2020
BP transfers key Alaskan assets to Hilcorp
There were no fireworks, but key Alaskan assets owned by BP have quietly transferred to Hilcorp as the $5.6 billion deal starts to close, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 30, 2020
BP sells petchem unit to Ineos for $5B
British giants BP and Ineos announced on Monday a $5 billion global petrochemical deal, covering 14 manufacturing plants across Europe, Asia, and the U.S.,- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 25, 2020
Four Things to Know About Washington D.C.’s New Climate Lawsuit
Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine sued ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, and Shell today for allegedly misleading District consumers about the role the companies’ products play in causing climate change.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 24, 2020
BP invests in geospatial analytic firm to monitor methane emissions
BP said on Tuesday it has invested in a geospatial analytics software company, as part of its plan to monitor and reduce methane emissions, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 18, 2020
Report: U.S. Continued to Decrease Emissions In 2019 Alongside Increased Natural Gas Production, Demand
While global carbon emissions saw a slight increase in 2019, the United States continued its long-term trend of reducing these emissions – at the same time that natural gas production and demand continued to increase – according to BP’s 2020 Statistical Review of World Energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 18, 2020
Growth in global renewables consumption offers ‘pivotal moment’: BP
The continued increase in global use of renewable energies could provide a “pivotal moment” following the Covid-19 pandemic, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 16, 2020
Chevron, Shell lead industry’s resilience at $30/Bbl Brent: WoodMac
Chevron and Shell’s upstream portfolios are the most resilient at oil price at $30 a barrel and offer the highest cash margins at $70/Bbl, according to analysts at Wood Mackenzie.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 8, 2020
Premier Oil renegotiates terms for BP’s asset acquisition
Premier Oil said on Friday it has renegotiated terms for its proposed acquisition of some of BP’s assets in the UK North Sea, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 28, 2020
Climate Activists Are Attacking BP For Warning the Public About Climate Change
It’s been five years since anti-energy activists created the “____ Knew” campaign attacking energy companies for allegedly conspiring to hide climate change from the public, and in that time they’ve managed to rack up a stunning losing streak in the courts.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 27, 2020
BP to halve top management to become ‘nimbler’
British oil major BP will more than halve its top management, as part of new CEO Bernard Looney’s plan to reinvent the company ahead of the energy transition.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 29, 2020
BP says it’s hard to forecast future outlook
BP said on Tuesday it’s hard to predict the “ultimate impact” of the coronavirus pandemic and when the current supply and demand imbalances will be sorted, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 20, 2020
Today marks 10th anniversary of Deepwater Horizon
Tonight marks the 10th anniversary of BP’s Deepwater Horizon tragedy off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 9, 2020
BP to delay Greater Tortue Ahmeyin LNG project by one year
British oil major BP seeks to delay first gas on its operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyin project by one year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 2, 2020
BP won’t fire employees in next three months: CEO
BP will not lay off any of its employees in the next three months as result of coronavirus-related cost cutting, its CEO said on Wednesday, while announcing a 25% capex reduction.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 2, 2020
BP slashes capex, cuts US onshore activities
British oil major BP said Wednesday it will slash organic capex by 25% to protect its financial health, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing market disruption, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 30, 2020
BP, green investors to draft joint climate resolution
British oil major BP said Friday it will work on its climate change resolution together with green shareholders group Follow This, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 5, 2020
European majors leading net-zero race: GlobalData
International oil and gas companies are talking more about the significance of climate change in their corporate strategy, and the European majors are leading the way, analytics company GlobalData said Wednesday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 5, 2020
BP joins Santos in Moomba CCS project
Australia’s second largest independent gas producer, Santos, said Wednesday BP wants to join its carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in South Australia, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 23, 2020
BP pulls out of Iraq’s Kirkuk field as expansion plans stall
BP has pulled out of Iraq’s giant Kirkuk oilfield after its $100 million exploration contract expired with no agreement on the field’s expansion, three sources told Reuters.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 7, 2019
Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – December 7, 2019
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 5, 2019
Green Group Sues BP For Promoting Its Renewables Portfolio
Not content with merely watching the case against ExxonMobil crumble in a New York City courtroom last month, a British activist group has now decided to jump into the climate litigation campaign by suing another major oil company, this time over advertising practices that break exactly zero laws.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 10, 2019
Bloomberg’s plan ‘irresponsible,’ BP CEO
Retiring BP chief executive Bob Dudley believes former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s $500 million plan to halt construction of natural gas-fired power plants in the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 4, 2019
BP names Bernard Looney as Dudley’s successor
BP’s board of directors announced today CEO Bob Dudley will retire on March 31, 2020 and will be succeeded by Bernard Looney – who currently heads BP’s Upstream, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 3, 2019
US O&G M&A maintains momentum in Q3: Enverus
Despite what’s called a “difficult” market, merger and acquisition activity in the U.S. oil and gas industry maintained the momentum established in Q2, surpassing $17 billion in Q3, according to data released by data analytics company Enverus.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 27, 2019
BP to depart Alaska in $5.6B deal with Hilcorp
The BP era in Alaska is ending. The London-based oil giant announced it intends to sell all of its Alaska operations and interests to Hilcorp for $5.6 billion, in a major shakeup of Alaska’s oil industry, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 23, 2019
Rosneft to switch to euros in oil products tenders: traders
Russian oil producer and exporter Rosneft has notified customers future tender contracts for oil products will be denominated in euros not dollars, five trading sources told Reuters.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 5, 2019
China’s Didi teams with BP to build EV charging network
Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing behemoth, has teamed with oil supermajor BP to build electric vehicle (EV)-charging stations in China, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 12, 2019
Replacing Coal with Gas Is the Only Way to Catch Up in Reducing CO2
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Replacing coal with shale gas has allowed the U.S. to reduce CO2 emissions more than anyone else and for the world to catch up more of this must be done.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 17, 2019
Ferc Approves Freeport LNG expansion
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Thursday approved the construction of the Train 4 expansion at the Freeport LNG terminal on Quintana Island near Freeport, Texas, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 25, 2019
Shell in talks to buy BP stake in North Sea gas field: sources
Royal Dutch Shell is in talks to buy BP’s stake in the Shearwater oil and gas field in the British North Sea for roughly $250 million, three industry sources told Reuters.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 17, 2019
Golar secures $700M for LNG project
Bermuda-based company Golar announced Tuesday its subsidiary, Gimi MS, received $700 million in financing for a floating liquified natural gas (Flng) project, Kallanish Energy understands.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 5, 2019
Citing differences, Shell walks away from U.S. refining lobby
Royal Dutch Shell Plc this week said it was leaving a U.S. refining lobbying organization in 2020 because the oil supermajor disagrees with the firm’s climate policy, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 12, 2019