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Shell and ConocoPhillips in $9.5B Permian Deal
Tuesday September 21, 2021
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Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE: RDS.A) has announced that its subsidiary, Shell Enterprises LLC, has reached an agreement for the sale of its Permian business to ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) for $9.5 billion in cash.
Industry Headlines
BP Starts-Up Matapal Project Off Trinidad And Tobago
Tuesday, September 21, 2021Supermajor BP has produced first gas from its Matapal project located offshore Trinidad and Tobago.
OGUK Welcomes New UK Energy Minister
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Valaris Scores Jack-Up Deal Hat-Trick
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Equinor Cleared to Boost Gas Exports to Tight European Market
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UK Energy Sec in Gas Price Talks
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Exploration
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Carnarvon Petroleum Picks Valaris Rig for Buffalo-10 Well
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Production
Key Members Say OPEC+ Can Keep Reviving Supply
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GOM Oil Output at 60 Percent
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Halliburton Selected for Offshore Israel Campaign
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Finance and Investing
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Adnoc Drilling to Raise $750MM From Abu Dhabi IPO
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$42B Harvard Fund to Stop Investing in Fossil Fuels
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Company Operations
Shell and ConocoPhillips in $9.5B Permian Deal
Tuesday, September 21, 2021Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE: RDS.A) has announced that its subsidiary, Shell Enterprises LLC, has reached an agreement for the sale of its Permian business to ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) for $9.5 billion in cash.
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Energy Titans Support Exxon Gulf Coast Carbon Hub
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Schlumberger Meets with Libya NOC
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SBM Offshore Completes $1.6B FPSO Sepetiba Financing
Thursday, September 16, 2021SBM Offshore has announced that it has completed the project financing of the floating production storage and offloading vessel Sepetiba for a total of $1.6 billion.
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