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DOI Begins Process to Streamline Permitting in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
May 19, 2026
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum started a new effort to streamline permitting for oil and gas infrastructure in the approximately 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. The effort comes in response to a petition for rulemaking from the Alaska
July 14: BLM to Hold Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Montana and North Dakota
May 19, 2026
The Bureau of Land Management has scheduled an oil and gas lease sale for July 14, 2026, to offer 66 oil and gas parcels totaling 29,087 acres in Montana and North Dakota. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in
SLB Launches Tela™, Groundbreaking New Agentic AI Technology for Energy Industry
May 19, 2026
SLB has launched Tela™, an agentic AI assistant purpose-built to transform the upstream energy sector. Tela leverages agentic AI to not only automate processes but transform workflows and drive better business outcomes. Tela will be embedded in SLB’s portfolio of
Occidental Appoints Richard Jackson as President and CEO as Vicki Hollub Retires
May 19, 2026
Occidental’s board of directors, as part of its management succession planning, has named senior vice president and chief operating officer Richard Jackson to succeed Vicki Hollub as president and chief executive officer upon her retirement. Hollub will retire effective June
Senate Confirms Steve Pearce as Bureau of Land Management Director
May 19, 2026
Former southern New Mexico Congressman Steve Pearce, 78, was confirmed Monday as the first Senate-confirmed director of the Bureau of Land Management under President Donald Trump. The final confirmation vote took place on the U.S. Senate floor in Washington, although
NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy to Merge in $66.8 Billion Deal
May 18, 2026
NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction valued at $66.8 billion. NextEra Energy shareholders will own approximately 74.5 percent and Dominion Energy shareholders will own approximately 25.5 percent of the
Caturus Makes FID for Its Commonwealth LNG Project, Louisiana
May 18, 2026
Caturus has made a positive final investment decision (FID) for its Commonwealth LNG project that includes successful closing of $9.75 billion in project financing for construction of the 9.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility
Kindle Energy Breaks Ground on Blackstone-Backed $1.2B Natural Gas Power Generation Facility, W.Va.
May 18, 2026
Kindle Energy said it has broken ground at Wolf Summit Energy, a fully contracted, 600-megawatt greenfield combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power generation facility in Harrison County, West Virginia. The facility is backed by Blackstone, through funds affiliated with Blackstone Energy
Enbridge Receives Federal Approval for $2.9 Billion Sunrise Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion, Canada
May 18, 2026
Enbridge said the Canadian Government has approved the Sunrise Expansion Program, a $2.9 billion (CAD$4 billion) natural gas expansion of Enbridge’s Westcoast pipeline system in B.C. “The multi-billion dollar Sunrise Expansion Program is a shovel-ready, critical natural gas infrastructure project
TotalEnergies and Partners Start Up Quiluma Field, Angola
May 18, 2026
TotalEnergies and its partners have started production from the Quiluma field in Angola. The Quiluma field in Angola is owned by a consortium known as the New Gas Consortium, which includes Azule Energy (37.4 percent, operator), Cabinda Gulf Oil Company
