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Williams Breaks Ground on Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline, New York
April 29, 2026
Williams has marked the official start of construction on the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) project with a groundbreaking ceremony at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, joined by federal and state officials, labor leaders, and project partners. NESE is an expansion
SLB and SBM Offshore Form Digital Alliance to Optimize Performance of Offshore Production Systems
April 29, 2026
SLB and SBM Offshore entered into an agreement for an exclusive digital alliance to optimize the performance of offshore production systems. The alliance brings together SLB’s digital and domain expertise in subsurface, subsea, surface production and recovery with SBM Offshore’s
Apollo to Acquire 40% Interest in Canada’s Pembina Gas Infrastructure
April 28, 2026
Apollo said it has agreed to acquire a 40 percent stake in Pembina Gas Infrastructure (PGI), a premier gas processing entity in Western Canada, from funds managed by KKR. Pembina Pipeline, which operates and manages PGI’s facilities, will maintain its
Stonepeak, Bernhard Capital Partners to Acquire Louisiana Utility Company Cleco
April 28, 2026
Stonepeak and Bernhard Capital Partners entered into an agreement to acquire Cleco Group from a consortium comprised of Macquarie Asset Management, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), and Manulife Investment Management. Headquartered in Pineville, Louisiana, Cleco is a regulated electric
Senators Put Federal Judicial Center on Notice Over Compromised Climate Science Chapter
April 27, 2026
The controversy surrounding the Federal Judicial Center’s (FJC) climate science chapter continues to escalate. The Senate Judiciary Committee has formally demanded that FJC Director Judge Robin Rosenberg explain how a compromised climate science chapter made it into the nation’s premier
Panoro Energy to Acquire Kosmos Energy’s Equatorial Guinea Production Assets for $219.5 Million
April 24, 2026
Kosmos Energy has entered into an agreement to sell its 40.375 percent non-operating working interest in the Ceiba Field and Okume Complex production assets offshore Equatorial Guinea to Panoro Energy for $180 million, plus future contingent payments of up to
ExxonMobil, Halliburton Achieve World’s First Fully Closed-Loop Automated Well Placement
April 24, 2026
Halliburton, in collaboration with ExxonMobil, Sekal, Noble, and the Wells Alliance Guyana team, delivered a groundbreaking step forward in digital well construction to achieve the industry’s first fully automated geological well placement with complete rig automation in offshore Guyana. The
Chevron Names Kevin McLachlan to Lead Exploration; Liz Schwarze to Retire
April 24, 2026
Chevron has appointed Kevin McLachlan as vice president of Exploration, effective November 1. McLachlan will oversee the company’s worldwide exploration program. McLachlan will be based in Houston and succeed Liz Schwarze, who is retiring in February after 36 years of
Innovex Completes Acquisition of Drilling Innovative Solutions
April 22, 2026
Innovex International said it has completed the acquisition of Drilling Innovative Solutions (DIS). “Our complementary product portfolios along with our global reach offer an exceptional opportunity for us to expand DIS’s unique and interesting products into other geographies. Their success
Trump’s Defense Production Act to Strengthen Coal Supply Chains, Oil Production, LNG Capacity
April 22, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act (DPA) to accelerate domestic energy production, according to a White House announcement. The move comes as the administration seeks to counter rising fuel prices linked to escalating geopolitical tensions involving
