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Repsol in talks to merge UK North Sea operations with NEO, sources say

Spain's Repsol is in talks to merge its UK North Sea oil and gas business with private equity-backed NEO Energy, three industry sources said, the latest consolidation

Repsol in talks to merge UK North Sea operations with NEO, sources say
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BP halts hiring, slows renewables roll-out to win over investors

BP's new CEO Murray Auchincloss has imposed a hiring freeze and paused new offshore wind projects as he places a renewed emphasis on oil and gas amid investor

BP halts hiring, slows renewables roll-out to win over investors
Business|Economy

Carlyle creates new Med oil and gas company with $945 million Energean deal

Carlyle will form a new Mediterranean-focused oil and gas company led by former BP CEO Tony Hayward after the private equity fund agreed to acquire Energean's assets

Carlyle creates new Med oil and gas company with $945 million Energean deal
Business

Exclusive-Carlyle hires Goldman's former top commodities analyst Jeff Currie

Carlyle has appointed Goldman Sachs' former head of commodities research Jeff Currie to lead the private equity giant's energy transition analysis, it said on Tuesday.

Exclusive-Carlyle hires Goldman's former top commodities analyst Jeff Currie
Business

Gabon to buy Carlyle's oil business, preempting $1.3 billion sale

Gabon's national oil company has agreed to acquire Carlyle's Assala Energy after it used its right to preempt the sale of the business for $1.3 billion to France's

Gabon to buy Carlyle's oil business, preempting $1.3 billion sale
Business

Big Oil offers record returns to lure investors back

Big Oil firms are handing shareholders more money than ever and are promising more going forward in an attempt to reassure investors of their discipline and resilience

Big Oil offers record returns to lure investors back
Business

Chevron in talks on 15-year LNG supply contracts into Europe

Chevron is negotiating contracts to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) into Europe for up to 15 years as buyers expect the region to rely on imports for longer than

Chevron in talks on 15-year LNG supply contracts into Europe
Business

Analysis-Mega transatlantic oil mergers less likely after Exxon, Chevron deals

The prospect of Exxon Mobil or Chevron buying European majors has receded after the two leading U.S. oil companies announced major acquisitions focused on the Americas

Analysis-Mega transatlantic oil mergers less likely after Exxon, Chevron deals
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Shell, Exxon near deal to sell North Sea assets to Viaro, sources say

Shell and Exxon Mobil are nearing an agreement to sell their jointly-owned gas fields in the southern North Sea to independent British producer Viaro Energy, three

Shell, Exxon near deal to sell North Sea assets to Viaro, sources say
Business|Economy

Chevron prepares for North Sea exit after more than 55 years

Chevron said it is set to launch the sale of its remaining UK North Sea oil and gas assets, in a move that would mark the U.S. energy giant's exit from the ageing basin

Chevron prepares for North Sea exit after more than 55 years
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BP softens tone on 2030 oil output cut to reassure investors

BP softened the language on its pledge to cut its 2030 oil and gas output in an effort to reassure

BP softens tone on 2030 oil output cut to reassure investors
Business|Economy

Shell smashes forecasts with $7.7 billion quarterly profit

Shell reported first-quarter profit of $7.7 billion on Thursday, exceeding expectations as disruption to Red Sea shipping and Russian refining boosted oil trading and

Shell smashes forecasts with $7.7 billion quarterly profit
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Shell investors should oppose climate resolution, Glass Lewis says

Shell shareholders should vote against a resolution filed by a group of 27 investors urging the energy company to set tighter climate targets, proxy advisory Glass

Shell investors should oppose climate resolution, Glass Lewis says
Economy

UK's Hunt extends energy windfall tax by one year to 2029

British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday he would extend by one year a windfall levy on North Sea oil and gas firms' profits.

UK's Hunt extends energy windfall tax by one year to 2029

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