Not much happens in Brandvlei, until the full moon is out and the wolves of Casablanca begin to howl… There are, mainly, two kinds of people who head to Brandvlei. The first are on their way to ...

NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - Global commodities trader Vitol is exploring a sale of its VTX Energy Partners business, in a deal that could value the U.S. shale oil and gas producer at as much as ...

The Shengli Oilfield, under China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec Group), the country's largest oil refiner, said its Jiyang shale gas oilfield has officially passed a review and documentation process ...

(Bloomberg) -- Scott Sheffield, the retired shale impresario who built a fortune drilling for Permian Basin oil, has grim advice for former rivals as President Donald Trump pushes for “drill ...

Revenue: $19.3 billion in 2024, marking an 11% annual increase. Adjusted EBITDA: $4.7 billion in 2024, reflecting a 15% annual increase. Net Income: $2.4 billion gain in 2024, compared to a loss ...

March 10 (Reuters) - Whitecap Resources (WCP.TO), opens new tab will merge with peer Veren (VRN.TO), opens new tab in an all-stock deal valued at C$15 billion ($10.43 billion), including debt ...

Whitecap Resources Inc. and Veren Inc. are joining forces in a $15-billion dollar deal to create a major Canadian shale player that they say will stand stronger against political and market ...

U.S. policymakers have been concerned about the country's dependence on imported energy since World War II. Those concerns were highlighted in the 1970s when episodes of sharply rising oil prices ...

(Reuters) -Whitecap Resources will merge with peer Veren in an all-stock deal valued at C$15 billion ($10.43 billion), including debt, creating the seventh-largest Canadian oil-and-gas producer. The ...

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America’s prolific shale basins are running out of their best wells, but Argentina’s Vaca Muerta is just getting started. Will pro-business regulation be enough to start a shale boom there?