Ahead of the March 1 OPEC meeting, rising oil output from Venezuela and reduced U.S.-Iran tensions will cause oil prices to drop toward the $65-$67 range.

Offshore drillers Transocean and Valaris have agreed to combine in $5.8 billion, all-stock transaction.

Expand Energy’s Chairman, Michael Wichterich, has been appointed interim president and CEO as the company moves to Houston by mid-2026.

Verde Clean Fuels, with backing from Diamondback Energy, halted a proposed gas-to-gasoline Permian project.

Exxon Mobil’s newest wells’ first-three-month oil declined more than 50% to about 4 bbl/ft.

Flowserve agreed to buy Trillium Flow Technologies’ Valves Division for $490 million on the heels of a December deal and amid broader OFS consolidation.

Here is a roundup of oil and gas and mineral and royalty assets on the market in the Haynesville and Eagle Ford Shale, and the Appalachia Basin.

Cheniere Energy is developing a Corpus Christi LNG project in a crowded market that expects a glut.

Expand Energy and BPX Energy helped halt a five-year Haynesville productivity decline with bigger fracs, longer laterals and wider spacing, analysts found.

Shell hopes to produce gas from Venezuela’s Dragon field in three years and have it processed in Trinidad and Tobago for export

Verde Clean Fuels, with backing from Diamondback Energy, halted a proposed gas-to-gasoline Permian project.

Workers at BP’s 440,000 bbl/d Whiting, Indiana, refinery were asked to prepare for a strike or lockout after weeks of unsuccessful talks, the union said Jan. 5.

TPG agreed to acquire a majority stake in Sabre Industries, a provider of power, telecom and data center infrastructure.

Shell faces a dilemma of growing production to sustain shareholder returns but not at the cost of what CEO Wael Sawan called “the pitfalls of the past.”

Flowserve agreed to buy Trillium Flow Technologies’ Valves Division for $490 million on the heels of a December deal and amid broader OFS consolidation.

Exxon’s Eagle Ford asset sale puts a spotlight on tightening shale inventory as Magnolia says competition for quality acreage is heating up.

Energy services provider Expro unveiled its single valve system Solus for subsea well access solutions.

TotalEnergies is expanding offshore Namibia with the acquisition of a 42.5% operated interest in PEL104.

Exxon Mobil’s newest wells’ first-three-month oil declined more than 50% to about 4 bbl/ft.

With 10 MMbbl/d in fourth-quarter 2025 throughput, Plains is moving away from the midstream pack with a wager on crude infrastructure instead of NGLs.