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US Plans New Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales

Apr 21, 2025

US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to begin a public engagement process to develop a new schedule for offshore oil and gas lease sales on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.“Launching…

Japan and South Korea Look to Partner Up with US for Alaska Pipeline

Mar 05, 2025

Japan, South Korea and other countries want to partner with the United States in a 'gigantic' natural gas pipeline in Alaska, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, claiming they would invest 'trillions of dollars each.'Trump said in an address to the U…

Environmental Groups File Lawsuit to Block Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plans

Feb 20, 2025

Environmental groups on Wednesday moved in court to block President Donald Trump’s administration from allowing offshore oil drilling along broad swaths of U.S. coastline, in what appeared to be the first legal challenges to the Republicans’ efforts to boost fossil fuel production…

Japan's Japex Shifts Back to Oil and Gas Investments

Feb 20, 2025

Japan Petroleum Exploration (Japex) is prioritizing investment in oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) through 2030 - revising an earlier plan to aggressively expand its renewables businesses, its president said.'For now, the investment…

Higher Production Uplifts ConocoPhillips Quarterly Finances

Feb 07, 2025

ConocoPhillips beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, as higher production helped offset lower crude prices, and expects 2025 to be a peak spending year for its long-term projects.The company expects capital expenditure in 2025 to be $12…

Japan's Mitsui Eyes Alaska LNG Project

Feb 04, 2025

Japanese trading house Mitsui could consider studying a project to liquefy natural gas (LNG) in the U.S. state of Alaska, but no decisions have been made yet, Chief Financial Officer Tetsuya Shigeta said on Tuesday.Japan is considering offering…

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