Global oil and gas contract activity saw a 35 percent quarter-on-quarter decrease in total disclosed value from $55.3 billion in Q2 2024 to $35.7 billion in Q3 2024. Despite this, steady contract volumes, particularly in the Middle East, were driven by substantial projects, such as Saipem’s $4 billion contract with QatarEnergy and multi-billion-dollar agreements from […]

ChampionX announced Nov. 18 its completion of a multi-million-dollar transformative project to enhance its chemical manufacturing hub in the Permian Basin. The project is an initiative to meet industry demands while reducing inter-plant transportation, and associated carbon emissions, by approximately 56.7 tons of CO2 per year. The ChampionX manufacturing plant in Odessa, Texas, was established in […]

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor International Corporation (MCO-I), a leader in the design and manufacturing of compressors, steam turbines, and associated auxiliaries, announced Dec. 3 they have successfully manufactured, tested, and shipped steam turbine driven compressor packages (turbomachinery) to Golden Triangle Polymers Company, a Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (CPChem) and QatarEnergy joint venture, for their world-scale […]

Lubbock-based SIMFLO, one of the nation’s top providers of industrial, municipal, and commercial and agricultural-use pumps, announced Dec. 2 they have added industry-changing, first-of-its-kind innovative technology to their new Engineered Products Facility, which features one of the largest and most advanced vertical turbine test facilities in North America. The technology, provided by Lubbock-based SitePro, Inc., […]

Ed Sullivan, the Chief Economist and Sr. Vice President of Market Intelligence for the Portland Cement Association (PCA)—which represents America’s cement manufacturers—said on Oct. 14 the Federal Reserve’s recent move to lower interest rates coupled with easing inflation signals a significant retreat in interest rate levels by the end of next year, all to the […]

Enverus Intelligence Research (EIR), a subsidiary of Enverus, an energy-dedicated SaaS company, released in mid-October its summary of 3Q24 upstream M&A activity. Following 12 months of heightened consolidation in oil and gas, the pace of deals significantly slowed in the third quarter of 2024, with $12 billion in announced deals, the lowest quarterly total since 1Q23. […]

National Center for Energy Analytics (NCEA) Senior Fellow Tristan Abbey recently published a report examining the politicization of liquid natural gas (LNG) exports and recommending three pathways to ensure the United States maintains, even expands, the economic and geopolitical benefits from its dominant position in the global LNG market. Abbey explores the history of LNG […]

Oilfield Helping Hands (OHH), a non-profit organization that helps oilfield families in financial crisis due to no fault of their own, announced Oct. 28 the launch of its Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter. The chapter fosters support within the oil and gas community by connecting individuals and organizations committed to improving the lives of families in times of […]