NEWS OF THE DAY: Oil Search Urged to Keep Talking After $6 Billion Takeover SnubJames Thornhill, Bloomberg, July 21, 2021 Oil Search Ltd. has been urged by investors to pursue takeover talks after rejecting an initial approach from Santos Ltd. to create a A$22 billion ($16 billion) liquefied natural gas export giant. The Sydney-based producer, with oil and gas assets in Papua New … read more

NEWS OF THE DAY: Work-in-progress U.S. infrastructure bill faces test on Senate floorSusan Cornwell, Reuters, July 21, 2021  President Joe Biden’s goal of passing a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill faces a test on Wednesday as Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer presses ahead with a planned procedural vote despite Republican appeals for delay. Weeks after senators from both parties … read more

NEWS OF THE DAY: Hilcorp to resume drilling in Prudhoe Bay field on North SlopeTim Bradner, Mat-Su Frontiersman, July 20, 2021 Hilcorp Energy has told state officials it will resume drilling of new wells in the large Prudhoe Bay field on the North Slope, where it is the field operator. Drilling was suspended in Prudhoe, as with most other fields … read more