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Home Fossil Energy Rekindled Shell-BP merger rumor mill going wild: Wishful thinking or real possibility? Speculation is running rampant over a potential business combination between two oil majors, with the energy industry abuzz over the alleged merger between the UK-headquartered Shell and BP and the implications such a mega consolidation move could have on the…

Home Fossil Energy Next chapter of Chinese giant’s offshore project boosts super heavy oil development February 21, 2025, by Melisa Cavcic Chinese state-owned oil and gas giant China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has kick-started production from the second phase of its oilfield development project in the Bohai Sea. Luda 5-2 North oilfield phase II…

Home Fossil Energy Malaysia stepping up hydrocarbon game with new bid round and deals with global majors February 21, 2025, by Dragana Nikše After concluding the Malaysia Bid Round 2024 (MBR 2024) by signing two offshore production sharing contracts (PSCs) with Japan’s Inpex Corporation and its partners through its subsidiary Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), Malaysia’s…

Home Fossil Energy Shell forks out $735 million for ConocoPhillips’ stakes in its US deepwater oil assets February 21, 2025, by Melisa Cavcic Shell Offshore and Shell Pipeline Company (SPLC), subsidiaries of the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell, have made a play for interests ConocoPhillips, a U.S. oil major, holds in its assets in the Gulf…

Home Green Marine Future of maritime decarbonization at stake as carbon levy attracts supporters, opponents Thirteen additional countries supported a global carbon levy on shipping at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) climate talks in London this week. However, its adoption still seems to be a long way off. Illustration. Courtesy of Offshore Energy These are…

Steven Cheung said author Michael Wolff suffers from “Trump Derangement Syndrome” and has a “peanut-sized brain” Published February 21, 2025 8:11PM (EST) US President Donald Trump speaks with journalist, alongside White House Communications Director Steven Cheung (R), on board Air Force One on route from Miami, Florida, to the White House in Washington, DC on…

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 2025 Republican Issues Conference at the Trump National Doral Miami on January 27, 2025 in Doral, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) The Associated Press sued members of the Trump administration over their continued lack of access to President Donald Trump. The wire service lost access to certain Trump events after…

“Euphoria” and “Cuckoo” star Hunter Schafer is sounding the alarm on President Donald Trump’s anti-trans executive order inked in January, in which he proclaimed that the United States will only recognize two genders: biologically male and biologically female.  In an eight-minute video posted to Schafer’s social media, the actress reveals that Trump’s order has already impacted her…

The idea of steak in an air fryer may seem counterintuitive. Steak, with its perfectly browned crust and warm, pink interior, seems like it would suffer in a machine as seemingly simplistic as an air fryer. But what if I told you that assumption was wrong? Yes — the same air fryer that turns leftovers…

President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter during a news conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) President Donald Trump is done listening to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In an interview on Friday with Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade, Trump explained why he…