Sentences with phrase «u.s. oilfield»

Siemens AG, the German industrial conglomerate, said on Sept. 22 it would buy U.S. oilfield equipment maker Dresser - Rand Group Inc for $ 7.6 billion in cash.

NEW ORLEANS, March 27 U.S. shale oil producer Anadarko Petroleum Corp expects double - digit increases in service costs this year for its operations in the Permian Basin, the largest U.S. oilfield, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

NEW ORLEANS U.S. shale oil producer Anadarko Petroleum Corp expects double - digit increases in service costs this year for its operations in the Permian Basin, the largest U.S. oilfield, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters)- U.S. shale oil producer Anadarko Petroleum Corp expects double - digit increases in service costs this year for its operations in the Permian Basin, the largest U.S. oilfield, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

Both companies said they are accelerating shale drilling in the Permian Basin of west Texas and New Mexico, the largest U.S. oilfield, helping to lift the nation's output so far this year to more than 10 million barrels per day, a new record.

Halliburton is in late - stage talks to acquire a fast - growing U.S. oilfield equipment supplier backed by Oklahoma energy and banking billionaire George Kaiser, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Eagle Ford Shale drops 8 more rigs, leaving 41 at work Explorers parked more drilling rigs in U.S. oilfields as the rest of the world looks to shale producers to Continue Reading

Not exact matches

The portfolio manager likes its management team and diversification; it drills and rents oilfield equipment in Canada, the U.S. and Australia.

That's why Valero Energy Corp., the largest independent U.S. refiner, is planning to own 9,000 new rail cars by year end to bring in crude from Canada and the U.S.'s equally clogged shale oilfields to processing facilities.

The overall U.S. rig count now sits at 789, up 313 rigs from this time last year when the count stood at 476, the Houston - based oilfield services provider said.

In the U.S., shale explorers have focused on the most productive parts of their land, drilled faster and better wells there and negotiated lower prices from oilfield service companies.

The German engineer will pay a hefty $ 7.6 bln for Dresser - Rand, a U.S. maker of oilfield kit.

Fossil fuel interests are using their clout at the White House and in Congress to sabotage every renewable energy program that comes along, while make sure massive government subsidies, on the order of $ 100 billion a year when you count it all up, continue to flow to the fossil fuel industry (U.S. military expenditures are $ 500 billion a year, and good chunk of that is devoted to protecting overseas oilfields, for example).

The practice's recent representations include: (i) CONMEBOL in connection with U.S. criminal investigations and prosecutions into allegations of bribery and corruption in the international soccer world; (ii) the Special Committee of Banco BTG Pactual S.A. («BTG Pactual») in an internal investigation of alleged corruption involving its former CEO and other bank executives, in which we found no basis to support the allegations against the Bank and its employees; (iii) two of the largest construction companies in Brazil in potential civil and criminal investigations and litigation involving the Petrobras bribery scandal (Lava Jato), the largest corruption scandal in Latin American history, involving allegations of over $ 2.5 billion in bribes and kickbacks; (iv) the Government of Brazil in a corruption matter involving former senior government officials and multiple jurisdictions; (v) the General Manager of one of the largest energy companies in Central America in connection with allegations of bribery in Guatemala; (vi) a Mexican high - ranking executive for Wal - Mart Stores, Inc. in connection with DOJ and SEC FCPA investigations against Wal - Mart; (vii) a large Argentinean oil company and its owner, one of Argentina's wealthiest individuals, in connection with high - profile DOJ and SEC investigations involving alleged FCPA violations to secure an extension of oil rights in an Argentinean oilfield; (viii) the United State's largest chemical and industrial products companies in an internal investigation of alleged corruption involving its Mexican subsidiary; (ix) the Rosenthal family, one of the most prominent families in Central America, in a number of related criminal matters; and (x) a senior executive of one of Venezuela's largest engineering companies in DOJ investigations into corruption and money laundering involving PdVSA.