business and finance Global Oil Glut Set to Halve in May By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 08:39:16 GMT The global imbalance between oil supply and demand is set to halve in May, according to Rystad Energy. Full Article
business and finance Veteran Iranian OPEC Governor in Coma By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 12:22:53 GMT Hossein Kazempour Ardebili is in a coma after a severe brain hemorrhage. Full Article
business and finance Oil Rallies for Fourth Day as US Crude Build Slows By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 20:39:13 GMT But there is a lot of upward momentum in supply that needs to be reversed. Full Article
business and finance Oil Downturn Looks A Bit Like 2008 Financial Meltdown By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 12:17:28 GMT Oil and gas industry-focused cloud software firm exec observes similarities and differences between two historic episodes. Full Article
business and finance Oil Up as Output Cuts Ease Glut Concern By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 08:14:27 GMT Oil was headed for the longest run of daily gains in more than nine months. Full Article
business and finance Oil Extends Recovery on Hope Supply Cuts Will Ease Glut By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 20:20:31 GMT Oil's recovery from last month's epic plunge accelerated as production cuts start to whittle down a supply glut. Full Article
business and finance Oil Rally Runs Out of Steam on Trepidation By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 08:00:13 GMT Oil's rally ran out of steam after prices doubled over five days. Full Article
business and finance Oil Snaps Five-Day Rally By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 19:53:26 GMT Futures in New York fell 2.3 percent Wednesday, after doubling in value from a week ago. Full Article
business and finance Oil Will Hit $100 in Around 18 Months By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 08:31:40 GMT The oil price has been predicted to hit $100 per barrel in around 18 months. Full Article
business and finance Halliburton Faces Another Set of Layoffs By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 11:39:55 GMT The job losses were expected to occur on April 29. Full Article
business and finance Gyrodata Sells Directional Drilling Division to Intrepid By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 11:50:14 GMT The deal doubles Intrepid's directional drilling capabilities in North America. Full Article
business and finance IOC Wins Approval On Phase 1 Development Plan By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 12:35:29 GMT Full contract awards are expected shortly for key Phase 1 workstreams. Full Article
business and finance Borr Divests Two Rigs By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 12:31:02 GMT A subsidiary of Borr Drilling sold two standard jack-up rigs for $15.8 million, including the associated backlog from April 1, 2020. Full Article
business and finance Petrobras Plans to Divest Manati Field Stake By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 12:25:42 GMT Petrobras is the operator with a 35 percent interest. Full Article
business and finance Oceaneering Leadership, Board Take Voluntary Pay Cuts By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 12:25:30 GMT The cuts affected base payments by as much as 20 percent. Full Article
business and finance Marathon Names Henderson SVP, Operations By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 12:25:11 GMT Effective May 4, he will oversee the company's US resource play businesses. Full Article
business and finance Shell to Divest Pennsylvania Assets By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 12:17:44 GMT Shell has agreed to sell its Appalachia shale gas position to National Fuel Gas Co. for $541 million. Full Article
business and finance Total Targets Carbon Neutrality in 2050 By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 08:53:13 GMT Total SA set out bolder commitments to eliminate most of its carbon emissions by 2050, while curbing spending on oil and gas projects due to the crude-price slump. Full Article
business and finance Wintershall Dea Merger Came at Right Time By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 10:50:08 GMT The merger of Wintershall and DEA came at exactly the right time, according to the chairman of the board of executive directors at Wintershall Dea. Full Article
business and finance BP AGM Venue Not Available By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 12:10:10 GMT BP has been notified by ExCeL London that the venue will not be available to host the company's annual general meeting this year. Full Article
business and finance Apache South America Campaign Concludes By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 11:31:47 GMT Oceaneering International reported that it has successfully completed an integrated rig services campaign for Apache offshore South America. Full Article
business and finance Oxy Takes $1.4B Writedown By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 09:44:52 GMT Occidental Petroleum Corp. took a $1.4 billion writedown related to an investment in a pipeline affiliate. Full Article
business and finance Petrofac Bags UK Deals Worth $100MM+ By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 11:19:05 GMT Petrofac has been awarded two three-year renewals in the UK worth a combined total of more than $100 million. Full Article
business and finance Imperial Oil Names New SVP, Upstream By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 11:42:40 GMT He succeeds John Whelan, who has been named VP, Global Heavy Oil, ExxonMobil Upstream Oil and Gas. Full Article
business and finance Pure Acquisition to Merge With HighPeak Energy By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 11:34:39 GMT HighPeak will operate as an independent oil and gas company with a focus on the Midland Basin. Full Article
business and finance Equinor Completes Lundin Divestiture By www.rigzone.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 11:42:12 GMT This photo shows a view of the Johan Sverdrup field offshore Norway. Photo by Ole Jørgen Bratland. PHOTO SOURCE: Equinor Full Article
business and finance 2.4 billion-year-old fungus could rewrite our evolutionary heritage By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Apr 2017 02:52:17 +0000 The find is roughly 2 billion years older than any other known fungus fossil. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
business and finance History's most powerful shark was killed off by a global extinction event By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:09:20 +0000 The demise of megalodon coincided with the loss of a third of the largest marine animal species, scientists say. Full Article Climate & Weather
business and finance Underwater forest is an ancient 'fairy world' found just off the Alabama coast By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 04:54:49 +0000 The 50,000-year-old, perfectly preserved forest is showcased like never before in a newly released documentary. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
business and finance Frozen remains of missing couple emerge from Swiss glacier By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 15:58:15 +0000 Frozen remains found in Swiss glacier of couple who disappeared 75 years ago while hiking in the Alps. Full Article Arts & Culture
business and finance Humans may have settled in Australia 80,000 years ago, way earlier than previously thought By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 07:32:26 +0000 Archaeologists have uncovered new evidence that could push the date of human habitation in Australia back possibly as far as 80,000 years ago. Full Article Arts & Culture
business and finance 9-year-old literally trips over huge fossil By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 17:45:30 +0000 While hiking in New Mexico's Las Cruces desert, Jude Sparks tripped over a stegomastodon skull. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
business and finance This is what the first flower to ever evolve looked like By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 22:03:39 +0000 Researchers trace back the origin of all flowering plants to a single ancestor using a sophisticated data crunch. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
business and finance How did dinosaurs end up with beaks instead of teeth? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 23:23:06 +0000 Scientists have uncovered the mystery of beak evolution. Full Article Animals
business and finance New prehistoric monster was a seafaring crocodilian By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 23:47:39 +0000 Ancient marine reptile sheds light on the origins of the distant relatives of modern crocodiles. Full Article Animals
business and finance We have way more Neanderthal genes than scientists previously thought By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sat, 07 Oct 2017 02:19:18 +0000 Neanderthals might be extinct, but their genes still live on inside of us. Full Article Research & Innovations
business and finance Why some people love animals and others, not so much By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 10:57:34 +0000 Loving animals may have been passed down genetically from ancestors who appreciated their services. Full Article Pets
business and finance Rare metal from the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs can cure cancer, says professor By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Nov 2017 20:29:52 +0000 New research seems to demonstrate that iridium, a rare metal found in meteorites, can kill cancer cells. Full Article Fitness & Well-Being
business and finance Huge cache of rare pterosaur eggs found, some containing embryo remains By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Dec 2017 20:33:10 +0000 The discovery of rare pterosaur eggs is being heralded as one of the most extraordinary discoveries in paleontology. Full Article Animals
business and finance 7 less-famous natural history museums worth a visit By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:05:26 +0000 Learn about the natural world past and present at these outstanding museums Full Article Arts & Culture
business and finance Oldest fossils ever found confirmed to be 3.5 billion years old By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 20:20:14 +0000 The finding indicates that life on Earth began much earlier than previously thought. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
business and finance Geologists find that a remote region of Australia was once connected to Canada By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 18:58:52 +0000 Surprising evidence linking Australia and Canada reminds us that our planet is a dynamic place. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
business and finance Ancient slab of dinosaur tracks discovered behind NASA Space Flight Center By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Feb 2018 20:53:10 +0000 The 100-million-year-old sandstone slab of 70 mammal and dinosaur tracks from the Cretaceous period is one of the rarest ever discovered. Full Article Animals
business and finance Tree rings reveal our past — and our future By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 19:00:01 +0000 It's called dendrochronology, the study of data culled from the growth patterns of trees. And it can tell us a lot. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
business and finance Does the world's 'loneliest' tree mark the start of a new epoch? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 16:54:12 +0000 A Sitka spruce on Campbell Island may be the 'golden spike' that denotes the controversial beginning of the Anthropocene epoch. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
business and finance Does ancient cave art provide the clues to early human language? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 13:26:24 +0000 A paper hypothesizes that some of our language skills evolved out of specific cave art features. Full Article Arts & Culture
business and finance Ancient fossils found on lands once part of Bears Ears National Monument By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 16:44:47 +0000 Triassic fossils found on lands that were previously part of Bears Ears National Monument could fall under 'multiple-use' management. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
business and finance Divers unearth 7,000-year-old Native American burial site off Florida coast By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Mar 2018 15:14:04 +0000 The archaeological site is located a mere 900 feet off Manasota Key in Florida. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
business and finance 'Apple detectives' rediscover 5 lost types By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Mar 2018 14:47:03 +0000 Hard-working 'apple detectives' in Washington and Idaho rediscovered 5 types of apples thought to be extinct. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
business and finance Rare mammal that's still alive today once walked with dinosaurs By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 02:02:07 +0000 New genetic evidence shows that Solenodons survived the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. Full Article Animals