Oil and Gas Industry

Diamondback Nears Permian Deal to Buy Shale Producer Double Eagle

Diamondback, the largest independent oil and gas producer in the Permian Basin, plans to formally announce the deal for Double Eagle as early as Tuesday morning, said the people, who asked to not be identified because the details are private. The transaction could be valued at more than $5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing unnamed sources.

Commonwealth LNG Gets Initial Approval for Non-FTA Export

“With these decisions in hand, subject to a FERC Final Order, which we expect in July 2025, and DOE final authorization, Commonwealth anticipates reaching a final investment decision in September 2025, with first LNG production expected in Q1 [first quarter] 2029”, Commonwealth chief executive Farhad Ahrabi said in an online statement issued by the company.

Egypt, Cyprus Sign Deals to Export Cronos, Aphrodite Gas

Under the deals, production from the Cronos gas field, off Cyprus’s southwest coast, and Aphrodite, located to the southeast, will be transported to Egyptian liquefaction facilities at Idku and Damietta before being exported as liquefied natural gas. The signing of the memorandum of understanding was overseen by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides at a gas conference in Cairo.

EU Commission Warns a Host of Member States on Adoption of Energy Rules

The Commission urged Bulgaria, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Slovakia, and Sweden to transpose EU rules accelerating permitting procedures for renewable energy projects. The rules, in Directive (EU) 2023/2413, amend the Renewable Energy Directive (Directive (EU) 2018/2001), providing new rules to simplify and shorten permitting procedures for renewable energy projects and infrastructure projects necessary to integrate additional capacity into the electricity system.