US upstream news

Transocean Ltd. has announced a 365 day contract for the Deepwater Atlas with bp in the US Gulf of Mexico.

Chevron has announced the relocation of the company’s headquarters from San Ramon, California, to Houston, Texas, and senior leadership changes.

Diamond Offshore Drilling hasannounced that it has entered into a contract with BOE Exploration & Production LLC for the Ocean BlackRhino for work in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Zephyr Energy has announced the commencement of the well production test on the State 36-2R LNW-CC well at the Company's flagship project in the Paradox Basin, Utah.

Pytheas Energy has announced the addition of three producing oil and gas properties to its growing portfolio, the Andrews Crane Asset, the Bakken Asset, and the Minerva-Rockdale Asset.

Matador Resources has announced that a wholly-owned subsidiary of Matador has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a subsidiary of Ameredev II Parent, including certain oil and natural gas producing properties and undeveloped acreage located in Lea County, New Mexico and Loving and Winkler Counties, Texas.

Zephyr Energy has provided an update on drilling operations on the State 36-2R LNW-CC well at the Company's flagship project in the Paradox Basin, Utah, U.S.

88 Energy has announced further successful flow test results from the Company’s Hickory-1 discovery well, located in Project Phoenix on the North Slope of Alaska.

The United States produced more crude oil than any nation at any time, according to the International Energy Statistics, for the past six years in a row.

Diamondback Energy, and Endeavor Energy Resources has announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Diamondback and Endeavor will merge in a transaction valued at approximately US$26 billion.