Strategy

French supermajor Total SE aims to transform itself over the next decade by building its reach in the “two fastest growing energy markets,” liquefied natural gas (LNG) and electricity, the CEO said. In presenting the Paris-based operator’s long-range strategy on Wednesday, CEO Patrick Pouyanné said the thrust is similar to other European-based majors. The outlook…

With a long-term strategy less tied to commodity prices than global energy demand, ExxonMobil is keying its 2020 plans to a string of opportunities in the Permian Basin, deepwater Guyana discoveries and two big natural gas export projects overseas.

Houston-based super independent ConocoPhillips has set a 10-year strategy in motion to create value for shareholders over volumes, with the majority of its capital spend to be directed to North America’s onshore, the management team said Tuesday.

All 13 provincial and territorial premiers agreed Friday on a Canadian energy strategy that keeps oil, natural gas and electricity development and exports high on the national economic agenda.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this fall will release a strategy to deal with methane emissions from natural gas and oil pipelines and wells that may include both regulatory approaches and recommended voluntary steps,according to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.

Five years ago utility National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. put in place a long-term strategy to supply Pennsylvania and New York natural gas utility customers with gas from long-haul pipelines from the Gulf Coast. The Marcellus Shale has since sent that strategy out the window.

Five years ago utility National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. put in place a long-term strategy to supply Pennsylvania and New York natural gas utility customers with gas from long-haul pipelines from the Gulf Coast. The Marcellus Shale has since sent that strategy out the window.

India’s Reliance Industries Ltd. has made multiple bets on U.S. shale gas and they’re paying off, the company said when it released its fiscal first quarter 2014 results last Friday, which included an 84% hike in U.S. shale-derived revenue from a year ago.

Natural gas is a critical part of Colorado’s “all of the above” energy strategy, and it is encouraging its increased development, including the use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), in a safe and responsible way that can be managed between government and industry, said Gov. John Hickenlooper as part of a Western Governors’ Association (WGA) three-part energy report.