Bill Holland

Antitrust concerns did little to derail the speeding train of consolidation in the US oil and gas industry over the past year, and experts do not expect any sharp changes in antitrust enforcement after the presidential election, no matter the winner. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience.

The fossil fuel sector is on track to miss 2050 net-zero targets by a wide margin, according to an analysis of data from S&P Global's Sustainable1 unit. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. The S&P Global Trucost Paris Alignment data indicates the 30 largest oil and gas companies in Europe and North America collectively have an emissions trajectory consistent with a 5-degree C rise in global temperatures by 2100.

Make Decisions With Conviction For full access to real-time updates, breaking news, analysis, pricing and data visualization subscribe today. Natural Gas | Upstream Highlights Production cuts started in first quarter Producers build well inventory Most US shale drillers' second-quarter results included reports that they curtailed production efforts at least slightly to save money in the face of $2/MMBtu natural gas prices. While financial analysts applauded the move, investors kept their distance.