POLICY AND PERSPECTIVES, CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT
Marathon Oil Corporation | January 10, 2023
Marathon Oil Corporation announced the completion of its acquisition of Ensign Natural Resources' Eagle Ford assets for a total cash consideration of $3.0 billion. The acquisition was announced earlier, on November 2, 2022.
Lee Tillman, Chairman, President, and CEO, said, "We are pleased to announce the close of our acquisition of Ensign's high-quality assets in the core of the Eagle Ford Shale." He further added, "This acquisition satisfies every element of our disciplined acquisition criteria. It's immediately accretive to our key financial metrics; it will drive higher shareholder distributions consistent with our operating cash flow-driven Return of Capital framework, it’s accretive to our inventory life with attractive locations that immediately compete for capital, and it offers truly compelling industrial logic given our existing Eagle Ford footprint and our track record of execution excellence in the play."
(Source – Cision PR Newswire)
The acquired assets from Ensign Natural Resources (99% operated, 97% working interest) spread across Bee, Live Oak, Karnes, and Dewitt Counties spanning the condensate, dry and wet gas phase windows of the Eagle Ford. Marathon Oil estimates that it can provide maintenance-level production of 67,000 net BOEPD (22,000 net BOPD of oil) from the acquired asset with around about one rig and around 35 to 40 wells to sales each year.
The company's asset value is based on this maintenance-level program and does not account for synergy credits or upside redevelopment opportunities. Acquired tangible assets are eligible for full expensing for income tax optimization purposes, including potential AMT deferral.
About Marathon Oil Corporation
Houston, Texas-based Marathon Oil Corporation, is an independent natural gas and oil exploration and production (E&P) firm. It focuses on four of the most competitive resource plays in the United States—the Eagle Ford in Texas, the STACK and SCOOP in Oklahoma, the Bakken in North Dakota, and the Permian in New Mexico—and is supported by a globally integrated gas business in Equatorial Guinea.
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CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT
Danimer Scientific | March 09, 2023
Danimer Scientific, Inc. commends the City of Jacksonville for its newly launched pilot program offering organic recycling solutions to restaurants in the Riverside and Avondale areas. Sunshine Organics and Compost, also known as Compost Jax, is partnering with the city to execute the six-month program.
After receiving training on proper diversion procedures, restaurants will have their food waste collected and delivered to the Sunshine Organics and Compost facility by the city every week for six months as part of the program launched on March 1. The accumulated food residues will be transformed into nutrient-rich compost that can be used to replenish soils and support the growth of more food.
Most of Northeast Florida's food waste is in landfills, making up a considerable portion of solid waste. As organic waste decomposes in landfills, it produces hazardous methane that can contribute to climate change. Industrial composting, on the other hand, provides an eco-friendly way to treat organic waste, such as food waste, yard waste, and other organic matter, potentially lengthening the lifespan of landfills by years.
Sunshine Organics and Compost is authorized to process food and yard waste and can accept certified industrially compostable products, including Danimer Scientific's Nodax® PHA. This makes it different from other composting operations in the Jacksonville region. The Nodax® PHA created by Danimer Scientific is appropriate for food packaging applications because it has FDA approval for food contact and can decompose without generating any pollution.
About Danimer Scientific
Danimer Scientific is a biopolymer manufacturer that creates sustainable and eco-friendly materials. The company uses natural resources like canola, corn, and other plant-based oils to develop compostable, biodegradable products that replace traditional plastic materials. Its products are designed to reduce waste and promote sustainability, and its technology has applications in various industries, including food packaging, textiles, and more. Danimer Scientific is headquartered in Bainbridge, Georgia, and is committed to reducing the negative impact of plastics on the environment and creating a cleaner, more sustainable future.
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CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT
Carbios | January 17, 2023
Carbios, a leading green chemistry firm, and Novozymes, a global leader in biological solutions, have recently announced an exclusive long-term global strategic partnership. This agreement ensures the long-term production and supply of Carbios' patented PET-degrading enzymes on a commercial scale for the first biological PET-recycling plant in the world, which is scheduled to begin production in 2025 in Longlaville, France, as well as Carbios' future licensee customers.
Since 2019, Carbios and Novozymes have partnered to produce enzyme-based solutions and address the sustainability challenge of plastic pollution on the environment, both in PET-recycling and PLA-biodegradation. Building on the present joint development agreement (JDA), under the new contract, the deal will see Carbios and Novozymes extend their collaborative efforts to develop, optimize, and produce enzymes that Novozymes will subsequently deliver to all licensees of Carbios' technology. In addition, the new agreement gives both parties exclusive rights in the partnership's field.
The strategic partnership assists the large-scale industrial deployment of Carbios' patented PET-recycling technology, beginning with its upcoming industrial reference unit in Longlaville, France, which will be the world's first biological PET-recycling plant. While the Building and operating permits have been filed with the local authorities, and construction will commence later this year. The plant's production is scheduled to begin in 2025, with a processing capacity of 50,000 tonnes of waste per year.
About Carbios
Established in 2011, Carbios SA is a green chemistry firm focused on discovering and developing enzymatic bioprocesses applied to plastic and textile polymers. The company develops a new generation of entirely biodegradable plastics with a controllable lifespan, as well as a technique that allows for endless biorecycling of plastic waste (PET) and a new biological pathway for the manufacturing of competitive bio-sourced polymers. By using its unique approach of merging enzymes and polymers, it wants to address changing consumer expectations and the problems of a broad ecological shift by tackling a significant challenge of our time: plastic and textile pollution.
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