Chevron Corp. expects to close on a $5 billion deal to acquire Noble Energy, Inc. by the end of this year. In the largest oil and gas deal since the coronavirus pandemic hit in March and the oil price crashed below zero in April, Chevron officials announced Monday the company has entered into a definitive agreement with Noble to acquire …

With expansion of the terminal at the Lea County Regional Airport already begun, Assistant County Manager Corey Needham wants to again double the passenger holding area. At an estimated cost of more than $1.6 million and with funding already available, Lea County Commissioners gave their collective nod of approval after Needham explained the wisdom of making that change now, rather …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Carnival Cruise Line plans to swap ships between Galveston and New Orleans to increase both ports’ capacity for short-term cruises starting in 2019. The Miami-based company says the 3,646-passenger Carnival Dream will move from New Orleans to Galveston, increasing the Texas port’s capacity for 4- and 5-day cruises by 22 percent. At the same time, the …