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DUG East
HART ENERGY CONNECT: Marcellus, Utica Takeaway Capacity, EQT Update
Ahead of Hart Energy’s DUG East conference and exhibition this week in Pittsburgh, we highlighted happenings in the region.
Public Capital
Occidental-Anadarko Petroleum Merger’s Impact On Permian Players
Wall Street has been slashing their valuations of top Permian Basin operators despite the region’s attractiveness. Could the blockbuster Occidental-Anadarko deal change that?
Public Capital
On The Money: Finding Your Footing In Energy Earnings Season
It’s sometimes hard to know exactly what drives an energy company’s stock price, even if you’re a CEO who knows which levers logically should deliver stock price performance.
Rig Counts
Hart Energy's Unconventional Activity Tracker
Hart Energy's exclusive rig counts measure drilling intensity. They exclude units classified as rigging up or rigging down, and also exclude rigs drilling injection wells, disposal wells or geothermal wells. They are designed to offer the most accurate picture of what is actually occurring in the field.
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Exploration & Production
Righting The Ship In Southeast Asia
As IOCs exit the area, regional operators look to stem the tide of declining production.
Sponsored Content
IndustryVoice: Providing Innovative Injection Well Solutions
WSP has provided a wide range of specialty well services to support injection, storage, geothermal energy and in-situ mining activities to numerous clients, including many Fortune 500 clients.
Pipelines
Pipeline Construction Projects: In Constant Demand
Increasing unconventional-play takeaway capacity continues, as moving gas deeper into the U.S. Northeast and both oil and gas to foreign markets via the Gulf Coast are a work in progress.
Exploration & Production
Standing Tall, Growing Higher
New pipelines in 2018 added much-needed takeaway capacity for the Appalachian Basin shale gas, ensuring continued growth in the region.
People
On The Move: New Hires, Appointments, Promotions
The latest new hires, appointments and promotions as well as new company office and facility locations and major mergers and acquisitions.
Highlights
Best Of This Week's Drilling Activity Highlights
In case you missed it, here's a look this week's drilling activity highlights around the world. Details on current and past activity available every day in Hart Energy's database. (Week ending June 7, 2019)
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HART ENERGY CONNECT: Marcellus, Utica Takeaway Capacity, EQT Update
Ahead of Hart Energy’s DUG East conference and exhibition this week in Pittsburgh, we highlighted happenings in the region.
Trending Stories
Markets
What's Affecting Oil Prices This Week (June 17, 2019)?
Brent fell $0.19/bbl last week to average $61.57/bbl but with significant intra-week volatility.
Saudi Energy Minister Hopes To Balance Oil Market Before Next Year
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Saturday that he hopes oil producers will be able to balance the oil market before next year.
Canadian Oil Output Growth Forecast Halved To 1.4% Annually
Canada holds the world's third-largest crude reserves but its energy industry has struggled to recover from the 2014/15 global oil price crash.
Business
On The Money: Finding Your Footing In Energy Earnings Season
It’s sometimes hard to know exactly what drives an energy company’s stock price, even if you’re a CEO who knows which levers logically should deliver stock price performance.
Aker Solutions Appoints Ole Martin Grimsrud As CFO
Ole Martin Grimsrud has been appointed CFO of Aker Solutions, effective August 1, 2019. He replaces Svein Oskar Stoknes, who is taking over as CFO of Aker ASA on the same day.
Shell To Invest Up To $2.4 Billion In Mexican Deepwater Oil Projects
Mexico's oil regulator on June 13 approved exploration plans for four deepwater areas operated by Royal Dutch Shell , after it gave the green light to five others earlier this week, committing the oil major to invest at least $791 million.
Development Banks' Climate Funding At All-Time High In 2018
The bulk of the banks' climate financing last year was aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and slowing global warming, with over $30 billion invested.
Technology
Rival Pressure Pumpers Keane, C&J Energy To Combine In All-Stock Merger
The merger of Keane Group with C&J Energy Services is expected to create the third largest pressure pumper in the U.S., behind only Halliburton and Schlumberger.
CNOOC International Extends Maersk Jackup Charter
The option has an expected duration of approximately 100 days, which means the Mærsk Innovator is now firmly contracted until February 2020.
CGG Wins Johan Sverdrup Project Contract From Equinor
Subsurface Imaging, part of CGG’s Geoscience division, has been awarded a contract by Equinor on June 11 for the processing of seismic data from the Johan Sverdrup Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) system in the North Sea.
SAExploration Completes Company’s Largest Shallow-water Project
SAExploration Holdings Inc. has successfully completed the largest shallow water ocean-bottom marine project in the company’s history.
Exploration & Production
Hart Energy's Unconventional Activity Tracker
Hart Energy's exclusive rig counts measure drilling intensity. They exclude units classified as rigging up or rigging down, and also exclude rigs drilling injection wells, disposal wells or geothermal wells. They are designed to offer the most accurate picture of what is actually occurring in the field.
UPDATED: OPEC Nears Deal To Keep Production Curbs In Place: UAE Energy Minister
OPEC is close to reaching an agreement on extending production cuts, the energy minister of the United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday.
Shell To Invest At Least $397 Million In Mexican Deepwater Oil Projects
If the drilling proves successful, the investment could grow to some $1.3 billion, according to Mexico's National Hydrocarbons Commission.
SM Energy Works To Prove Up Permian Basin, Austin Chalk Inventory
Oil companies like SM Energy are being challenged to exercise financial discipline and make shareholder returns a priority while managing growth.
Transactions
Occidental-Anadarko Petroleum Merger’s Impact On Permian Players
Wall Street has been slashing their valuations of top Permian Basin operators despite the region’s attractiveness. Could the blockbuster Occidental-Anadarko deal change that?
Marketed: Permian Basin Minerals, Royalties Across West Texas
OneMap Mineral Partners retained RedOaks Energy Advisors for the sale of its mineral and royalty interests located in the Permian Basin through an offering closing July 12.
Marketed: Public Gas Partners Permian Nonop Leasehold, Minerals
Public Gas Partners retained Meagher Energy Advisors for the sale of nonoperated leasehold and minerals in the Permian's central and Midland basins with bids due July 18.
Mexico’s Oil Regulator Cancels October Auctions To Pick Pemex Partners
Mexico's oil regulator announced on June 13 the cancellation of auctions set for October to pick joint-venture partners for national oil company Pemex in seven onshore areas.
Policy & Regulations
Canada Set To Approve Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion: Sources
Canada looks set to approve the hotly debated plan to expand an oil pipeline this week, people familiar with the process told Reuters.
US Allows Iraq To Import Iranian Energy For Three More Months: Iraqi Officials
The United States has allowed Iraq to import Iranian gas for its power grid for another three months by extending a waiver to U.S. sanctions for Baghdad, two government sources said on Saturday.
US Green Groups Ramp Up Legal Attacks On Federal Oil Leases
The so-called ‘keep it in the ground’ movement has a new strategy--burying the administration in formal written protests and lawsuits challenging nearly every oil and gas lease it plans on public land.
US Safety Board Urges New Rules For Worker Protections In Drilling Operations
An investigation into an explosion at an Oklahoma natural gas drilling rig that killed five workers last year faulted inadequate training and equipment and called for new regulations, the U.S. safety regulator
Midstream
Would Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Create Opportunities For US LNG Exporters?
The booming US LNG industry are increasingly seeking other markets as a second wave of LNG project construction begins.
Howard Energy Partners Completes Significant Expansion At Port Arthur Terminal Facility
Howard Energy Partners (HEP) on June 13 announced that it has completed the expansions of its bulk liquid terminal facilities in Port Arthur and Corpus Christi, Texas.
Strait Of Hormuz And The Risk Of Uncontrolled Escalation
Two oil tankers were attacked and left adrift on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman, just south of the entrance to the strait, stoking fears of a new confrontation between Iran and the United States.
Solving The Predicament Of Water-Handling Pipelines
Pipe maker responds to the midstream’s need for specialized water disposal products.
