United States
Midstream
Carlyle Group Quits $1 billion US Oil Export Project
Carlyle Group said on Friday it had dropped out as a stakeholder in Lone Star Ports LLC, which proposed a $1 billion crude oil export terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas.
Policy & Regulations
Trump Says He Will Nominate Deputy To Be New Energy Secretary
President Donald Trump said on Oct. 18 he would nominate Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, a former vice president of Ford Motor Co and Louisiana state energy regulator, to head the department.
Highlights
Best Of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Oct. 18, 2019)
First horizontal completion in Crossroad Fields plus BP's results from Carthage Field-Haynesville Shale Well.
Unconventional , Shale Plays , Technology
Imaging Technology Opens Window To Subsurface
U.S. shale players have turned to technology to improve their ability to accurately see beneath the surface.
Rig Counts
US Oil Rig Count Inches Up By One
Companies added one oil rig in the week to Oct. 18, bringing the total count to 713, Baker Hughes said in its weekly report.
Lease Sales
Marketed: Edgewater Royalty Oklahoma, Texas Assets
Edgewater Royalty retained EnergyNet for the sale of a 63 well package located across Oklahoma and Texas through auction closing Oct. 29.
Business , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Gathering & Processing
Power Utility DTE Energy Agrees To $2.7 Billion Haynesville Midstream Deal
The acquisition of Haynesville gas gathering assets from Momentum Midstream and Indigo Natural Resources “checks all of our boxes,” DTE Energy CEO says.
Infrastructure , Pipelines
Williams Receives FERC Approval For Southeastern Trail Expansion Project
The Southeastern Trail expansion project will consist of about 7.7 miles of 42-inch pipeline looping facilities in Virginia.
Natural Gas , Pipelines
US Natgas Winter Futures Rise After Kinder Delays Permian Pipe
U.S. natural gas futures for the winter of 2020-2021 gained the most of any contracts after Kinder Morgan delayed the projected in-service date for its $2 billion Permian Highway gas pipeline.
People , Midstream
Western Midstream Introduce New Officers
Michael Pearl succeeds Jaime R. Casas who has transitioned to vice president and Treasurer of Occidental Petroleum.