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Virtual DUG Recap: How the Haynesville Will Be Won
Natural gas operators in the Haynesville Shale discuss prices, returns, LNG demand and technology during Hart Energy’s DUG Haynesville Virtual Conference.
Analysts Review US Shale Recovery, ‘New Normal’
The third-quarter uptick in activity was an industry restart, not a resumption of growth for U.S. shale, analysts say.
Oil Experts Discuss Future of US Shale
Limited growth, decline rates, consolidation, costs and ESG concerns were among the topics addressed.
PATH FORWARD: TGS CEO Kristian Johansen Discusses ESG, Service Contracts, R&D and More
The industry veteran says we shouldn’t forget the oil and gas sector’s contribution to striving toward net-zero emissions.
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Infrastructure, Construction, Pipelines
Oil and Gas Industry Stung by Biden’s Expected Blow Against KXL
Analysts wonder if the timing portends trouble for infrastructure projects by the oil and gas industry with the new administration.
January 19, 2021
Restructurings, Public Capital, Exploration & Production, Shale Plays, Gathering & Processing
NGL Energy Partners Provides Update on Extraction Bankruptcy
Extraction Oil & Gas is a customer of Grand Mesa Pipeline, a subsidiary of NGL Energy Partners that provides takeaway capacity for crude oil producers in the D-J Basin where Extraction’s operations are focused.
January 19, 2021
Lease Sales
Marketed: Unit Petroleum Operated Kansas Properties
Unit Petroleum retained BOK Financial Securities for the sale of producing operated properties and associated water and gathering lines in central Kansas.
January 19, 2021
Rig Counts, Unconventional, Shale Plays
Hart Energy Unconventional Activity Tracker (Week of Jan. 18, 2021)
The U.S. rig count rose by 10 in the last week, according to Enverus which also notes that the count is down less than 1% in the last month and down 50% year-over-year.
January 19, 2021
Public Capital, People, Exploration & Production, Shale Plays, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers
ConocoPhillips Completes Concho Acquisition; Tim Leach Joins Leadership
The Concho acquisition gives ConocoPhillips about 700,000 net acres in the Permian Basin—more than quadruple the size of its previous position in the Permian.
January 19, 2021
Infrastructure, Construction
Biden May Cancel Keystone XL Pipeline Permit as soon as First Day
President-elect Joe Biden is planning to cancel the permit for the $9 billion Keystone XL pipeline project as one of his first acts in office, and perhaps as soon as his first day, according to a source familiar with his thinking.
January 18, 2021
Public Capital, Exploration & Production, Shale Plays
SEC Launches Probe of Exxon Mobil on Permian Basin Asset Valuation
Several people involved in valuing the Exxon Permian Basin asset during an internal assessment in 2019 said employees were being forced to use unrealistic assumptions, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
January 15, 2021
Highlights, Shale Plays
Best of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Jan. 15, 2021)
New Gulf of Mexico discovery by LLOG in the Mississippi Canyon Block 503 plus several Appalachian Basin completions including three Marcellus Shale discoveries from Chesapeake Energy top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
January 15, 2021
Rig Counts, Unconventional
Chart: Midcontinent, Permian Basin Rig Count as of January 15, 2021
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas Dist. 7B, 7C, 8, 8A, 9, 10
January 15, 2021
Rig Counts, Unconventional
Chart: Eastern Rig Count as of January 15, 2021
Alabama. Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia
January 15, 2021