Appalachia
Highlights , Shale Plays
Best of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Sept. 11, 2020)
A Marcellus Shale discovery by Southwestern Energy in West Virginia’s Ohio County plus Occidental Petroleum completes Wolfcamp producers in the Purple Sage Field top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Public Capital , Exploration & Production , Shale Plays
Shale Producer EQT Cuts Natural Gas Production in September
The production curtailment was smaller than EQT's last reduction of about 1.4 Bcfe/d of gross production on May 16 as demand destruction from the coronavirus cut prices for the fuel to a near 25-year low.
Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures
Japan’s Sumitomo Sells Stake in Marcellus Shale Gas Project
Japanese trading house Sumitomo bought a 30% stake in the project in 2010 from Rex Energy Corp., which went bankrupt in 2018. The project is now 70% owned and operated by PennEnergy Resources.
Rig Counts , Unconventional , Shale Plays
Hart Energy Unconventional Activity Tracker (Week of Sept. 7, 2020)
Though the oil and gas industry has not recovered since the end of the second quarter, the Permian Basin remains the most active region.
Unconventional , Top IP Wells
Top 12 IP Wells in Utica Shale
August 2020: Utica Shale Discovery by Ascent Resources: 40.92 MMcf/d.
Unconventional , Top IP Wells , Shale Plays
Updated: Top 12 IP Wells in the Marcellus Shale
August 2020: Three High-volume Marcellus Completions in Susquehanna County, Pa.
Exploration & Production , Policy & Regulations , Shale Plays , Technology
US Presidential Hopeful Biden Says He Would Not Ban Fracking
"I am not banning fracking. Let me say that again. I am not banning fracking, no matter how many times Donald Trump lies about me," Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said during a speech in western Pennsylvania on Aug. 31.
Rig Counts , Unconventional , Shale Plays
Hart Energy Unconventional Activity Tracker (Week of Aug. 31, 2020)
U.S. energy firms kept the number of oil and gas rigs operating unchanged this week with some analysts expecting producers to have shut rigs ahead of Hurricane Laura.
Highlights , Shale Plays
Best of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Aug. 28, 2020)
ConocoPhillips Alaska wildcat hits hydrocarbons plus high-volume Marcellus Shale completions by Chesapeake Energy in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna County top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Public Capital , Exploration & Production , Health, Safety & Environment , Emissions , Shale Plays
Shale Producer Range Resources Sets 2025 Net-zero Emissions Target
U.S. shale producer Range Resources said it already ranks as a leader in emissions reductions among its peers, citing third-party data.