Bakken
Unconventional , Natural Gas , Crude Oil , Shale Plays
US Shale Oil, Natgas Production Growth To Hit Slowest In A Year
U.S. oil production from seven major shale formations is expected to rise about 22,000 barrels per day next month, which would be the smallest monthly increase since shale output declined in February 2019.
Public Capital
Bakken Nonop Northern Oil And Gas Continues Debt Reduction
Within the past week, Northern Oil and Gas, an E&P with a nonop position in the core of the Williston Basin Bakken and Three Forks play, has agreed to repurchase and retire $66.8 million of its 2023 notes
Highlights
Best Of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Jan. 17, 2020)
Continental Resources’ Middle Bakken discovery, extended-lateral Haynesville Shale producers and a Wolfcamp well tested by EOG top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Exploration & Production , Shale Plays , Drilling , Digital Oilfield
Shale Solutions: Driving Drilling Performance To Lower Operating Costs
New-generation downhole motor delivers increased horsepower, torque and durability to drill the curve and lateral in one run and drill extended-lateral sections.
Rig Counts , Unconventional
Chart: Western Rig Count As of January 17, 2020
California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
Public Capital
Bakken Nonop Northern Oil And Gas Buys Back Debt
Northern Oil and Gas, an E&P with a nonop position in the core of the Williston Basin Bakken and Three Forks play, said the agreement was with an institutional holder of its 2023 notes.
Public Capital , People , Exploration & Production , Shale Plays
Enerplus Taps Wade Hutchings From Devon Energy For COO Role
Wade Hutchings’ appointment as COO is in conjunction with the retirement of Ray Daniels, who has had a decades-long career in energy including 12 years at Enerplus.
Shale Plays , Drilling
STEP Energy Services Completes Inaugural Coiled Tubing Job In North Dakota
STEP Energy Services (STEP) performed its first coiled tubing job in North Dakota earlier this month for an independent oil producer in the area, the company said on Jan. 16.
Lease Sales
On The Market Oil And Gas Quicklist (Week Of Jan. 15, 2020)
Here’s a quicklist of oil and gas assets on the market including Corterra Energy Arkoma Basin properties and Echo Investment Partners foreclosure process.
Trends
Energy A&D Transactions From The Week Of Jan. 15, 2020
Here’s a snapshot of energy deals from the past week including Kimbell’s acquisition of NGP-backed Springbok plus the closing of Parsley’s multibillion-dollar merger with Jagged Peak.