Bakken
Unconventional , Top IP Wells , Shale Plays
Updated: Top 12 IP Wells in the Bakken
February 2020: Middle Bakken Discovery By Marathon: 9.347 MMcf Of Gas, 9.014 Mbbl Of Oil Per Day
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.
Infrastructure , Shale Plays , Midstream
US Army Corps Asks Appeals Court to Reverse DAPL Ruling
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Aug. 26 asked an appeals court to reverse a ruling which scrapped an environmental permit that allows the Dakota Access crude oil pipeline, known as DAPL, to operate on U.S. land.
Public Capital , Unconventional , Shale Plays
Equinor Halts US Shale Drilling for 2020 Amid Significant Job Cuts
Equinor plans to not drill any new unconventional wells this year in the U.S., where it has acreage in the Bakken and Marcellus shale formations, a spokesman for the Norway-based oil and gas company said.
Rig Counts , Unconventional , Shale Plays
Hart Energy Unconventional Activity Tracker (Week of Aug. 24, 2020)
Weekly oil and gas rig count in the U.S. increases for the first time since March with the Midcontinent region making the largest percentage and absolute gains.
Restructurings , Public Capital , Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures
Abraxas Petroleum to Pursue Strategic Alternatives Following Refinancing Transactions
Abraxas Petroleum also entered into an agreement with its lender Angelo Gordon that included the appointment of the firm’s head of energy, Todd Dittmann, as a director of the San Antonio-based oil and gas company.
Rig Counts , Unconventional , Shale Plays
Hart Energy Unconventional Activity Tracker (Week of Aug. 17, 2020)
The oil and gas industry appears to have found a bottom over the last month, at least temporarily, says Enverus.
People , Crude Oil , Shale Plays , Drilling , Midstream
Waterborne Crude: Setting a New Benchmark
The Harold Hamm-led American Gulfcoast Select is the first new crude benchmark since 2010, designed to more accurately price U.S. liquids being exported by tanker. Will it provide the value uplift as hoped?
Restructurings , Public Capital , People , Shale Plays
Whiting Petroleum CEO Brad Holly to Resign Following Bankruptcy
Industry veteran and former SRC Energy CEO Lynn Peterson is expected to be appointed as Whiting Petroleum’s next CEO, effective as of the completion of the company’s restructuring.
Lease Sales
On the Market Oil and Gas Quicklist (Week of Aug. 12, 2020)
Here’s a quicklist of oil and gas assets on the market including a Delaware Basin royalty package from Tumbler Energy Partners plus the associated mineral interests in the historic Hanging H Ranch located in Reeves and Loving counties, Texas.