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Rig Counts
US Drillers Add Gas Rigs, Hold Oil Rigs Steady This Week
The combined oil and gas rig count rose two to 432 in the week to April 9, its highest since April 2020, Baker Hughes said in its weekly report.
Highlights, Shale Plays
Best of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (April 9, 2021)
EOG Resources Austin Chalk wells, Diamondback and Centennial completions in the Permian’s Delaware Basin plus more drilling planned by Shell at its Blacktip prospect in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico top this week’s oil and gas drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Pipelines
US LNG Exports Set to Fall to Six-Week Low on Corpus Christi Maintenance
Analysts said it was normal for LNG plants and gas pipelines supplying them to shut for maintenance in the spring when demand is low.
Public Capital, People, Shale Plays
Antero Resources Co-founder Glen Warren to Retire
Glen Warren, who currently serves as president and CFO of Antero Resources and president of Antero Midstream, co-founded the Appalachia shale producer in 2002 alongside CEO Paul Rady.
Rig Counts, Unconventional
Chart: Eastern Rig Count as of April 9, 2021
Alabama. Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia
Rig Counts, Unconventional
Chart: Gulf Coast Rig Count as of April 9, 2021
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas RRC Dist. 1, 2, 3, 4., 5, 6, inland, offshore
Rig Counts, Unconventional
Chart: Western Rig Count as of April 9, 2021
California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
Rig Counts, Unconventional
Chart: Midcontinent, Permian Basin Rig Count as of April 9, 2021
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas Dist. 7B, 7C, 8, 8A, 9, 10
Public Capital, Exploration & Production, Shale Plays
Laterals, Exports, Price Among Keys to Haynesville Shale Success
Goodrich Petroleum COO shares insight on its operations in the gassy Haynesville Shale as forecasts show natural gas prices and LNG exports rising.
Infrastructure, Shale Plays, Pipelines
Fate of Dakota Access Pipeline to be Decided at Court Hearing
The market has been increasingly worried about a possible shutdown of the Dakota Access pipeline, which ships up to 570,000 barrels of North Dakota's crude oil production to the U.S. Midwest and Gulf Coast.