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Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc.: Big Leases in the Permian; Diversification Across Southern U.S. Plays

Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc.: Big Leases in the Permian; Diversification Across Southern U.S. Plays

Founded in Oklahoma City in 1926, Panhandle Oil and Gas (ticker: PHX) boasts a foundation of 255,000 net acres of perpetually owned mineral rights spread primarily over Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Panhandle is in the position of holding large tracts …

Martinez v. COGCC Decision Could Upend Colorado Oil & Gas Permitting

Martinez v. COGCC Decision Could Upend Colorado Oil & Gas Permitting

Direction of state’s oil and gas regulator awaits high court review of Martinez decision

Martinez v. COGCC Decision Could Upend Colorado Oil & Gas Permitting

In May, the Colorado Attorney General petitioned the Colorado Supreme Court to review the appellate court’s ruling in the case of Martinez v. Colorado Oil and …

EnerCom: Registration is Open for The Oil & Gas Conference® in Denver August 13-17, 2017

EnerCom: Registration is Open for The Oil & Gas Conference® in Denver August 13-17, 2017

New for 2017: EnerCom’s Oilfield Tech & Innovation Day – Aug. 17, 2017

EnerCom, Inc. will host The Oil & Gas Conference® 22 August 13-17, 2017, in Denver at the Westin Denver Downtown. Investment and oil and gas professionals can …

Petrus: Building Ferrier–Dropping OPEX, Debt

Petrus: Building Ferrier–Dropping OPEX, Debt

Petrus Resources (ticker: PRQ), based in Calgary, Alberta, is active in three primary areas: the Ferrier area of Alberta—which draws from the Cardium formation, Central Alberta, and the foothills regions of the Rocky Mountains.

The company has focused on developing …

WPX and Howard Energy Create Delaware Midstream JV

WPX and Howard Energy Create Delaware Midstream JV

Venture develops WPX’s Stateline properites

WPX Energy (ticker: WPX) announced today the formation of a joint venture with Howard Energy Partners to develop midstream capacity in the Delaware basin.

This venture will support WPX’s operations in the Stateline area, on …

Nationwide Effective Rig Count Approaches 2,000

Nationwide Effective Rig Count Approaches 2,000

Current rigs generating 3x more production than Jan 2014 rigs

EnerCom released its monthly EnerCom Effective Rig Count today.

The Effective Rig Count reports an equivalent of 1,939 rigs active in the U.S. in May, up from 1,854 last month. …

Basic Energy Services: Higher Activity, Higher Prices Point to Growth in 2017

Basic Energy Services: Higher Activity, Higher Prices Point to Growth in 2017

In response to cycles in the industry, Basic Energy Services (ticker: BAS) has a formula that is proving out. With a presence in most major U.S. oil producing regions, Basic has built its business on well services during every stage …

Goodrich Petroleum Corporation: Growing Core Haynesville with High Proppant Completions

Goodrich Petroleum Corporation: Growing Core Haynesville with High Proppant Completions

With assets in the Haynesville Shale—in Texas and Louisiana, Tuscaloosa Marine Shale, and Eagle Ford Shale, Goodrich Petroleum (ticker: GDP) has established a strong portfolio in shale-specific plays.

Core Haynesville

Goodrich’s Haynesville Shale makes up the core of its operations, …

Tellurian is sharply cutting the equity buy-in for potential partners in a bid to make its business model to finance construction of its proposed Driftwood LNG export terminal more attractive.

New Jobs in Energy: Technology, Innovation and Big Data

The changing face of energy: new jobs in the broad energy sector

Powering the industrial base, fueling all modes of transportation including the nation’s food distribution system, and setting the table for national economic growth—filling jobs in the energy industry …

Bellatrix Exploration: Stability in the Spirit River

Bellatrix Exploration: Stability in the Spirit River

Bellatrix Exploration LTD (ticker: BXE) is a leader in liquids-rich gas production in Canada. Its core operations are in West Central Alberta, in the Spirit River formation.

Bellatrix’s Spirit River assets—which total approximately 92,160 acres—are divided between the Ferrier, Willesden …

Gastar Exploration, Development in the STACK

Gastar Exploration, Development in the STACK

Oklahoma-centered Gastar Exploration Inc. (ticker: GST) has built its production portfolio primarily in the STACK play, where it holds 62,600 of its 89,600 net acres, spread across 5 core-zones. The company averaged approximately 5,700 BOEPD during Q1, 2017.

Gastar’s STACK

Saudi Arabia Cutting Exports to Asia by 300 MBOPD

Saudi Arabia will be shipping less crude to Asia in June as it prepares for stronger local demand

Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, will reduce the number of barrels it sends to Asian markets in July by about …

Energy XXI: Recompleting in the Gulf, Building for the Future

Energy XXI: Recompleting in the Gulf, Building for the Future

Since the finalization of its restructuring on December 30th, 2016, Energy XXI Gulf Coast (ticker: EXXI) has begun taking steps to bring additional production online and optimize existing production.

EXXI in the GOM

Energy XXI itself is focused …

Rigs Add 11, Rally Continues for 21st Week

Rigs Add 11, Rally Continues for 21st Week

Highest rig count since April 2015

U.S. rigs, driven by shale activity, continued their relentless climb this week, according to Baker Hughes’ Weekly Rig Count.

The total number of rigs active in the U.S. increased by 11, bringing the U.S. …

ExxonMobil Responds to NY Attorney General’s Allegations

ExxonMobil Responds to NY Attorney General’s Allegations

ExxonMobil Corp. lambasted New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman after he made what Exxon calls, “inflammatory, reckless, and false allegations,” regarding the manner in which the company evaluates the impact of global warming on its assets and operations.

The NY …

UT Researchers Use Nanoparticles to Separate Oil from Water

UT Researchers Use Nanoparticles to Separate Oil from Water

Process works in seconds

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin believe they have found a fast method for separating mixed oil and water using nanoparticles.

Most commonly-used methods for separating produced oil and water successfully recover about 95% …

Encana Sells Piceance Basin Assets for $735 Million

Encana Sells Piceance Basin Assets for $735 Million

Divestiture allows Denver-based Caerus to grow its Piceance footprint

Encana announced the sale of its Piceance basin assets today, in a deal with private operator Caerus Oil and Gas.

In total, Caerus will pay Encana $735 million in cash for …

Revision of NAFTA Could Have Big Impact on Energy Industry

Revision of NAFTA Could Have Big Impact on Energy Industry

Senate weighs in

On June 8th, 2017, a bipartisan team of United States Senators Cornyn, Cruz, Hoeven, Moran, Heitkamp, Daines, Inhofe, and Murkowski sent a letter to the United States Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, urging him to consider …

Advantage Oil and Gas: Spurring New Production in the Montney

Advantage Oil and Gas: Spurring New Production in the Montney

Canada based Advantage Oil and Gas (ticker: AAV) is focused primarily on its Montney natural gas assets in Glacier, Alberta.

The Montney assets produce approximately 235 Mscf/day, and Advantage’s 2P reserves were increased to 2.2 Tcfe as of December 31…

The Pound Falls as U.K. Conservatives Lose Majority; Brexit Questions Arise

The Pound Falls as U.K. Conservatives Lose Majority; Brexit Questions Arise

PM Theresa May’s snap election backfires in the U.K., weakening the pound; dollar strengthens; oil drops

A snap election in the U.K resulted in a hung parliament, weakening the governing Conservative’s position ahead of Brexit. Conservatives won 318 seats with …

Razor Energy: Bringing an Aggressive Mindset to Acquired Assets

Razor Energy: Bringing an Aggressive Mindset to Acquired Assets

Canadian junior Razor Energy, (ticker: RZE) began operation on January 31, 2017 after combining with Vector Resources. After the amalgamation with Vector, Razor Energy completed the acquisition of the Swan Hills asset for $17.1 million.

The Swan Hills asset itself …

Dana Gas Iraq Operations

Iraq on a Tear to Triple its Refining Capacity, Keep Up with Its Growing Production

Iraq is planning to triple its refining capacity as the third-largest oil exporter increases crude oil production, Bloomberg reported, based on an interview with an official in the country.

Iraq’s current production is 4.5 MMBOPD, way beyond in-country refining capacity

Vermilion Energy: Global Diversification Fueling 65 MBOEPD of Production

Vermilion Energy: Global Diversification Fueling 65 MBOEPD of Production

Global oil and gas operator Vermilion Energy (tickers: VET) holds producing acreage worldwide. The company’s assets are spread across three main regions: North America, Europe, and Australia. Its oil and gas assets are located in 10 countries.

Vermilion’s focus on …

USGS Well Study: Unconventional Oil & Gas Development Having Little or No Effect on Drinking Water Quality

USGS Well Study: Unconventional Oil & Gas Development Having Little or No Effect on Drinking Water Quality

USGS examines water wells in Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Fayetteville aquifers

The USGS published a study last week investigating the effects of oil and gas production on drinking water quality.

The study examined a total of 116 water wells in Texas, …

Petroleum Industry Contributes $148 Billion to California’s Economy

Petroleum Industry Contributes $148 Billion to California’s Economy

Petroleum industry’s total economic value for California—larger than 15 U.S. state economies

A new economic study released today by The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) details the oil and gas industry’s sizable economic and fiscal impacts on California’s …

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NuVista Energy: Building Wapiti Montney Production, Capacity

NuVista Energy: Building Wapiti Montney Production, Capacity

Focused on condensate-rich gas plays in Alberta and British Columbia, NuVista Energy Ltd (ticker: NVA) has been and continues to develop strong assets within the Montney gas play.

The majority of NuVista’s activity is centered in the Wapiti Montney—where it …

Despite Oil Downturn U.S. Ranks No. 1

Despite Oil Downturn U.S. Ranks No. 1

Decreasing production in 2016 not enough to dethrone U.S. oil and gas industry

Despite the lowest commodity prices in 13 years, U.S. oil and gas production in 2016 continued to outpace all other nations, according to a note from the …

Source: XOM

Surprise Inventory Build Rattles Crude Prices

3.1 MMBBL draw was expected, but a 3.3 MMBBL build happened

An unexpected crude oil inventory build sent crude prices reeling today, after several weeks of inventory draws seemed to signal the long-awaited market rebalancing.

The EIA today reported …

Bill Barrett Corporation: Lower Debt, Longer Laterals

Bill Barrett Corporation: Lower Debt, Longer Laterals

Bill Barrett Corporation (ticker: BBG) has built a core position in the Northeast Wattenberg field in Colorado’s Denver-Julesberg (DJ) Basin, where it holds 71,900 net acres. The company also has producing acreage within the Uinta Basin in Utah, numbering approximately …

Exempted Nigeria Returns 20% of OPEC’s Cuts to Market

Exempted Nigeria Returns 20% of OPEC’s Cuts to Market

Shell lifts force majeure on Forcados oil in Nigeria

Royal Dutch Shell (ticker: RDSA) lifted force majeure on exports of Nigeria’s Forcados oil grade, returning about 250 MBOPD to world markets, according to shipment data obtained by Bloomberg. Europe’s …