September 18, 2017

  Multi-stage fracs could make Alaska formations economic From the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman ANCHORAGE — Defying lackluster crude oil prices, ConocoPhillips is planning an aggressive North Slope exploration program this winter. “We are currently considering up to a five-well winter exploratory drilling program in 2018, four wells in the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska and one well on State of Alaska acreage,

From Triangle Business Journal The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality wants more information from Duke Energy and Dominion Energy before approving the 600-mile natural gas pipeline they’re pushing to build across the state. In a four-page letter dated Thursday, NCDEQ requested additional information regarding the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s potential impact on the state’s water resources. Initially, the department had a Sept. 18 deadline to

From Midland Reporter-Telegram IADC workshop drills down into how best to develop shale energy With about 40 percent of the nation’s drilling rigs deployed in the Permian Basin, the International Association of Drilling Contractors gathered in Midland on Wednesday to discuss the best ways to keep them operating and developing the area’s shale riches. In the first of what is

From NewsOK Oklahoma City oilman Jack Rawdon had many options when his company sold and he was looking for new work. The former vice president of Oklahoma City-based RKI Exploration & Production LLC had spent his career in the oil and natural gas industry and was confident he could run his own firm. The timing, however, was not great. RKI