Monday, July 13, 2026

One Fifth of U.S. Frac Fleets Are Idled, Liberty Estimates

Revenue falls 15% sequentially By Richard Rostad, analyst, Oil & Gas 360 Liberty Oilfield Services (ticker: LBRT) announced fourth quarter results today, showing $34 million in net income, or $0.27 per share. Liberty reported $473 million in revenue in Q4, down 15% sequentially but up 5% year-over-year. The company generated just under $13 million in adjusted EIBTDA per active frac

Anadarko Says Full Speed Ahead

Not changing November’s 2019 spending guidance: $4.5 billion with 70 percent going to shale By Richard Rostad, analyst, Oil & Gas 360 Anadarko Petroleum (ticker: APC) announced fourth quarter results today, showing net income of $102 million, or $0.21 per share. Anadarko produced 701 MBOEPD in Q4 2018, up from 637 MBOEPD in Q4 2017. Yearly production was down slightly,

Fracing in England

Tests at Cuadrilla’s British Shale Site Show Substantial Gas Flows

From Reuters Tests of the first shale well at Cuadrilla’s site in northwest England show a rich reservoir of high quality and recoverable gas, the British firm said on Wednesday, adding that rules that have constrained its testing work should be eased. Cuadrilla is using a technique called hydraulic fracturing that involves injecting water and chemicals at high pressure to

A Bashneft rail car

Suncor Expects Alberta Oil Cuts to End Early as Rail Shipments Slow

From Reuters Suncor Energy Inc, one of Canada’s biggest oil producers, expects the province of Alberta to end mandatory production curtailments ahead of schedule as they have caused a price boost that makes rail shipments uneconomic, Chief Executive Officer Steve Williams said on Wednesday. Such unintended consequences are happening faster than the Alberta government likely expected, and it should now

Gazprom

Gazprom Seeks Bigger Gas Market Share in Europe After Bumper Exports

From Reuters Russia’s Gazprom is looking to gain an even larger gas market share in Europe following record-high 2018 exports, expecting a decline in Europe’s gas output combined with rising demand, a senior manager at the company said. Last year it sold more than 200 billion cubic meters of gas to Europe, including Turkey, while its gas market share in

Texas-Size Glut of Frack Sand Means 19% Drop in Prices

From Bloomberg Just a year after rushing into America’s busiest oil field with new mines, frack-sand producers may have overdone it. West Texas sand used in the hydraulic fracturing process will drop 19 percent this year to about $30 a ton compared to 2018, according to industry consultant Rystad Energy AS. Sand pricing is a key financial input for oil explorers because fracking is

Help for the Permian’s Water Situation: Blackstone Launches Waterfield with $500 Million Commitment

Another full-cycle provider of water management services–including water gathering, treatment, recycling and disposal–is moving from idea toward reality in the Permian Basin. Waterfield is the name of Blackstone’s (NYSE:BX) newly launched water midstream platform in the Permian Basin. The venture is backed by a $500-million equity commitment to pursue greenfield development and acquisitions of water-related infrastructure by funds of Blackstone Energy