Houston Chronicle The U.S. Gulf of Mexico is expected to set another oil production record in 2020 with most of the growth coming from deep water projects, according to a new study. Average production next year is expected to exceed 1.9 million barrels a day, according to the Norwegian-based energy research and consulting firm Rystad Energy. Oil production in the
From THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HOBBS, N.M.—Two New Mexico counties remain among the top oil-producing counties in the U.S., according to new federal numbers. Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that Lea County was the No. 2 oil-producing county in January behind North Dakota’s McKenzie County, The Hobbs News-Sun reported. Lea County produced 14.6 million barrels of oil in January while McKenzie
Weld County economy depends heavily on oil and gas production The Board of Weld County Commissioners, representing the working people who live in the epicenter of Colorado’s most prolific oil-producing region, posted a message to their constituents in response to Governor Polis’s signing of Senate Bill 19-181 into law. [contextly_sidebar id=”YXY7l5GDv4nXgdHMp6GyUPQqrL1WFvhf”] SB 19-181 is the law that makes vast changes the
From Bloomberg The Republic of Congo expects to raise oil production by as much 65 percent this year as two new projects come on stream, Hydrocarbons Minister Jean-Marc Thystere-Tchicaya said. Congo joined OPEC last week and plans to open up its oil industry, which the government says is dominated by Total SA and Eni SpA, to new investors. Sub-Saharan Africa’s
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is populated with smart people who track the comings and goings of all the factors affecting the energy industry, not just in Texas but globally. Dallas Fed SVP and Research Advisor Mine Yücel discussed oil prices and global supply conditions and economic effects of price shocks in a presentation at the EnerCom Dallas investment
Oil production rose in 2016, 2017, expected to rise in 2018 Most attention in the U.S. oil and gas industry has focused on unconventionals with the Permian basin being the hottest of the hot shale plays based on operator activity, industry employment and deal flow. However a mere 3,814 miles and 63 hours away by car, lies a conventional oil
“It will get to a point where it’s actually artificial intelligence that’s drilling our wells for us, with us observing” – Tim Dove, CEO, Pioneer Natural Resources There are a lot of smart E&P companies rambling around West Texas, the place that has dominated the energy spotlight for the past year or two. Ask anybody who’s been looking at shale:
Pioneer expects to place ~260 horizontal wells on production in 2017 Pioneer produced 234 MBOEPD in 2016, up 15% from prior year One of the best years in Pioneer’s 20-year history: Dove Exported 525,000 barrels of Permian basin oil in Q4 2016 Looks to ship two 525,000 barrel cargoes to Asia in Q1 2017: $2.5 billion D&C CapEx targets 18
Global crude inventories will decrease build rate through 2018, EIA predicts In its recently released Short Term Energy Outlook, the EIA outlined its predictions for global production and consumption through 2018. An increase in production and seasonal drop in consumption is expected to push an increase in global crude inventories of 2.0 million BPD in the fourth quarter of 2016,
Manitok Energy Inc. (Ticker: MEI) announced initial production test results from the second horizontal well of its Q4 drilling program. The 13-33-022-25W4 horizontal well, in which Manitok has 100% working interest, in Carseland, targeted the Lithic Glauconitic (“LG”) zone and was completed with a multi-stage fracture stimulation. In the last 24 hours of the production test, and after flowing back
Permian still on the rise The Permian basin now holds nearly as many active oil rigs as the rest of the United States combined, including both onshore and offshore rigs, according to the EIA. The agency projects that crude oil production from the Permian will increase for a third consecutive month in its upcoming reporting period. Last Friday’s rig count release from
Middle East Oil will account for Most of the World’s Demand Growth IEA Believes An updated analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) has determined that the current oil price environment has boosted the share of oil produced in the Middle East. At 31 million barrels per day, the region now accounts for 35% of global oil supplies, the highest
