Houston Chronicle Last month, two days before the latest government prediction that U.S. shale production would hit new heights, an oil industry conference in Houston opened with a clip of Eeyore making one of his bleak utterings: “End of the road, nothing to do and no hope of things getting better.” It made sense to kick things off with Winnie
Reuters DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia – U.S. oil output growth is expected to slow over the next five years, likely prompting oil majors to “gobble up” smaller shale oil producers, Mark Papa, shale pioneer and non-executive chairman of Schlumberger, told Reuters. U.S. output surged to nearly 13 million bpd last year, making it the world’s largest producer. The Energy Information Administration
Oil and Gas 360 According to a recent study of data from oil and gas wells in Texas, accounting heavy-weight Deloitte suggests that Eagle Ford and Permian Basin shale operators could generate capital efficiency gains of 19% and 23%, respectively, if they were to fully optimize their well designs. Source: Reuters The Deloitte study, entitled “Deciphering the performance puzzle in
Houston Chronicle Anticipated split will create two publicly traded companies. The French half of Houston and Paris oil field service company TechnipFMC has revealed its new company name months ahead of an anticipated split that will create two publicly traded companies. Created by the July 2017 merger of Paris-based Technip and Houston-based FMC Technologies, TechnipFMC announced in August that the
From Bloomberg Hildebrand gained fortune buying old, conventional oil assets, bet may be timely as investors begin to sour on shale Texas oilman Jeffery Hildebrand became a billionaire by shunning the shale revolution taking place in his home state. Now, he’s making his biggest bet yet — Alaska — just as shale producers run out of steam. Hildebrand’s Hilcorp Energy
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Paul F. Blanchard Jr. steps down as president, CEO and director of Panhandle Oil and Gas Panhandle Oil and Gas (stock ticker: PHX), a mineral and leasehold acreage-focused capital allocator, has announced that Paul F Blanchard Jr., the company’s president, chief operating officer and a member of its board of directors,
From The Houston Chronicle A natural gas well belonging to the Norwegian oil giant Equinor remains shut in following a weekend fire at one of its drilling sites in Karnes County. The fire happened at Equinor’s Neller-Runge 1-Runge 2 lease off FM 885 a few miles south of Runge around 3:45 a.m. Saturday, the Karnes County Sheriff’s Office reported. Crews
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Comstock Resources appoints Johnson & Rice alum Ronald Mills as its new VP of finance and investor relations Comstock Resources Inc. (stock ticker: CRK), an independent E&P based out of Frisco, Texas, has appointed Ronald Mills as its vice president of finance and investor relations. Mills joins the company in the
From Reuters In west Texas, the center of the U.S. oil boom, about 3,800 students at Permian High School are crammed into a campus designed for 2,500, with 20 portable buildings to help with the overflow. School officials had expected enrollment to fall after the last oil price crash, starting in 2014, but it kept rising – one sign of
From Reuters Two U.S. shale producers have challenged an energy pipeline operator’s proposed surcharge for the Trump administration’s 25% tariff on imported steel, raising the stakes for pipeline builders facing higher construction costs. The United States imposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum last year to shield U.S. producers from overseas competition. U.S. energy industry trade groups have warned the
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Commercial operations begin at the Bear Den II processing plant Crestwood Equity Partners LP (stock ticker: CEQP), a Houston-based master limited partnership, has begun commercial operations at its Bear Den II processing plant in Watford City, North Dakota. The Bear Den II facility is a 120 million cubic feet per day
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Quentin R. Hicks joins Gulfport Energy as executive vice president and CFO Gulfport Energy Corporation (stock ticker: GPOR), an independent E&P based out of Oklahoma City, has hired Quentin R. Hicks as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective August 26. Hicks is being hired to replace Keri
