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Oil Prices Recover After a Million-Barrel Comment Spooked Oil Markets Friday

Oil Prices Recover After a Million-Barrel Comment Spooked Oil Markets Friday

OPEC and Russia looking hard at ending cuts, but maybe not till after end of the year

Reacting to comments from the Saudi oil minister, crude oil prices fell more than $5 per barrel between Friday and Tuesday. Brent crude …

What’s Worth More to the State of Texas—Land or Oil?

Junior Canadian Texas and New Mexico Producer Goes Public

Permex Petroleum Corporation (ticker: OIL) has completed its initial public offering of 8,135,500 common shares at a price of $0.50 per share for proceeds of $4,067,750.

The shares were listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) on May 15, 2018 …

Shale Drillers Look Beyond Texas as Prices Rise

Shale Drillers Look Beyond Texas as Prices Rise

From The Wall Street Journal

Shale drillers are ramping up production in the U.S. as oil prices rise, moving beyond the West Texas oil field that became the country’s drilling center.

From Oklahoma to North Dakota, companies are increasing investment …

May 14, 2018 - 9:30 am Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News
Courtesy of Chesapeake

Chesapeake “Reinvents the Utica”

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (ticker: CHK) reported net income available to common stockholders of $268 million, or $0.29 per share for Q1 of 2018. Chesapeake’s average daily production for the first quarter of 2018 was approximately 554,000 BOE, compared to approximately …

Pennsylvania NatGas Production Second Only to Texas

Pennsylvania NatGas Production Second Only to Texas

Pennsylvania natural gas production has been on an upward curve since 2009.

According to the EIA, Pennsylvania averaged a record 15 Bcf/d in 2017. Producers have the Appalachian Basin to thank – Pennsylvania accounted for 19% of total U.S. marketed …

Round 3.1 Overview Map

16 Contracts Awarded to 12 Bidders in Mexico’s Shallow Water Auction Round 3.1

Results of Mexico’s Shallow Water Auction – Round 3.1

18 bidders participated in the event

16 contracts were tendered to 12 bidders

On Tuesday, the opening of bids and awarding of exploration and hydrocarbons production contracts for the First Tender …

Eclipse Resources Chairman and CEO Ben Hulburt

Eclipse Resources Utica Well Goes to 30,000 Feet TD with a 19.3K Horizontal

Super laterals made the difference: Eclipse had eight of Q4 2017’s top ten producing wells in Ohio – Hulburt

Eclipse Resources Corporation (ticker: ECR) successfully drilled its longest Utica Dry Gas well to date. The Wiley D 8H had a …

Muhammad bin Salman, Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
Photo Credit: The Economist

As Saudi Prince Visits U.S., Shale Transforms Oil Relationship

From Bloomberg

From Franklin Roosevelt to George W. Bush, American presidents saw oil as the cornerstone of the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the U.S. — a steady supply from the Middle East’s largest exporter was considered crucial to the …

March 19, 2018 - 9:52 am Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News
Oil’s Boom & Bust Cycle May Be Over – Here’s Why

Oil’s Boom & Bust Cycle May Be Over – Here’s Why

From Harvard Business Review

In November, United States’ crude oil production exceeded 10 million barrels per day for the first time since 1970, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Analysts have predicted that U.S. could become the world’s …

Comstock Resources’ Haynesville Shale Drilling Program Expands 2017 Gas Production by 90%

Comstock Resources’ Haynesville Shale Drilling Program Expands 2017 Gas Production by 90%

Haynesville producer Comstock Resources, Inc. (ticker: CRK) produced 22 Bcf of natural gas and 214,000 barrels, or 23.5 Bcfe in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Natural gas production averaged 241 MMcf/d, reflecting growth of 90% from pro forma natural gas …

Hi-Crush Sells 8.93 Million Tons of Frac Sand in 2017

Hi-Crush Sells 8.93 Million Tons of Frac Sand in 2017

Hi-Crush Partners LP (ticker: HCLP) reported its Q4 and full year 2017 results. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2017 totaled $216.5 million on sales of 2,985,115 tons of frac sand. This compares to $167.6 million of revenues on sales …

Antero Resources: Longer, Faster Marcellus Laterals

Antero Resources: Longer, Faster Marcellus Laterals

Antero spent $1.28 billion on drilling and completions in 2017, producing an average of 2,253 MMcfe/d

Antero Resources

Full-year and Q4 2017 spending

Antero Resources (ticker: AR) spent $1.282 billion on drilling and completions in 2017. The company invested $204 million for …

XTO Energy Sells Fort Worth Petroleum Building

XTO Energy Sells Fort Worth Petroleum Building

From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Fits XTO’s announced move to Houston

Sundance Square, among downtown Fort Worth’s largest property owners, has added the Petroleum Building to its portfolio following the recent purchase of the building from XTO Energy.

XTO Energy, …

January 30, 2018 - 6:50 am Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News
SilverBow Resources Releases 2018 CapEx and Guidance

SilverBow Resources Releases 2018 CapEx and Guidance

SilverBow Resources, Inc. (ticker: SBOW) recently announced its 2018 capital program of $245-$265 million. For 2018, SilverBow said that total company production is projected to average 175-195 MMcfe/d, an increase of approximately 25-40% from 2017 levels. This projection has been …

OPEC’s Cheer Over 2018 Oil Rally Tinged by Shale Worries

OPEC’s Cheer Over 2018 Oil Rally Tinged by Shale Worries

From Reuters

Oil’s price rally this year to its highest since May 2015 may seem a source of glee for OPEC, but some in the producer group fear the gains could prompt shale companies to crank open their spigots and …

January 10, 2018 - 3:23 pm Closing Bell Story‎, OPEC
Eclipse Resources Partners with Sequel Energy in SE Ohio

Eclipse Resources Partners with Sequel Energy in SE Ohio

Eclipse Resources Corporation (ticker: ECR) announced today that it has, through certain subsidiaries, entered into definitive agreements with Sequel Energy Group LLC (an affiliate of GSO Capital Partners LP) on December 22, 2017 to establish the previously announced drilling joint …

Saudi Arabia Searching for U.S. Shale-Oil Deal: Sources

Saudi Arabia Searching for U.S. Shale-Oil Deal: Sources

From Dow Jones/Fox Business

Saudi Arabia is hunting for an energy deal in American shale country.

Saudi Arabian Oil Co., known as Aramco, has had initial conversations about either taking a stake in Tellurian Inc., a Houston-based liquefied-natural-gas developer, or …

December 21, 2017 - 9:52 am Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News
Oil Prices in 2018 Will Depend on U.S. Shale Output

Oil Prices in 2018 Will Depend on U.S. Shale Output

From Bloomberg

Brent to average $60, WTI seen at about $55 in 2018: survey; shale growth seen as wild card where analysts’ outlooks differ

Crude oil production out of the U.S. is expected to hit record levels next year, …

December 20, 2017 - 1:20 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Commodity Pricing, Energy News
The Crucial Importance of Water Handling in Oilfield Operations – An Oil & Gas 360® Special Report

The Crucial Importance of Water Handling in Oilfield Operations – An Oil & Gas 360® Special Report

Water is not a traded commodity in the U.S., like iron ore, copper or coal, but it has become a critical factor to the companies that produce oil and gas from North America’s shale basins 

One of the biggest environmental …

Reduced Risk of Shale Lured Energy Capital Onshore, but Which Delivers the Better Reward—Onshore or Offshore?

Reduced Risk of Shale Lured Energy Capital Onshore, but Which Delivers the Better Reward—Onshore or Offshore?

EnerCom analysts take a look

Advancements in unconventional drilling have fundamentally changed the types of oil and gas projects that attract capital.

When hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling unlocked vast hydrocarbon resources onshore in the U.S. shale basins about a …

New White House Immediately Launches Energy Plan Embracing Shale

New White House Immediately Launches Energy Plan Embracing Shale

The White House says it is focused on lifting climate-driven restrictions, developing $50 trillion in oil and gas, opening up federal lands and developing clean coal

President Trump wasted no time moving forward his energy intentions.

After being sworn in …

Shale Drilling has Contributed $64 Billion in Economic Benefits Nationwide – University of Chicago

Shale Drilling has Contributed $64 Billion in Economic Benefits Nationwide – University of Chicago

Nationwide study finds that, on average, economic pros outweigh the cons in hydraulic fracturing

A study published by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) this month found that, on average, the benefits experienced by communities from …

U.S. Shale will Drive 30% Oilservice Spending Rebound in 2017: BI

U.S. Shale will Drive 30% Oilservice Spending Rebound in 2017: BI

Quick Take: 2017 Oilfield Service and Drilling Outlook from Bloomberg Intelligence

Bloomberg Intelligence (BI) analysts Andrew Cosgrove and William Foiles presented a briefing today on the outlook for U.S. oil services and drilling. Bottom line: U.S. shale developers will lead …

Who are the Winners? Shale, Shale, and Shale

Who are the Winners? Shale, Shale, and Shale

Shale will be needed to fill in the gaps for future demand

Oil likely will not be able to sustain a price over $70 per barrel for some time, but that does not mean that the end is near for …

Royal Bank of Canada Sees Two-Tier Oil Price Recovery

Royal Bank of Canada Sees Two-Tier Oil Price Recovery

Barriers remain, but oil above $50 in Q4 2016 likely: RBC

Crude oil prices are up today despite news over the weekend that no deal regarding the crude oil production freeze between OPEC and non-OPEC producers could be reached. …

Wells Drilled Since 2014 Accounted for 48% of U.S. Production in 2015

Wells Drilled Since 2014 Accounted for 48% of U.S. Production in 2015

Production from new wells makes up nearly half of all production, up from 22% in 2007

Production from new wells, or those drilled since the start of 2014, made up 48% of total U.S. crude oil production in 2015. New …

Is the Shale Boom Finally Taking a Breather?

Is the Shale Boom Finally Taking a Breather?

Heavy hitting U.S. shale producers lower production guidance 10% or more for ‘16

U.S. shale producers are beginning to announce production cuts as the global glut is keeping prices lower for longer. There is a marked difference as companies begin …

Whiting Petroleum’s Deep Look at the Bakken-Three Forks Oil Play

Whiting Petroleum’s Deep Look at the Bakken-Three Forks Oil Play

“Whiting’s Wildcatters: Micro Scale, Macro Vision” – An Oil & Gas 360® Exclusive Video Report

Whiting Petroleum Corporation’s (ticker: WLL) geoscience team has taken a macro-approach by taking a microscopic view of the way oil flows through the rocks in …

February 25, 2016 - 4:28 pm Exploration and Production (E&P), Videos
The Shale Revolution Continues: BP

The Shale Revolution Continues: BP

Technological innovation to drive U.S. shale oil output to nearly 8 MMBOPD by 2035

While the U.S. shale industry is currently taking a beating along with most other crude oil producers around the globe, BP’s (ticker: BP, BP.com) 2016

Source: Sweetcrudereport.com

Oil: The 30-Year Anniversary of the 1986 Collapse

The 1980s: a rough decade for cars, rock music and oil

The 1980s were a mixed up decade. Killer British-driven rock music and groundbreaking R&B artists were giving ground to wimpy, fake artists like Milli Vanilli. The era of …