Tuesday, June 3, 2025
EIA expects shale to drive record U.S. oil production in 2023- oil and gas 360

EIA expects shale to drive record U.S. oil production in 2023

World Oil (Bloomberg) –U.S. annual oil production is set to rise to a record next year as shale producers continue to boost output.   Oil supply will average 12.41 million barrels a day in 2023, according to the Energy Information Administration. That would surpass the current annual high of 12.3 million barrels a day set in 2019, the EIA said

Record operating costs are slowing the U.S. shale drilling revival- oil and gas 360

Record operating costs are slowing the U.S. shale drilling revival

World Oil HOUSTON (Bloomberg) –America’s oil producers are boosting output at a slower place as record costs hammer the shale patch, according to a survey of industry executives. Out of 47 responding companies that supply producers with everything from software to workers, just one reported lower input costs in the third quarter, according to a report released Wednesday by the

As oil-well backlog shrinks, U.S. shale may upset investors and drill more-oil and gas 360

As oil-well backlog shrinks, U.S. shale may upset investors and drill more

Reuters Publisher’s Note: Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. was a presenter at EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference, view their replay at 1:00pm MST.  U.S. energy producers have cut so deeply into a once-large reserve of oil wells waiting to be turned on they soon may have to resume drilling to keep production from sagging, executives and analysts said. This

Shale drillers leveraging $42B in new bonds to retire costlier debt- oil and gas 360

Shale drillers leveraging $42B in new bonds to retire costlier debt

World Oil HOUSTON (Bloomberg) –Shale drillers — some of them just emerging from bankruptcy — racked up a staggering $42 billion in new debt in the first half of the year. It’s not what you think. America’s oil explorers aren’t repeating the costly mistakes that landed them in hot water with investors, left them almost entirely shut out of debt

Column: Oil price spikes and permanent consumption losses- oil and gas 360

Column: Oil price spikes and permanent consumption losses

Reuters LONDON – Promises by U.S. shale producers to pursue a more restrictive approach to capital investment and production seem to have emboldened Saudi Arabia and its allies in OPEC+ to test the room for higher oil prices. If shale firms respond to higher prices and revenues by returning capital to lenders and investors, rather than increasing output, there may

U.S. shale output won't return to pre-pandemic levels: Occidental CEO

U.S. shale output won’t return to pre-pandemic levels: Occidental CEO

Reuters NEW YORK  – The oil industry is recovering from a collapse in demand triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, but U.S. shale production will not recover to levels seen before the pandemic, Occidental Petroleum Chief Executive Vicki Hollub said on Tuesday. “The recovery is looking really good to us. If you look at what’s happening in India as well as

U.S. shale ponders the unexpected: what to do with coming cash windfall?- oil and gas 360

U.S. shale ponders the unexpected: what to do with coming cash windfall?

Reuters HOUSTON – A sustained rise in global oil prices has U.S. shale producers pondering something few expected to be considering after last year’s tumble: how to allocate rising cash flows among new production, dividends and stock buybacks. U.S. shale producers will generate about $73.6 billion in cash from operations this year, up nearly a third over last year, according

U.S. crude output to decline less than previously forecast in 2021: EIA

Reuters NEW YORK – U.S. crude oil production is expected to fall by 190,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2021 to 11.1 million bpd, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Tuesday, a smaller decline than its previous forecast for a drop of 240,000 bpd. Saudi Arabia this month pledged additional, voluntary oil output cuts, sending oil prices to

OPEC crude output cuts should help U.S. shale profits in 2021- oil and gas 360

OPEC crude output cuts should help U.S. shale profits in 2021

Reuters HOUSTON – A decision by OPEC and allied countries to cut crude production through March delivered a late Christmas present for U.S. shale firms that have slashed costs, but any rise in prices spurred by the unexpected move may be just a modest stocking stuffer. U.S. crude oil production has fallen 2 million barrels per day in the last

Oil prices up 4% on supply cuts, improving demand- oil and gas 360

Oil prices up 4% on supply cuts, improving demand

Reuters LONDON – Oil prices jumped around 4% on Tuesday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) increased its oil demand forecast for 2020 and as record supply cuts provided support. Brent crude LCOc1 prices were up $1.62, or 4.08%, to $41.34 a barrel at 1347 GMT. U.S. oil CLc1 rose $1.67, or 4.5% to $38.79 a barrel. In its monthly

Column: Saudi crude oil price hike throws Asian lifeline to U.S. shale - Russell- oil and gas 360

Column: Saudi crude oil price hike throws Asian lifeline to U.S. shale – Russell

Reuters LAUNCESTON, Australia – Saudi Arabia’s decision to jack up the price of its July exports to Asia may have opened the door for U.S. crude oil producers to boost sales to the region that consumes more oil than anywhere else in the world. State-controlled producer Saudi Aramco hoisted its official selling prices (OSPs) to all regions for July-loading cargoes,

OPEC+ keen to keep U.S. shale in check as oil prices rally- oil and gas 360

OPEC+ keen to keep U.S. shale in check as oil prices rally

Reuters LONDON – When OPEC, Russia and their allies agreed in April to slash oil production, little did they expect that their initiative to prop up collapsing prices would be helped by a swift drop in U.S. output. Now that crude has rallied on the back of those cuts from below $20 a barrel to $40 or more, the group