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August 18, 2023
The number of oil rigs operating in the U.S. dropped by five in the past week to 520, the lowest since March 2022 and about 14% below this time last year, according to data released Friday by Baker Hughes Co.
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August 17, 2023
DNO restarted production at Tawke last month, and production is averaging about 40,000 bpd, according to a company statement. DNO said it had restarted the field to conduct well integrity tests and maintained output due to strong local demand.
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August 16, 2023
This modular multi-pad infill drill program stems from a comprehensive geological, seismic, and reservoir management delineation designed to optimize recovery with optimum wells in a cost-effective manner while also aligning with planned enhanced and improved recovery techniques.
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August 16, 2023
The firm’s conclusion that there won’t be a surge of American oil production comes after the amount of crude extracted from U.S. shale wells doubled in the past decade.
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August 15, 2023
Over the next five years, Hess expects this fully electric Bakken drilling fleet will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its Bakken drilling operations by approximately 50% and energy costs by approximately 70%.
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August 15, 2023
The explosion occurred at the Talinskoye oil field near Nyagan town in Khanty-Mansiysk region, the Moscow-based Izvestia newspaper reported, citing an unidentified source.
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August 15, 2023
The drop is led by the Permian basin in West Texas and New Mexico, where output will fall for a third month to 5.8 MMbpd, its lowest level since February.
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August 14, 2023
Pioneer Energy, Inc. have completed a successful field trial of their new Emission Control Treater (ECT) technology. The pilot demonstrated nearly complete elimination of well pad emissions with autonomous and reliable operations, and an 11.3% increase in crude yield.
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August 14, 2023
Chesapeake has agreed to sell approximately 42,000 net acres and approximately 540 wells in the condensate rich portion of its Eagle Ford asset located in Dimmit and Webb counties, along with related property, plant and equipment.
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August 14, 2023
Whatever broader policy mix is implemented, the next government will continue to back production in shale patch Vaca Muerta. That was the unanimous opinion of top drillers state-run YPF SA and Pampa Energia SA, and TGS SA, which conditions and transports shale gas, on earnings calls last week.
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August 10, 2023
The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 772 original drilling permits in July 2023. The total includes 681 to drill new oil or gas wells, 6 to re-enter plugged wellbores and 73 for re-completions of existing wellbores.
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August 09, 2023
Absolute emissions remained flat at 81 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, while total oil sands production rose by more than 50,000 bpd to 3.1 MMbpd, S&P said.
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August 07, 2023
The assets acquired include 275,000 net acres in the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) basin adjacent to Chevron’s existing operations, which add more than 1 Bboe proved reserves, and 25,000 net acres in the Permian basin that are held by production.
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August 07, 2023
Hydrocarbon resources in the Remanso area are estimated at 0.7 Tcfg and 52 MMbbl of liquids.
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August 04, 2023
Canadian Natural will raise output from its Primrose site by 25,000 bpd in the current quarter and boost production at its Kirby oil-sands operation by 15,000 bpd in the fourth quarter, the company said Thursday.
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August 03, 2023
During the extended Initial Phase, Maha intends to implement activities necessary to support any decision regarding Block 70’s declaration of commerciality, such as preparing a detailed plan for enhanced oil recovery, such as steam, waterflooding or other production enhancement methods.
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August 03, 2023
Trio Petroleum Corp. announced that the first test interval that is being production-tested at the HV-1 discovery well of the South Salinas Project has tested at rates up to approximately 125 bopd with associated natural gas and water.
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August 03, 2023
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., Occidental Petroleum Corp. and Diamondback Energy Inc. all raised production guidance in recent days largely due to wells pumping more oil than they expected. Chevron Corp. and Ovintiv Inc. also posted improved well results as productivity emerged as a top focus for shale executives, analysts and investors during second-quarter earning calls.
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August 02, 2023
Exxon is involved in six areas of Argentina’s heralded Vaca Muerta — Spanish for Dead Cow — formation in Patagonia. The company’s plans to ramp up development of its flagship site, called Bajo del Choique-La Invernada, never really took off. Today, oil and gas production across all of its shale patches in the region is the equivalent of just 15,000 bpd.
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August 01, 2023
The SS1H well, which will include a horizontal section of approximately 1,000 m, will target the Amungee Member B-shale at an estimated target depth of 3,200 m (approximately 700 m deeper than the Amungee NW-2H (“A2H”) well in EP 98).
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August 01, 2023
Alberta’s total oil output dropped 21% to 2.71 MMbpd, the lowest since June 2016, when oil-sands producers were recovering from wildfires that shut about 1 MMbpd of capacity.
