Hydraulic Fracturing
News
July 06, 2022
Frac sand, which gets blasted through shale rocks to unlock oil and natural gas, is averaging $55 a ton, up from $22 at the end of 2021. Demand is climbing as oil explorers turn the taps back on after Covid-driven cutbacks.
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June 27, 2022
Energy Workforce & Technology Council's CEO said the EPA’s regulatory notice that it is considering designating parts of the Permian Basin as non-attainment zones which could trigger mandatory regulatory actions by the state of Texas would be detrimental to energy security.
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June 24, 2022
The Biden administration is considering triggering tougher anti-smog requirements that could curb drilling across parts of the Permian Basin, the world’s biggest oil field that straddles Texas and New Mexico.
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June 23, 2022
In an effort that has been underway for several years and is now set against a backdrop of triple-digit oil prices, oil and gas companies are continuing attempts to devise new methods of increasing production from existing unconventional wells.
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June 17, 2022
Targa Resources Corp. has agreed to buy Permian natural gas processor Lucid Energy Delaware LLC from Riverstone Holdings LLC and Goldman Sachs Asset Management for $3.55 billion in cash.
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June 14, 2022
Billionaire Harold Hamm may trigger a bidding war for Continental Resources Inc. with his $4.3 billion takeover offer for the shale powerhouse he founded.
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June 10, 2022
Sabinal Energy, an oil producer backed by Kayne Anderson, is divvying up roughly 132,000 net acres in the Permian Basin for a sale of the company that could fetch more than $1 billion.
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May 25, 2022
Even with crude above $100 a barrel, producers in the Permian and other U.S. shale basins are riding the brakes.
News
May 10, 2022
The number of original drilling permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas in April 2022 rose 29% to 946, compared to the year-ago figure of 732.
Webcast
Transform Your Frac Fluid Delivery System: Case Study on Significantly Increasing Effective Pumping Time per Day
June 09, 2022
Schlumberger
By introducing the ValveCommander automated control and advisory platform to zipper frac operations in the Bakken Shale in North Dakota, Enerplus Corporation increased effective pumping time per day by 20% across 42 wells. Not only does the ValveCommander platform from Cameron, a Schlumberger company, advance the efficiency of multiwell fracturing, but it also enhances numerous aspects of operational safety and sustainability. Join Terry Eichinger Vice-President, Drilling, Completions & Operations Support for Enerplus, and Joshua Frank, US Land Surface Productions Systems Business Manager for Schlumberger, as they take you through this real-life success story.
News
May 05, 2022
Inflation in the oil sector is worsening and industry executives see no reason to expect cost pressures on everything from steel pipe to frac sand to ease any time soon.
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May 03, 2022
Shale drillers Diamondback Energy, Devon Energy and Coterra Energy are boosting dividends while keeping oil output flat despite pleas from President Joe Biden to increase supplies and help take some the edge off of inflation.
News
April 29, 2022
After driving up prices for everything from steel pipes to frac sand to labor, inflation has finally ensnared the centerpiece of oilfield equipment: the drilling rig.
News
April 29, 2022
The reimagined, field proven Simplified Frac Iron System transforms the typically disjointed process inherent with conventional ground iron.
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April 28, 2022
B3 Insight announced the launch of a complete produced water dataset that covers all of North Dakota including the extensive Bakken Shale Play.
News
April 28, 2022
Continental Resources Inc., Hess Corp. and Matador Resources Co. signaled plans to raise production from U.S. shale basins, a potential harbinger of things to come as Big Oil prepares to report results later this week.
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April 25, 2022
Halliburton, which controls more fracing capacity than any other company, predicted North American explorers will boost spending by 35% this year, up from a pre-war forecast of 25%.
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April 21, 2022
Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. posted its best quarterly sales since going public more than four years ago as the global energy crisis spurs a boom in demand for fracing.
Webcast
Megatrends in Alternative Power to Drilling & Fracking
May 12, 2022
Aggreko
When it comes to Oil & Gas Drilling & Fracking operations, no two are alike —and where every dollar counts— you don't want just a rental company. Learn how having a power engineering partner that can design alternative power for your projects can save you both time and money through the well's life cycle. During the webcast, we will be taking a deep dive into new technologies and products.
News
April 19, 2022
Halliburton Co. said North American oil and natural gas drillers will lift spending by 35% this year, an increase from the biggest fracer’s pre-Russian war forecast.
News
April 19, 2022
Shale explorers in the Permian Basin chewed further into their supply of ready-made wells for a 20th straight month, leaving the smallest inventory of low-cost wells in the biggest U.S. oil field in more than half a decade.
