Production

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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 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 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 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
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.
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August 01, 2023
Texas production, which accounts for about 40% of the nation’s crude oil output, climbed to 5.49 MMbpd in the period, the highest in monthly government data going back to 1981.
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July 31, 2023
“The future is bright,” Hamm, 77, said during an interview with Bloomberg News this month in his Oklahoma City office. “I look at it as an industry that is exciting, a lot of adventure, has a lot of potential for making great wealth.”
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July 28, 2023
Exxon produced about 620,000 bpd in the second quarter from the world’s largest shale basin, which straddles Texas and New Mexico, while Chevron’s output increased to 772,000 bbl, the companies said Friday. Together, the companies’ Permian production now makes up nearly a quarter of the basin’s total.
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July 27, 2023
The Z18 well - in the Carboniferous formation - is expected to increase Neptune’s production from the Adorf license by about 1,900 boed to around 8,200 boed.
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July 24, 2023
(WO) — The EPA and Department of Energy said that the U.S. government would allocate up to $700 million in financing to track and lower methane emissions from the oil and gas industry, with grants to states accounting for half of the total.
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July 24, 2023
Chevron Corp.’s board is waiving the mandatory retirement age for CEO Mike Wirth, giving the company more time to find a successor as it notches record production from the world’s most prolific shale basin.
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July 24, 2023
(WO) — Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (COPL) and its affiliates have signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) for a joint venture to develop its Cole Creek project in Converse and Natrona Counties, Wyoming, the company announced on Monday.
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July 17, 2023
The company received a grade A under the MiQ methane emissions standard and a grade A- from Equitable Origin's EO100 Standard for Responsible Energy Development, which focuses on environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.
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July 11, 2023
In early April 2023, a significant well control issue arose in which hydrocarbons flowed from the well in an uncontrolled manner.  Currently,t he State 36-2 well remains static and under control, and Zephyr is in the process of pulling the production tubing out of the hole, as some joints were compressed/compromised or stuck due to the high pressures experienced during the well control incident and subsequent well control efforts.
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