Shale
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January 08, 2026
Vickery Energy has closed the acquisition of Tribune Resources’ Appalachian Basin natural gas assets, adding 38,000 net acres and more than 200 MMcfe/d of production across West Virginia.
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January 06, 2026
Halliburton has launched the Hypersteer MX matrix-body directional drill bit, addressing erosion and abrasion challenges in high-flow shale wells to enable longer runs and reduced well construction time.
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January 05, 2026
Continental Resources has signed an agreement with Pan American Energy to acquire non-operated interests in four blocks in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale. The deal expands Continental’s footprint in the Neuquén basin as the company builds a long-term international unconventional portfolio.
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January 02, 2026
Wallstreet Sand Co. has brought dry frac sand operations online at its Kermit, Texas facility, expanding in-basin proppant supply to support Permian basin completion activity and logistics efficiency.
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December 17, 2025
Vista Energy is seeking shareholder approval to pursue new acquisitions in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale, potentially funded through an equity issuance.
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December 15, 2025
Buccaneer Energy is moving ahead with a new waterflood program at its Fouke area assets in Texas, aiming to double or triple recoverable volumes. The plan includes converting two wells for injection, reinstating production at Turner #1, and advancing development work over the next six months.
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December 08, 2025
Northern Oil and Gas and Infinity Natural Resources will jointly acquire premium Utica shale upstream and midstream assets for $1.2 billion, expanding NOG’s natural gas portfolio with long-life inventory, strong margins, and integrated infrastructure.
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November 2025
A modular containment system helps operators maintain production during return-to-pad drilling campaigns.
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December 03, 2025
Aramco has started gas production from the first phase of its Jafurah shale project, delivering 450 MMcfd as the company targets 2 Bcfd and major unconventional growth.
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December 02, 2025
Halliburton has appointed veteran oil and gas executive Timothy A. Leach to its board of directors, effective Dec. 2, 2025, adding one of the U.S. shale sector’s most recognizable leaders to the company’s governance team. Leach will stand for election at Halliburton’s 2026 annual shareholders meeting.
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December 01, 2025
Argentina has reached its first long-term LNG sales agreement, marking a pivotal moment for Vaca Muerta’s gas ambitions. A producer consortium led by Pan American Energy will supply up to 2 MMtpa to Germany’s SEFE beginning in 2027.
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November 26, 2025
Carlyle Group’s Jeff Currie says the massive surge in AI-related capital spending mirrors the shale industry’s pre-crash “growth at all costs” era, warning that Big Tech’s datacenter and chip investment boom is following the same debt-heavy playbook that once wiped out trillions in oil and gas equity.
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November 17, 2025
Canada’s oil sands are seeing renewed growth as U.S. shale output plateaus, with production hitting record highs following the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Improved heavy-oil pricing and rising U.S. investor interest are driving a resurgence among major oil sands producers through 2030.
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November 12, 2025
Vista Energy plans to nearly double shale output in Argentina by 2030 as President Javier Milei advances sweeping reforms to boost investment and competitiveness in the Vaca Muerta basin. CEO Miguel Galuccio said tax and labor changes could unlock major gains for Argentina’s growing shale sector.
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November 07, 2025
Mach Natural Resources reported third-quarter production of 94,000 boed and $273 million in revenue, supported by new wells in the Deep Anadarko and Mancos shale plays. The company also reduced its 2026 drilling and completion budget by 18%.
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November 06, 2025
U.S. shale producers are increasing output despite $60 oil, leveraging drilling efficiencies and lower break-even costs to sustain record production.
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November 05, 2025
IOG Resources II has acquired producing non-operated natural gas assets in Pennsylvania’s Appalachian basin from an undisclosed seller. Operated by Seneca Resources, the assets currently produce about 19 MMcf/d.
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November 05, 2025
The UAE, long one of OPEC’s key oil producers, is pivoting to U.S.-tested fracing techniques to tap its “very promising” unconventional gas resources, with the intention of ramping up output amid forecasts for surging demand.
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October 31, 2025
Delta Sands LLC announced plans to construct a new 3-million-ton-per-year wet sand processing facility in East Texas to meet rising demand for high-quality in-basin proppant across the Western Haynesville Shale.
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October 23, 2025
Japan’s JERA is expanding its U.S. upstream presence with a $1.5 billion acquisition in Louisiana’s Haynesville shale. The South Mansfield asset, producing 500 MMcf/d, positions JERA to double output to 1 Bcf/d and strengthen its global LNG value chain.
