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September 18, 2019
The initial 15% oil price jump resulting from the attacks in Saudi Arabia will not have any impact on the trajectory of 2019 U.S. shale production, IHS Markit says.
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September 17, 2019
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s imminent visit to the U.S. energy capital is fueling speculation the second most-populous nation will further tap America’s shale gas bonanza.
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September 16, 2019
American shale producers, one of the worst-performing segments on the stock market this year, jumped Monday morning after an attack on a Saudi Arabia oil production facility over the weekend sent crude prices soaring.
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September 13, 2019
The International Energy Agency released its latest in-depth review of US energy policies on Friday, welcoming US leadership on innovation and highlighting the far-reaching impact of the country’s shale revolution.
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September 09, 2019
Investors backing closely-held Cuadrilla Resources, which pioneered UK shale gas drilling before becoming mired in red tape, are exploring options including an outright sale of the company.
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September 05, 2019
A bloodbath in energy stocks is creating a rich opportunity for Big Oil to dominate America’s hottest shale play. Exxon Mobil’s chief said Wednesday his company is keeping a “watchful eye” on the Permian for potential deals.
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August 29, 2019
BP has closed one chapter in its U.S. business, exiting Alaska decades after transforming the state into an oil powerhouse. Now it’s time for a new phase in the company’s American story.
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August 20, 2019
After years pouring funds into the shale boom, bond buyers are getting increasingly selective as defaults rise and many explorers continue to burn more cash than they make.
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March 07, 2018
U.S. crude production is poised to accelerate this year, reaching the highest annual average on record.
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March 07, 2018
OPEC officials and U.S. shale producers met for second consecutive year for dinner and "compared notes" after a difficult period of low oil prices -- with few signs the two sides are growing more fond of each other.
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March 07, 2018
OPEC should beware as U.S. shale producers are set to steal a bigger slice of the world’s biggest oil market and threaten the cartel’s foothold in Asia, according to a top industry consultant.
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March 01, 2018
America’s role in the global oil market was flipped on its head in 2017. As shale producers cranked out more and more crude, the U.S. relied less and less on some of its traditional sources of oil.
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February 27, 2018
Crude dropped the most in more than two weeks as the International Energy Agency warned about seemingly unstoppable U.S. shale production.
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February 22, 2018
In the scrublands of West Texas there’s an oil-drilling operation like few that have come before. Encana Corp.’s RAB Davidson well pad is so mammoth, the explorer speaks of it in military terms, describing its efforts here as an occupation.
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February 20, 2018
Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it’s potentially interested in BHP Billiton Ltd.’s oil assets on sale in the Permian basin in the U.S. as it seeks to boost its role in shale.
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February 20, 2018
BHP Billiton Ltd. is accelerating plans to exit its $10-billion U.S. shale unit, flagging that deals could be announced before the end of the year.
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February 09, 2018
The oil prospectors of Oklahoma, it appeared, finally had a solution to their earthquake problem.
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February 08, 2018
Crude resumed its decline as growth in U.S. shale output acts as a downside price risk.
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February 08, 2018
Oil fell for a fifth day as surging U.S. output and a rising dollar sent crude to its biggest drop in two months.
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