Shale

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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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February 07, 2018
Shale Support Holdings, LLC, a leading provider of frac sands and logistical solutions to the oil and gas proppant market, has announced its newest exclusive terminal located in Gibsland, La.
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February 05, 2018
Oil’s decline accelerated as the deepening slump in equity and debt markets undermined the outlook for energy demand against the backdrop of swelling U.S. crude production.
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February 01, 2018
BHP Billiton Ltd., seeking to accelerate the sale of its U.S. shale unit, is prepared to offer the assets in as many as seven packages, including three in the prized Permian basin, according to people with knowledge of the producer’s plans.
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February 01, 2018
The Bakken shale is roaring back to life, and Kevin Black sees the evidence almost every day as he looks out the window of his blue Ford F-150 pickup truck.
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January 31, 2018
U.S. oil production surged above 10 MMbpd for the first time in four decades, another marker of a profound shift in global crude markets.
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January 31, 2018
Caribbean oil terminals hurt by dwindling Venezuelan supply and a market that encourages traders to pull oil out of tank may get a shot in the arm from U.S. shale.
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January 30, 2018
Saudi International Petrochemical Co. is considering investing in the U.S. shale industry in what would be the company’s first foreign venture as it faces higher costs and a shortage of feedstock at home in Saudi Arabia.
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January 11, 2018
MONGOLOIA -- Petro Matad, the AIM-quoted Mongolian oil explorer is pleased to provide an update on its 3D seismic acquisition program.
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January 09, 2018
The U.S. may challenge Saudi Arabia and Russia in the next two years in the race to become the world’s largest oil producer.
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January 09, 2018
Ineos Shale has announced that, with its co-venture partner Reach, it has lodged a petition for judicial review of the recent decision by the Scottish Government to “effectively ban” onshore unconventional oil and gas extraction in Scotland by introducing a new planning policy of "no support."
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January 08, 2018
A recharged U.S. shale boom will grow in 2018, with diversified companies such as Concho Resources and Devon Energy gaining an edge in overcoming a lack of completion crews for drillers.
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January 08, 2018
Oil rose after drilling activity in the U.S. eased, adding to signs the global crude surplus is abating.
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January 04, 2018
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. is seeking to hire a bank to advise on plans to buy natural gas assets, according to people familiar with the matter, ahead of what could be the world’s biggest share sale.
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January 02, 2018
After ending 2017 at a two-year high, oil prices could go either way this year, and these five individuals could play defining roles.
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May 21, 2017
OPEC officials gathering in Vienna on Friday to prepare for next week’s ministerial meeting kept their focus on rising U.S. shale oil production, which has been diluting the price impact of their production cuts.
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May 19, 2017
OPEC may get its members to agree to continue to tamp down oil production, but it will be a Pyrrhic victory.
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May 19, 2017
Drilling rigs and roughnecks are hot commodities once again across the Montney shale play in western Canada, and service companies are having a hard time keeping up with demand.
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May 17, 2017
Great Eastern Energy Corp. will drill 144 new wells over the next four to five years at its Raniganj block in the eastern state of West Bengal, according to CEO Prashant Modi. The company, which began looking at the block in 1993, will invest an additional 50 billion rupees in other unconventional assets, including shale.
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May 16, 2017
A natural gas basin that helped kickstart the shale boom a decade ago is getting a new lease on life as the market recovers.
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