Shale

News
May 16, 2023
The peak month production rate of the Rosa Unit #647H, located in Rio Arriba County, NM, has surpassed all wells drilled in the San Juan basin over the last 50 years.
News
May 03, 2023
The addition of Chesapeake's assets and operations in south Texas is part of INEOS Energy’s strategy to build a global integrated portfolio, fit for the energy transition, offering high-quality, energy solutions to its customers.
Article
April 2023
Vaca Muerta poised to boom
News
April 27, 2023
The 30-well Barnett shale drilling program totaled 96 miles drilled. The average lateral length was approximately 8,200 feet per well, with average spud to rig release under 13 days.
Article
April 2023
Long distance delivery
News
April 26, 2023
Companies are seeking to bulk up and consolidate, particularly in the Permian basin, the largest and most productive oil field in the U.S., industry experts say.
Article
April 2023
In what proved to be a prescient, albeit conservative, prognostication, the former IHS Markit (now S&P Global) issued a forecast in 2018 that the Permian basin would hit the 5.4-MMbpd production mark in 2023. 
News
April 12, 2023
The company is working with a financial adviser to seek a buyer for assets around Pecos County, Texas according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified because the process is confidential.
News
April 08, 2023
Exxon has also discussed a potential tie-up with at least one other company, as the operator hunts for a blockbuster deal in shale, according to the newspaper. 
News
April 03, 2023
Even though drillers are flush with cash after record profits last year, U.S. producers are unlikely to accelerate oil growth enough to make up for OPEC+’s surprise cuts, analysts and executives said.
News
April 03, 2023
The agreement comes as U.S. shale output growth slows as drillers run out of top-tier acreage, stoking concern they won’t be able to fill the void created by OPEC production cuts and sanctions on Russian supply.
News
March 28, 2023
The purchase will add 600 drilling locations and 38,000 boe of production. The cash acquisition — which will be financed through Crescent Point’s existing credit facilities — immediately adds to key per-share cash flow metrics, the company said.
News
March 22, 2023
The A2H well was drilled to a total depth (TD) of 3,883 meters, including a 1,275-meter horizontal section within the Amungee Member B Shale in the Beetaloo Sub-Basin, Northern Territory, Australia.
News
March 22, 2023
Crude would need to rise by about 15% to $80 a bbl, and gas would have to climb by more than a third to $3 per MMbtu for drilling and frack work to maintain its current pace, Quantum Energy Partners Chief Executive Officer Wil VanLoh said in an interview.
News
March 20, 2023
The Mountain Capital-backed company is having discussions with some larger peers about a potential deal, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private.
News
March 17, 2023
Shale drillers have made a strategic shift in recent years from reckless spending and unchecked output growth to strict capital discipline. The new business model could help shield the industry from the fallout of a credit crunch.
News
March 08, 2023
Drilling is picking up fast in Vaca Muerta after a series of false dawns over the past decade with top developer, state-run YPF SA, poised to ramp up investments.
Article
February 2023
Price volatility, pipeline scarcity help corral production
News
February 27, 2023
Workers in the geological formation known as Vaca Muerta are building a 356-mile pipeline that will carry natural gas from remote northern Patagonia to Argentina’s cities and industry centers in the east. The project will help relieve bottlenecks that have stifled oil and gas production the nation desperately needs to bolster its economy.
News
February 25, 2023
The Texas-based oil and gas explorer is weighing a deal for the smaller U.S. rival as it seeks further consolidation in the shale industry, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential information.
News
February 21, 2023
Verde Bio Holdings, Inc., a growing oil and gas company, has entered into an agreement to acquire revenue producing natural gas interests in the prolific Haynesville Shale of Northern Louisiana, held by a private seller for a purchase price of $425,000 in cash.
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