Bakken
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September 15, 2020
In a local Philadelphia TV interview, Democratic nominee Joe Biden told reporters “I will not ban fracing.” He failed to mention that his climate plan’s ban on drilling on federal property would go much further than a simple frac ban.
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September 04, 2020
Between Halliburton and Liberty Oilfield Services, hydraulic fracturing's two major players have fundamentally different field capabilities and technology ambitions. World Oil editors discuss how the differing strategies these two companies offer will change how operators will approach future shale project developments.
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September 03, 2020
“Customer demand has told us to grow at this pace, and then deals like this come to us,” Liberty CEO Chris Wright said in an interview after the deal was announced on Tuesday. “Our goal with this acquisition is to keep getting better, but to the extent we succeed at that, it probably leads to us being the leader sometime down the road.”
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August 28, 2020
World Oil editors discuss how recent land drilling activity, and the oil price's resilience to external factors suggest that pieces may be coming into place to support the start of a U.S. shale recovery.
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August 17, 2020
Chaparral Energy Inc.’s filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in four years, paving the way for bondholders to take control of the Oklahoma driller in the aftermath of sluggish oil prices.
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August 14, 2020
Shale explorers parked more drilling rigs in the U.S. this week as stagnant oil prices push the industry to extend a historic retrenchment. The number of active oil rigs in U.S. fields fell by 4 to 172, according to Baker Hughes Co. data released Friday.
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July 21, 2020
On July 2, a lesser-known conduit called Tesoro High Plains was ordered shut for the first time in its 67 years of operation. Along wit Dakota Access, the two pipelines ship more than one-third of crude from America’s prolific Bakken shale formation to market.
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July 10, 2020
When a judge delivered a surprise ruling this week ordering the pipeline to shut until further environmental reviews are conducted, Energy Transfer CEO Kelcy Warren flashed the pugnacious, bare-knuckled approach that has made him -- and the project -- a source of seemingly never-ending controversy in America.
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July 09, 2020
Energy Transfer LP’s fight to stave off a shutdown of the Dakota Access oil pipeline now heads to a federal appeals court after a district judge on Thursday refused to cut the company a break.
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July 08, 2020
World Oil editors discuss the near- and longer-term effects of the Dakota Access pipeline shutdown on U.S. shale, legal precedents being set and who stands to benefit. Also, Pemex appears to be tightening its grip around the neck of the golden goose that is Mexico's oil and gas industry.
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July 07, 2020
The looming shutdown of the Dakota Access pipeline that carries more than a third of the region’s oil to market threatens to keep the play from booming ever again.
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June 29, 2020
More than 200 North American oil and gas producers, owing over $130 billion in debt, have filed for bankruptcy since the beginning of 2015, according to a May report from law firm Haynes & Boone. This year alone, at least 20 have gone under after oil prices plunged amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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June 24, 2020
Looking out 18 months, U.S. output will still be around 16% below its peak in February, according to an average of surveys from the IEA, Genscape, Enervus, Rystad and IHS Markit. It will probably be at least 2023 before the U.S. again hits its record close to 13 million barrels a day.
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June 19, 2020
In our weekly preview podcast, Kurt and Cameron explore PESA's research into oil and gas job losses and their impact on the economy; what new rig count numbers mean for oilfield service companies; and the potential for Continental Resources to lead another U.S. shale production trend.
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June 18, 2020
The company previously announced it would curtail 70% of operated oil production in May, with continued curtailments into June. In July, the Company expects to partially begin resuming production but still expects to curtail approximately 50% of its operated oil production.
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June 12, 2020
As the remnants of shale’s turn-of-the-century heyday turn to dust, it’s unclear who will step into the void.
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June 09, 2020
A bankruptcy filing by Chesapeake would reverberate well beyond its investors and employees because it will put millions of dollars in pipeline, fracing and other contracts at risk.
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June 2020
Wells shut-in, DUCs build, as operators look to 2021
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June 04, 2020
Various government data sets including stockpiles, production, imports and exports are signaling that current official figures on at least some supplies are excessive. While it’s unclear where exactly the discrepancy lies, the difference could signal a more bullish outlook for crude prices.
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June 02, 2020
EOG Resources Inc., America’s largest shale-focused producer, plans to “accelerate” output in the second half after shutting in about a quarter of its crude in May, exploration chief Ken Boedeker told an RBC Capital Markets conference Tuesday.
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May 29, 2020
Our look ahead the coming week, including how drillers' ability to react to an increase in oil and gas demand could be impacted by technical and manpower limitations, and what key OPEC players have in store for the first week of June.
