Permian Basin

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October 19, 2021
Oil output in America’s most prolific shale patch is getting closer to levels seen before the pandemic-driven market crash, as crude prices surge.
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October 11, 2021
Oil prices around $80 a barrel are once again spurring a revival of shale drilling in America’s biggest oil field, where production is expected to return to pre-pandemic highs within weeks.
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September 28, 2021
At an open meeting of the Railroad Commission of Texas, Commissioner Wayne Christian was unanimously elected Chairman for a second time.
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September 24, 2021
After six earthquakes rattled the Permian basin over the past 19 months, the Texas oil regulator is asking drillers to cut back on the amount of wastewater they’re pumping underground.
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September 21, 2021
ConocoPhillips’s $9.5 billion deal to buy shale assets from Royal Dutch Shell Plc will boost the amount of carbon the company pumps into the atmosphere. Yet the company says the pact will actually allow it to reach one of its climate goals faster.
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September 21, 2021
Lagoon Water Midstream has closed on the acquisition of Double Drop Resources, a water management company located in the Permian basin.
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September 21, 2021
Key Energy Services, Inc. announced the sale of substantially all of its Texas and New Mexico fluid management and saltwater disposal well assets for cash and the assumption by the buyer of the related asset retirement obligations.
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September 20, 2021
ConocoPhillips agreed to acquire Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Permian Basin assets for $9.5 billion in cash, accelerating the consolidation of the largest U.S. oil patch.
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September 08, 2021
The decline in DUCs in most major U.S. onshore oil-producing regions, especially in the Permian region, reflects more well completions and, at the same time, less new well drilling activity.
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September 07, 2021
Exxon Mobil Corp. will offer some of its Permian Basin shale gas for certification by a nonprofit that assesses methane leaks, a move that comes as the oil industry faces unprecedented pressure to clamp down on emissions.
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September 07, 2021
Enbridge Inc., the Canadian pipeline giant, agreed to acquire Moda Midstream Operating LLC for $3 billion to add U.S. Gulf Coast oil export capacity. The deal will connect Enbridge with oil produced in the Permian and Eagle Ford shale basins.
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September 03, 2021
According to figures released September 3rd by the Railroad Commission of Texas, the state’s drilling permits issued fell to their lowest level since May, while new drills hit their highest total since March.
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August 24, 2021
Amid surging caseloads that are stressing medical facilities in West Texas, Pioneer Natural Resources Co. is offering employees a one-time vaccine incentive of $1,000, the company said in an email. Devon Energy Corp. is offering $500 to workers that show proof they took the jab by Oct. 15.
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August 09, 2021
A coalition of energy companies, along with state and local partners, plans to spend $844 million on roads, education, workforce development, housing, broadband and health care in the region, according to the Permian Strategic Partnership, which assembled the group.
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August 06, 2021
The natural gas industry should receive tax incentives similar to those provided for renewable energy projects, according to one of Texas’s top oil and gas regulators.
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August 04, 2021
Callon Petroleum Co. failed to win over investors Wednesday after announcing its biggest-ever acquisition to bulk up in America’s most prolific shale patch.
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August 03, 2021
The Permian basin, the largest oil producing basin in the US, was the most affected play in the country during the COVID-19 pandemic times. However, production of crude oil and natural gas from this play is likely to exceed the pre-pandemic levels by 2022 amid market recovery from the pandemic, according to a leading analyst.
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July 30, 2021
Devon Energy and ConocoPhillips are among potential suitors studying Royal Dutch Shell's portfolio of Permian Basin oil fields, which could be worth as much as $10 billion in a sale, people familiar with the matter said. Chevron is also among companies considering bids for the assets, which are largely located in West Texas, the people said.
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July 30, 2021
New Mexico’s oil production surged to a record in May highlighting the Permian basin’s role as the shale industry sees some recovery from the pandemic.
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July 13, 2021
The transaction will include all of Oryx’s Permian assets and, with the exception of Plains’ long-haul pipeline systems and certain of its intra-basin terminal assets, the vast majority of Plains’ assets located within the Permian Basin.
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July 01, 2021
Gardner Denver High Pressure Solutions has proven in field trials that its new V3 valve significantly increases performance hours in high pressure hydraulic fracturing operations.
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