Permian Basin

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July 31, 2019
Occidental and Ecopetrol entered into definitive agreements to form a joint venture to develop 97,000 net acres of Occidental’s Midland Basin properties in the Permian Basin.
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July 29, 2019
As much as $9-billion will be needed over the next decade to dispose of produced water in the world’s busiest shale field, according to Raymond James & Associates Inc.
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July 24, 2019
Caterpillar Inc. shares fell after the heavy-equipment maker projected 2019 earnings at the low end of its forecast amid rising costs, declining sales in Asia and a slowdown in oil and gas spending in the prolific Permian Basin.
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July 22, 2019
Accelerating tight oil decline rates top a growing list of concerns for Permian basin operators, with unexpected production shortfalls prompting producers to consider stepping up drilling investment and M&A activity.
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July 17, 2019
The engine of America’s shale boom is beginning to sputter.
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July 16, 2019
Private equity has been ramping up its investment in Permian basin oil and natural gas production, but the old strategy of selling out after a few years is no more, according to RS Energy Group.
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July 16, 2019
The backlog of DUCs in major U.S. shale plays fell for a fourth straight month, the longest stretch of declines since 2016.
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July 12, 2019
The promise of the Permian is shrinking.
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July 08, 2019
Growing supply of Permian crude means the basin will need extra crude oil takeaway capacity of up to 500,000 bpd by the end of next decade, according to new research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie.
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June 14, 2019
Parsley Energy Inc. said it would be “attractive” for any potential buyer as the U.S. shale driller expects to generate positive free cash flow in the back half of this year.
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June 02, 2019
Oil explorers deployed more rigs for the first time in four weeks as shrinking drilling costs outweighed concern about sliding crude prices.
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May 30, 2019
Oil giants probably won’t be buying up the Permian basin’s struggling independent drillers any time soon.
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May 30, 2019
Siemens was awarded a contract to provide three residue compression trains for two, 250 MMcfgd cryogenic gas plants in the Delaware basin.
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May 29, 2019
Kimmeridge Energy Management fell short in its efforts to revamp the board of PDC Energy Inc. with investors in the driller opting to reelect incumbent directors.
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May 29, 2019
Danos has recently entered into a contract with an independent land company based out of Dallas, Texas, to transition 50-60 crew members in a variety of positions.
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May 29, 2019
Exterran Corporation, a global systems and process company offering solutions in the oil, gas, water, and power markets, announces its Water Solutions business has secured a significant produced water treatment contract with a major operator in the Midland area of the Permian basin.
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May 19, 2019
ExxonMobil has said a new study estimates the company’s development of Permian Basin resources in New Mexico will generate approximately $64 billion in net economic benefits for the state and local communities over the next 40 years, creating thousands of new jobs and providing increased funding for education, health and human services and infrastructure improvements.
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May 16, 2019
Thirteen Wood employees working in the US Permian shale basin were recently recognized in front of a 200-strong group of team mates by Wood’s chief executive, Robin Watson and Asset Solutions Americas CEO, Andrew Stewart.
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May 15, 2019
“Alpine High is like a giant onion, with the company learning more about the discovery as we peel back each subsequent layer,” Apache CEO John Christmann.
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May 15, 2019
Exports of the Permian basin’s newest kind of oil are set to jump as production surges, exceeding the appetite of U.S. refiners.
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May 13, 2019
While the $38 billion takeover of Anadarko could cause a wave of U.S. consolidation, the market for energy deals north of the border remains frigid.
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