Tagged With Shale
16 December 2021
Supply is gradually returning, but the market will remain tight into next year
16 November 2021
In the wake of positive financials, the Argentinian operator is lifting capex spend and is bullish on barrels
1 November 2021
Climbing commodity prices and rampant drilling activity are lifting shale production guidance
12 October 2021
Strong market conditions are encouraging private producers in Texas and New Mexico to lift drilling activity
14 September 2021
Domestic production has gradually crept up since the worst of the pandemic, but significant growth is unlikely to take place before 2023
22 July 2021
Reduced drilling activity over the past year is increasing the threat of premature write-downs in the basin
1 July 2021
US firm expects Concho synergies in the Permian to dramatically lift revenues over the next decade
7 May 2021
Rebounding oil prices have boosted company balance sheets, but debt remains the priority over growth
22 April 2021
Efforts to raise Vaca Muerta production face financial and strike action hurdles
23 March 2021
Output is creeping up in the US but still faces a tough task in rebounding to pre-Covid levels
22 March 2021
Vine Energy’s financing efforts reveal lingering public market doubts despite healthy prospects for gas
9 March 2021
Upstream producers stress permanent financial change even as those with the greatest acreage and deepest pockets begin to stir
25 February 2021
The sector may still be in its infancy, but the industry’s prospects have improved rapidly over the last six months
16 February 2021
Global energy demand will recover as the pandemic recedes, but production in the Lower 48 may already have reached its apogee
28 January 2021
A push for more domestic production to buttress supply security and Beijing’s ambitious drive to decarbonise its economy will both supercharge the sector
28 January 2021
The company reports a remarkable shift in its oil/gas mix in the North Dakota shale play
14 January 2021
Further production cuts led by Saudi Arabia could signal the start of a US oil sector recovery, but potential headwinds remain
2 December 2020
The incoming Biden administration has ambitious plans for low-carbon energy but must negotiate the Senate first
9 October 2020
Improving drilling and completion efficiency is crucial for the industry to accelerate cashflow and remain economically viable
27 September 2020
Barrels may have returned to the market, but lack of drilling and bearish conditions will likely see production fall sharply across Q4
13 July 2020
Shale gas helps keep—albeit revised—targets well in sight
30 June 2020
Domestic crude production will continue to be squeezed despite the modest oil price upturn and faces a long-term existential threat in the form of the Democratic manifesto
23 April 2020
Record low oil prices are compelling the state to consider proration. But greater measures may be needed to stave off financial ruin
31 March 2020
Domestic oil sector in upheaval as producers forced to confront commodity price shock
12 March 2020
Water scarcity and a lack of transport infrastructure work against the recovery of gas from the shale field. Once overcome, its output may be better suited to displacing crude domestically than for LNG exports
12 March 2020
Efficiency gains have streamlined operations at the world’s most exciting shale patch. But with the threat of a pandemic and ongoing oil price volatility, can production growth be sustained?
11 March 2020
Plunging crude prices are bad news for US shale, with some producers set to be severely afflicted
10 March 2020
Using artificial intelligence to analyse what is happening subsurface could have a huge impact on fracking's productivity
28 February 2020
Shale gas developers are beginning to ramp up their exploration efforts following the end of a freeze on fracking approvals in the Northern Territory
7 February 2020
Poor levels of profitability in shale are prompting a search to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the efficiency of production and improve the bottom line
23 January 2020
Mounting constraints on US light-tight oil only compound the hazardous task of predicting growth
17 December 2019
The Turkish shale gas developer sees its appraisal programme results cause ripples amid nervous oil and gas investor sentiment
10 December 2019
US independent has been given approval by North Dakota regulators to proceed with an EOR pilot project that it hopes will help boost recoveries in the Bakken shale play
26 November 2019
The US oilfield water-handling market is growing as shale production continues to rise, with the Permian Basin leading the way
19 November 2019
The Norwegian firm’s exit is another signal that US shale may no longer be the promised land
14 May 2019
Economic turmoil and infrastructural congestion are raising doubts over Argentina's shale growth
30 April 2019
The Asian giant is having difficulties emulating the US shale gas revolution, but is determined to keep developing its own resources
17 December 2018
The upstream benefited from higher spending in 2018, thanks to higher prices; but this increase was tentative, and signs of lower prices towards year-end forced a downturn in rig counts
13 December 2018
The region experienced decisive additions to oil and gas capacity in 2018, with soaring natural gas production in the Marcellus and Utica basins outpacing the infrastructure required to move it to market
25 July 2018
After investor confidence plummeted in the wake of crashing oil prices, upstream spending may finally be on the comeback trail
2 May 2018
China is inviting foreign operators to develop its vast deposits
3 April 2018
Daniel Raimi's book sifts through the bluster and rhetoric. The result will please and annoy both sides
5 March 2018
Legal and environmental challenges are tying the hands of governments keen to exploit unconventional gas
5 March 2018
Two of the most-watched countries in the expansion of unconventional gas adopt opposite approaches to tapping their substantial reserves
20 February 2018
The resources are there and the reforms have opened the door to investors, but shale gas can't yet compete
20 February 2018
The country's play is set to witness a quick rise in gas output as drillers look to lock in higher subsidised prices
16 February 2018
Producers are funneling more cash into share buybacks and dividends after months of pressure from shareholders to boost returns
16 February 2018
Returns have been more difficult to find than gas in the Marcellus and Utica shale plays. New pipelines opening up fresh markets and better wells could help improve things
7 February 2018
Output will rise again in 2018, but less drilling and greater capital discipline will slow growth
7 February 2018
Trump's deregulations will only touch the margins of production, but he will generate plenty of geopolitical risk
