A joint venture in the Beetalo Basin between Tamboran Resources Corp. and Falcon Oil & Gas could expand a strategic development spanning 4.52 million acres, Falcon said.
A law signed during the Biden administration ties offshore wind lease sales to similar auctions for oil and gas rights on federal lands. It’s unclear whether President Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order to halt wind leasing could spill over into the E&P world.
Drilled but uncompleted (DUC) gas wells that totaled some 500 into September 2024 have declined to just under 400, according to a J.P. Morgan Securities analysis of Enverus data.
Golar LNG’s Gimi FLNG vessel will support BP, which began flowing gas from wells at the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Phase 1 LNG project in early January.
With fewer acquisition targets, Enverus Intelligence Research said the quality of acquired inventory is declining, with breakevens averaging $50/bbl in 2024 versus $45/bbl in 2022 and 2023.
Faced with progressively stringent requirements, companies are seeking methane monitoring technologies that make compliance easier.
Equinor and Standard Lithium aim to reach a final investment decision on its South West Arkansas lithium project in the Smackover Formation by year-end 2025.
Known in the past as a “heartbreak shale,” Formentera Partners is counting on bigger completions and longer laterals to crack the Pearsall code, Managing Partner Bryan Sheffield said. EOG Resources is also exploring the shale.
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, including Chevron starting production from a platform in the Gulf of Mexico and several new products for pipelines.
Atlas Energy Solutions’ 42-mile Dune Express fully electric conveyor system delivered its first commercial load of proppant sand from Texas to New Mexico on Jan. 12.
The Department of Energy awarded Pioneer Energy $6 million to demonstrate the technology at an oil and gas facility in the Eagle Ford Shale for 12 months.
Here is a roundup of listings marketed by select E&Ps during the week of Jan. 6.
Williston Basin operators have mostly landed laterals in the shallower upper Three Forks bench. But the deeper middle Three Forks contains hundreds of millions of barrels of oil yet to be recovered, North Dakota state researchers report.
Halliburton Energy Services and Coterra Energy’s initial rollout of their autonomous hydraulic fracturing technology led to a 17% increase in stage efficiency.
Equinor says its 2024 North Sea production hit a new high thanks to equipment upgrades and little downtime.
Microseismic technology has proved its value in unconventional wells, and new applications could enable monitoring of sequestered CO2 and facilitate geothermal energy extraction.
Silicone-based, spray-on coating simplifies application and improves protection for downstream assets and workers.
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, including a substantial decline in methane emissions from the Permian Basin and progress toward a final investment decision on Energy Transfer’s Lake Charles LNG project.
Subsea7 will provide inspection, repair and maintenance for the Sakarya field.
Increasing automation is creating a step change across the oil and gas life cycle.
U.S. energy firms this week operated the same number of oil and natural gas rigs for third week in a row.
Incremental improvements in drilling technology lead to significant advancements.
Advanced digital technologies are irrevocably changing the oil and gas industry.
S&P Global credits improved equipment and technology for helping with methane emissions reductions in the Permian Basin.
Baytex Energy’s divested Kerrobert non-core thermal asset can produce approximately 2,000 bbl/d of heavy oil.
A novel direct drive system and remote pump monitoring capability boosts efficiencies from inside and out.
U.S. energy firms this week kept the number of oil and natural gas rigs unchanged for the second week in a row.
LandBridge Co., which held a successful IPO in August, added about 53,000 acres and now holds about 273,000 acres.
In 2024, permanent magnet motors installations have ballooned to 11% of electric submersible pump installations, and that number is growing.
DNO picked up shares in the Mistral prospect of the Norwegian Sea while reducing its stake in the Horatio prospect.