A total of 34 gas samples had been bottled and taken to laboratories, South African energy minister Gwede Mantashe said.
The biggest increase is set to come from the Permian Basin, where output is expected to rise by 54,000 bbl/d to about 4.59 million bbl/d.
The most notable week-over-week change to the U.S. rig count occurred in the Permian Basin, where seven additional rigs were added in New Mexico’s Lea and Eddy counties.
The most active operator continues to be Permian Basin-focused Pioneer Natural Resources at 30 rigs, which includes nine more rigs after closing its acquisition of privately held DoublePoint Energy.
As the oil sector rebounds from a tough 2020, analysts discuss trends and what the future could hold for U.S. shale.
The most notable changes to the number of oil and gas rigs operating in the U.S. during the past month occurred in the Midcontinent (up 12), Gulf Coast (up seven) and Ark-La-Tex (up six) regions.
This is the first week in 2021, according to Enverus, to show an increase of oil and gas rigs operating in the U.S. on a year-over-year basis. The current rig count is up 7% in the last month and up 11% year-over-year.
The striking workers are asking for a 40% raise, union representative Marco Campos said on April 19.
Early results from SilverBow Resources’ first Austin Chalk well are “very encouraging,” setting up the potential to add more locations to the company’s high rate of return drilling inventory, SilverBow CEO Sean Woolverton says.
The U.S. rig count rose by one in the last week to 509 as of April 14, according to Enverus Rig Analytics. The count is up 5% in the last month but down 7% year-over-year.