Darren
Barbee
Oil and Gas Investor
Shale Players Hit Sweet Spot with Higher Volumes, Lower Costs: EIA
Over the past two years, publicly traded E&Ps have generally increased production, with oil volumes in second-quarter 2024 averaging 3.9 MMbbl/d while production costs have fallen by $11/boe since 2019.
Freshly Public New Era Touts Net-Zero NatGas Permian Data Centers
New Era Helium and Sharon AI have signed a letter of intent for a joint venture to develop and operate a 250-megawatt data center in the Permian Basin.
Uinta’s Scout Energy Likely Not for Sale as Takeaway to Gulf Rises
Despite the Uinta Basin’s recent flurry of M&A activity, Scout Energy Partners isn’t looking to sell anytime soon, said the company’s executive vice president, Juan Nevarez, at Hart Energy’s Executive Oil Conference.
Exxon: Longer Laterals, Cube Well Design Lowering Permian Costs
Exxon Mobil is boosting spending to grow global oil and gas production by 18% by 2030. U.S. rival Chevron Corp. recently said it’s cutting spending in favor of free cash flow.
Energy Vault, RackScale Partner to Scale Up Data Centers by 2 GW
The Energy Vault-RackScale Data Centers partnership emerges as hyperscalers continue to lock in electricity, including from renewables and energy storage systems, to meet growing power needs.
SLB to Manage Construction of Deepwater Wells for Petrobras
SLB will work off nine ultra-deepwater rigs to oversee the construction of deepwater wells as part of the $800 million, three-year deal with Petrobras.
Anschutz Explores Utah Mancos Shale Near Red-Hot Uinta Basin
Outside of the Uinta Basin’s core oil play, private E&P Anschutz Exploration is wildcatting in Utah’s deeper, liquids-rich Mancos shale bench, according to a Hart Energy analysis.
Nabors, ProPetro Plan to Deliver High Voltage to Drillers
Nabors Industries, in partnership with e2Companies, and, separately, ProPetro Holding Corp., both launched oilfield electrification solutions on Dec. 10.
Enphase, NextEnergy Partner on Energy Management Services in the Netherlands
The collaboration enables owners of Enphase Energy’s battery technology to participate in NextEnergy’s dynamic tariff program and join its virtual power plant.
Exclusive Occidental, CrownRock Merge Into Team of Overachievers
Thaimar Ramirez, president and general manager for Occidental Petroleum’s Midland Basin Business Unit, said 100 days after closing the CrownRock acquisition production guidance keeps going higher.