The oil and gas rig count was steady at 585 in the week to Nov. 8, Baker Hughes said on Nov. 8. Baker Hughes said that puts the total rig count down 31 rigs, or 5% below this time last year.
In the face of growing opposition to fossil fuels and energy infrastructure, EQT CEO Toby Rice pulled out a rallying cry at Hart Energy’s DUG Appalachia conference: “Wake up!”
Over 22% of crude oil production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was shut-in in response to Hurricane Rafael.
Oil prices rose nearly 1% on Nov. 7 following the U.S. election results and as Hurricane Rafael rolls into the Gulf of Mexico.
While the rest of the E&P sector bought, merged and consolidated, Range Resources sat on the sidelines in Appalachia because it already has plenty of drilling inventory, CEO Dennis Degner says.
U.S. natural gas futures have fallen on forecasts for weather to remain mild through late November.
The head of OPEC’s energy studies warned that failure to invest in oil production could lead to a global energy crisis as early as 2035.
Equinor now holds 69.5% ownership in the development, which consists of six gas discoveries and three prospects.
The CEOs of Baker Hughes, SLB and Japan’s Inpex see an energy expansion that includes oil and gas—with lower emissions—as the most pragmatic way to tackle climate change.
Devon Energy is producing record volumes from the Delaware Basin—its biggest asset—where the company drilled a 21-well pad targeting six different intervals in recent months.