Shale 2024 Special Report
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Buckle Up for Shale 2024
In this special shale industry outlook, Oil and Gas Investor editors provide their expertise in coverage and analysis of 2023's top stories—billions of dollars’ worth of consolidation, private equity exits, advances in artificial intelligence, the energy industry’s transition and, of course, the calamity of wars—and how they will shape the upcoming year.
Focus on the Basins
Permian
Scarcity fuels record year for M&A in the basin.
Haynesville
The world calls on the U.S. to supply it with LNG.
Vaca Muerta
Argentina's game-changing shale play is its best bet to become a major exporter.
Canada
Production from the Montney and Duvernay plays gains momentum.
Features
M&A Bonanza Can't Stop, Won't Stop
Permian Basin well productivity has trended down. Top-tier drilling locations are scarce. Capital is at a premium. E&Ps need low-cost inventory and scale, and they’re willing to pay big bucks to get them.
More M&A for E&Ps
Industry experts expect tried and true capital discipline to continue.
Super-EOR Performance
Two chemical EOR methods provide sustainable ways to produce more oil in mature basins.
Reuse, Recycle, Recover Revenue
Effectively managing produced water can mitigate environmental challenges and even result in revenue streams.
Lithium Rush
It takes a village of collaborators to lift production of the critical material.
Turn Down Service: AICDs Restricting Unwanted Fluids
Autonomous inflow control devices have evolved from a simple on-off switch to reservoir management tools.
Pockets of Growth Balance Fears of Slowdown
Gas processing, LNG liquefaction capacity and regulatory clarity are pluses for infrastructure.
Achieving Energy Self-Sufficiency: Argentina’s Game Changing Vaca Muerta
Argentina’s Vaca Muerta or “dead cow” shale formation represents a game-changing opportunity to convert the South American country into a major exporter of piped-gas and oil to the Southern Cone region as well as oil and LNG to world markets.
After Record Year, Permian Basin Set for Even More M&A in 2024
The big have grown bigger and Tier 1 acreage is even pricier in America’s hottest oil basin.
As Shale Runs Dry, EOR Companies Respond with Solutions
Shale Ingenuity and Titan Oil Recovery’s chemical EOR methods, while different, provide a sustainable way to produce more oil in mature basins.
Consolidation Seen as Only Major Change on E&P Finance Radar for 2024
Industry experts expect E&Ps to stick with tried and true capital discipline with lighter hedging and more credit financing.
Shale Outlook: Scarce Inventory to Drive Upstream M&A in ‘24
Permian Basin well productivity has trended down. Top-tier drilling locations are scarce. Capital is at a premium. E&Ps need low-cost inventory and scale, and they’re willing to pay big bucks to get them.
Shale Outlook: The World Calls on US LNG. Can the Haynesville Answer?
Booming production and proximity to Gulf Coast export terminals weigh in the play’s favor.
The Great Lithium Rush: Oil and Gas Companies Turn Prospectors
Traditional oil, gas and wastewater players join chemical manufacturers and North American lithium pure-play companies to lift production of the critical material.
Turn Down Service: AICDs Restricting Unwanted Fluids
Autonomous inflow control devices have evolved from a simple on-off switch to reservoir management tools.