Mexico Pacific’s 30-mtpa Saguaro LNG terminal promises a connection to Asia for Permian Gas that avoids the Panama Canal.
But while Expand Energy keeps a watchful eye on what its neighbors are doing, the current gas price is too difficult for Expand to dive into the costly far western Haynesville play itself, said Tim Beard, Expand’s vice president of drilling.
EOG Resources has put 25 modern stimulated horizontals to date in the oily Utica fairway in eastern Ohio with one rig and IPs of up to 3,250 boe/d, 70% oil and 85% liquids.
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.
Mexico is finally getting its feet off the ground with LNG exports, joining the U.S. to make North America an LNG exporting powerhouse.
ConocoPhillips anticipates closing its $17.1 billion acquisition of Marathon Oil before year-end, adding assets in the Eagle Ford, the Bakken and the Permian Basin.
Despite a drop in profit due to weak oil prices, BP reported strong results from its U.S. shale segment and new momentum in the Gulf of Mexico.
As majors prune their portfolios to sell non-core assets, M&A activity is heating up on the Permian’s Central Basin Platform and Northwest Shelf—and Ring Energy hopes to be a buyer.
Four main pipelines send Permian and Eagle Ford gas to the Mexico border.
Adding new-well inventory going forward will require “exploration or other creative measures,” said Nick O’Grady, whose Northern Oil and Gas holds interests in 10,000 Lower 48 wells.