Pitts: US Energy Pioneers, Capital Wanted for Vaca Muerta
Despite its vast potential, Argentina lacks the resources—both in capital and technical expertise—to fully tap the potential of the Vaca Muerta play.
Push-Button Fracs: AI Shaping Well Design, Longer Laterals
From horseshoe wells to longer laterals, NexTier, Halliburton and ChampionX are using artificial intelligence to automate drilling and optimize completions.
Electrification of Permian Faces a Problem: Not Enough Shock for the System
Permian Basin producers may have to wait years for Texas utilities to grow the grid.
Coterra Takes Harkey Sand ‘Row’ Show on the Road
With success to date in Harkey sandstone overlying the Wolfcamp, the company aims to make mega-DSUs in New Mexico with the 49,000-net-acre bolt-on of adjacent sections.
Norway's Massive Johan Sverdrup Oilfield Shut by Power Outage
Norway's Equinor has halted output from its Johan Sverdrup oilfield, western Europe's largest, due to an onshore power outage, the company said on Nov. 18.
Encino’s Tim Parker: Plenty of Utica Oil—and Takeaway Too
Encino Energy's Tim Parker tells Hart Energy's Nissa Darbonne about the economics of drilling in the company's Utica oil development at the DUG Appalachia Conference and Expo.
Coterra Eyes Wolfcamp D, Penn Shale Upside with $3.95B Permian M&A
With $3.95 billion in Permian M&A, Coterra is adding new Delaware Basin locations in the Bone Spring, Harkey and Avalon benches—and eyeing upside from deeper zones.
Oxy Divests Some Powder River Basin Assets to Anschutz
Occidental Petroleum and Anschutz Exploration confirmed the transaction but didn't disclosed details as, separately, Powder River Basin operator Peak Resources plans an IPO this week.
EQT Flexes Midstream Muscles in 3Q After Equitrans Acquisition
Natural gas producer EQT Corp. says it has far more flexibility to respond to market prices following its acquisition of Equitrans Midstream.
Report: ConocoPhillips Shopping Delaware Basin Assets for $1B Sale
ConocoPhillips has laid out a $2 billion divestiture campaign to reduce debt from a blockbuster acquisition of Marathon Oil.