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Expand Lands 5.6-Miler in Appalachia in Five Days With One Bit Run
Expand Energy reported its Shannon Fields OHI #3H in northern West Virginia was drilled with just one bit run in some 30,000 ft.
E&P Highlights: March 10, 2025
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, from a new discovery by Equinor to several new technology announcements.
Streaming On-Demand: Expand Shifts to Just-in-Time NatGas TILs
Expand Energy’s just-in-time TIL model—turning new wells inline into sales—could shorten receipt of returns by up to two years.
Lone Star State of Mind: Rockcliff Energy III Sets Sights on Texas Shale Assets
Rockcliff Energy III Executive Chairman Alan Smith and CEO Sheldon Burleson have their Quantum Capital-backed company’s Texas-sized ambition focused on the western Haynesville and the Eagle Ford.
SLB Launches Electric Well Control Tech to Replace Hydraulics
SLB says the new systems reduce costs and provide real-time data for operators.
PEDEVCO Enters Joint Development Agreement with D-J Basin E&P
PEDEVCO Corp.’s agreement with a private equity operator will develop drilling spacing units in the Denver-Julesburg Basin’s Weld County, Colorado.
E&P Highlights: March 3, 2025
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, from planned Kolibri wells in Oklahoma to a discovery in the Barents Sea.
Judgment Call: Ranking the Haynesville Shale’s Top E&P Producers
Companies such as Comstock Resources and Expand Energy topped rankings, based on the greatest productivity per lateral foot and other metrics— and depending on who did the scoring.
VAALCO Acquires 70% Interest in Offshore Côte D’Ivoire Block
Vaalco Energy announced a farm-in of CI-705 Block offshore West Africa, which it will operate under the terms of an acquisition agreement.
EOG Resources to Begin Persian Gulf Wildcatting Onshore Bahrain
Multi-decade U.S. shale producer EOG Resources said it is confident the tight-gas resource is there and first gas will come online beginning in 2026.