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The Nuclear Option: E&Ps See Promising Yield from Mobile Reactors
In the Permian Basin and elsewhere, energy players consider adding small modular reactors and microreactors to their energy supply mix as electricity demand grows.
Patterson-UTI Boosts Bottom Line with OFS Acquisitions
Less than a year out from the closing of its merger with NexTier and its acquisition of Ulterra Drilling Technologies, Patterson-UTI is taking strides not to be the latest has-been.
E&P Highlights: Aug. 5, 2024
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, including new oil discoveries and an implementation of AI technology in operations offshore United Arab Emirates.
The OGInterview: CEO Tom Jorden on Coterra’s ‘Meritocracy of Ideas’
Coterra Energy took an against-the-grain stance on consolidation long before merger mania hit the U.S. E&P space, and it’s paying—to its shareholders—meaningful dividends.
Ovintiv to Boost 2024 Free Cash Flow to Nearly $2B
Ovintiv management reported its on track to generate $1.9 billion in 2024 free cash flow but skirted a question about the company’s possible pursuit of Midland Basin E&P Double Eagle.
Big Barrels: Meet Ohio’s New Utica Oil Play
After a false start in the early 2010s that went underwater with overwhelmingly low oil and associated-gas prices, a new group of Ohio drillers is going after the Utica’s volatile oil window. They’re talking now. Here’s what they’re up to.
Disputed Delaware Basin Acres Excluded in Vital-Point Energy Deal
The 4,000 gross contiguous acres in northern Loving County are involved in litigation with Matador Resources, which the Texas Supreme Court ruled lost its lease.
Wood Mackenzie: OFS Costs Expected to Decline 10% in 2024
As service companies anticipate a slowdown in Lower 48 activity, analysts at Wood Mackenzie say efficiency gains, not price reductions, will drive down well costs and equipment demand.
E&P Highlights: July 29, 2024
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines including Energean taking FID on the Katlan development project and SLB developing an AI-based platform with Aker BP.
International, Tech Drive NOV’s 2Q Growth Amid US E&P Headwinds
Despite a U.S. drilling slowdown, slightly offset by Permian Basin activity, NOV saw overall second-quarter revenue grow by 6%, although second-half 2024 challenges remain in North America.