What happens when an immovable object is met with an irresistible force? Better yet, what happens when that immovable object is also the irresistible force? Well, you get something that is both the shield and the spear. You get Ben Shepperd, president of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association. Often times, the PBPA is a shield […]
Project Canary to monitor emissions for Chisholm in Eddy County
Fort Worth-based Chisholm Energy said Sept. 29 it contracted with Project Canary of Denver to install real-time air emissions monitoring devices on production facilities in Eddy County. Chisholm said it’s the first independent exploration and production company in the New Mexico portion of the Delaware Basin to seek independent TrustWell certification of its operations from […]
Permian, Texas, U.S. add rigs as oil settles above $80 for first time since 2014
Permian Basin and Texas continue to add drilling rigs as the price of a barrel of crude oil settled above $80 this week for the first time in seven years. Baker Hughes said as of Oct. 8 there were 266 rigs in Permian (263 previous week, 130 previous year), 247 rigs in Texas (243 previous […]
Sentinel, ExxonMobil form joint venture to operate crude oil pipelines
Richardson-based Sentinel Midstream said Oct. 4 it will operate two ExxonMobil crude oil pipelines in the Houston area under a new joint venture with subsidiary ExxonMobil Pipeline. Enercoast Midstream, the joint venture, will provide last-mile links for Permian Basin, Gulf of Mexico and other barrels in the Houston market. For the JV, ExxonMobil will contribute […]
Water Energy Services acquires fluid management assets in Texas, NM
San Antonio-based Water Energy Services said Sept. 23 it acquired the fluid management and saltwater disposal well assets of Houston-based Key Energy Services. Water Energy Services provides water logistics, fluid management, oil reclamation, saltwater disposal and water recycling in Permian Basin and Eagle Ford. Assets acquired include 32 SWDs, frack tanks, transport vehicles and other […]
Rattler Midstream acquires interest in Midland Basin gas system
Rattler Midstream, subsidiary of Midland-based Diamondback Energy, said Monday it invested $104 million to acquire a minority interest in a joint venture that bought a majority interest in a Midland Basin gas gathering and processing company from West Texas Gas. The assets consist primarily of an interconnected gas gathering system and six major gas processing […]
Apache ends routine flaring in U.S. onshore operations
Houston-based APA Corp. said this week its subsidiary Apache Corp. has ended routine flaring in U.S. onshore operations to achieve one of its ESG goals for 2021 three months early. Apache midstream company Altus Midstream invested $850 million in two new natural gas pipelines, and Apache made firm transportation commitments for both pipelines to help […]
Falling is for the Birds
Falling in love is okay. “Falling,” in of itself, is for the birds. Fall is my favorite season. I have mentioned slips, trips, and falls in several previous article. In case you have not figured it out, this month I am singularly focusing on falls, falling, and fall protection. One of my previous articles was […]
Seeking Its Own Level
From 2017-2019, UTPB’s Water in Energy Conference was markedly more successful than its founders had imagined. Designed to connect “industry leaders and researchers, sharing in best practices and cutting-edge approaches to some of the oil and gas industry’s most pressing water issues,” the conference in each of the first three years saw tremendous growth in […]
Oil and gas lease sale scheduled Nov. 17 for Gulf of Mexico
U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said Sept. 30 it will hold a lease sale Nov. 17 for oil and gas exploration in Gulf of Mexico. It will include 15,135 blocks from 3 to 231 miles offshore in water depths from 9 to 11,115 feet. Royalty rates will be 12.5 percent for leases in less […]
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