In 1977, following the 1975 passage of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), almost all petroleum exports from the United States were banned. The Commerce department was allowed to make a few exceptions, such as for trade with neighbors Canada and Mexico. All this was, of course, in response to the OPEC oil embargo […]
Tulsa’s WPX completes purchase of Felix Energy, cuts 2020 capex
Tulsa-based WPX Energy said March 6 it completed its previously announced acquisiton of Felix Energy, which has operations in eastern portion of Delaware Basin. Felix was producing 60,000 boed at closing with 58,500 net acres. WPX also said March 17 it is cutting $400 million from its 2020 capital expense budget. The revised capital plan […]
U.S. rig count down 44 in past week – more than half in Permian Basin
More than half of the 44 rigs lost in U.S. last week were from Permian Basin, according to March 27 report by Baker Hughes. Permian Basin’s rig count dropped by 23 to 382 from 405 (454 previous year, 405 to start 2020), and U.S. dropped by 44 to 728 from 772 (1,006 previous year, 805 […]
KP Engineering awarded contract for renewable diesel plant in Artesia
Tyler-based KP Engineering said March 17 it was awarded a contract by Artesia Renewable Diesel, a subsidiary of HollyFrontier, for engineering, procurement and construction for the on-site portion of a previously announced renewable diesel production facility at HollyFrontier’s Navajo refinery in Artesia, N.M. The new unit will produce 9,000 barrels per day (125 million gallons […]
Parsley, Pioneer call for commission emergency meeting, production cuts
Two of Permian Basin’s most active oil companies, Parsley Energy of Austin and Pioneer Natural Resources of Irving, in a letter to the Railroad Commission of Texas Monday asked the commission to conduct an emergency meeting on market demand and to order production cuts as record low crude prices threaten thousands of jobs. The request […]
Evolution of the Dissolvable Frac Plug
Dissolvable technology has been an evolving success story — innovation answering necessity in an industry never short of challenges. Today, dissolving plugs are a frequent if not typical component of most well completions, in all wellbore or downhole environments. Dissolvable plugs have proven to be particularly effective in long laterals with higher stage density. In […]
Cybertech’s New Norm
As the principal adversary hunter at Dragos, Joe Slowik is tasked with finding, tracking, and deleting malicious actors. Having seen firsthand the havoc that industrial control system adversaries can wreak on organizations both large and small, Slowik does not mince words: the threats and risks are real and potentially life threatening—i.e., sabotage of worksite safety […]
Mixed Signals Reflect Uncertainty in 2020
In this month’s roundup of news and views, we share some reports that, taken together, reflect the ups and downs, as well as the bullishness/bearishness, that jockeys for influence in the oilfield circa 2020. These are the full versions of the “Drilling Deeper” news items that appeared as abbreviated versions in the print edition of […]
PBPA: Out to Pave the Way
The Permian Basin Petroleum Association has been on a years-long crusade to bring not just attention but real remedies to what might be the Permian Basin’s biggest need: adequate highway and road infrastructure. Michael Lozano, manager of Community and Legislative Affairs for PBPA, spoke to this magazine recently about the long road they have traveled, […]
Phillips 66 to defer Red Oak pipeline amid 2020 budget cuts
Operators in Permian Basin’s energy industry continue to announce reductions in capital budgets for 2020. They include: Phillips 66 said March 24 it will defer its Red Oak pipeline as part of reducing its 2020 capital budget by $700 million to $3.1 billion. With Plains All American Pipeline, Phillips 66 formed Red Oak Pipeline to […]
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