Five leading oil and gas operators in Permian Basin have donated a total of $200,000 to the Panhandle Disaster Relief Fund of Amarillo Area Foundation to support residents impacted by the recent wildfires in the panhandle.  They are Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Diamondback Energy, Permian Resources and Pioneer Natural Resources.  Nick Olds of ConocoPhillips told the Midland […]

A series of at least 11 earthquakes occurred in far west Texas in the past week in Loving and Winkler counties of the Permian Basin.  Since April 24 there have been 11 quakes of at least 2.5 magnitude, including four of at least 3.0 magnitude. Justin Rubinstein of the U.S. Geological Society told the Midland […]

The count of active oil and gas drilling rigs declined last week in U.S., but Texas registered a small gain.  Houston-based Baker Hughes said as of April 26 there were 613 rigs in U.S. (down 6 in past week, down 142 in past year), 297 in Texas (up 1 in past week, down 80 in […]

Katy-based U.S. Silica said last week it will become a privately held company after its acquisition by investment firm Apollo Global Management.  The industrial minerals company is valued at $1.85 billion.  The 124-year-old company produces commercial silica used in the oil and gas sector and other industrial applications.  It operates 26 mines and processing facilities […]

Texas Tribune said it will sponsor a luncheon Wednesday, May 8, in Odessa with a theme of “West Texas: The State of Oil.” The Tribune said, “Oil and gas production in west Texas broke records last year. The Texas Oil and Gas Association reported that Texas supplied 42 percent of the nation’s oil in 2023 […]

U.S. Energy Information Administration said Tuesday consumption of natural gas in U.S. reached a record 89.1 billion cubic feet per day in 2023. Since 2018 U.S. natural gas consumption has increased by an average of four percent each year. Monthly natural gas consumption set records every month from March 2023 through November 2023. U.S. natural […]

After a record $192 billion in U.S. upstream consolidation last year, according to Enverus Intelligence Research, M&A activity in 2024Q1 appeared to be headed to another record with $51 billion in announced deals. But Enverus said it is “pumping the brakes on another record-setting year as deal activity slowed significantly in March, and Q2 appears […]

Texas Water Development Board is accepting public input for another week before it implements the Texas Water Fund, a special fund in the state treasury outside the general revenue fund to be administered by TWDB.  Voters in November approved $1 billion to address the state’s water supply issues and infrastructure as climate change and a […]

Crude oil production in seven major regions of U.S. is forecast to be up by 16,000 barrels per day in May to 9.863 million barrels per day, according to the latest drilling productivity report from U.S. Energy Information Administration.  EIA expects production in Permian Basin to increase by 12,000 barrels per day in May to […]