According to Houston Chronicle, data from Electric Reliability Council of Texas show that renewable energy and battery storage companies are canceling projects in Texas at a rate not seen since the global pandemic.  The Chronicle said tariffs initiated by President Trump in April “are the most pressing challenge to the clean energy industry… These tariffs […]

Counts of active drilling rigs declined for the seventh consecutive week in U.S. and Permian Basin, according to June 13 report from Baker Hughes.  There were 273 rigs in Permian (down 2 from 275 week ago, down 36 or 12 percent from 309 year ago) and 555 in U.S. (down 4 from 559 week ago, […]

Governor Greg Abbott was in Midland recently to sign new legislation for oilfield theft protection in the Permian Basin.  At Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Abbott signed several bills that he said will bring “the full weight of the law to crack down on oil theft in the Permian Basin to protect the critical role energy […]

Count of active drilling rigs in U.S. declined for the sixth straight week as of June 6, according to the latest weekly report from Baker Hughes.  There were 559 rigs in U.S. – down 4 from 563 week ago and down 35 or 5.9 percent from 594 year ago.  The six-week decline has dropped the […]

Houston-based Northwind Midstream Partners said recently it received approval from New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission for an additional acid gas injection (AGI) and carbon sequestration well at its Titan treating complex in Lea County, N.M.  It will be Northwind’s third AGI well to increase the company’s total permitted daily injection capacity to about 37 million […]

Denver-based Tejon Treating and Carbon Solutions said recently it completed Phase II expansion of its Mongoose amine treating plant and gas gathering network to accommodate rising production of sour gas.  The expansion was completed May 29 to increase capacity of the Mongoose plant in Westbrook in Mitchell County in Midland Basin by 53 million cfd […]

Texas Oil and Gas Association reported Monday record amounts of natural gas production in the state this year.  TXOGA said natural gas withdrawals rose to 36.9 billion cfd in May with marketed production reaching a record 34.4 billion cfd.  Crude oil production remained steady at 5.7 million b/d.  Todd Staples, president, said, “With abundant natural […]

Dallas-based Matador Resources said this week its 4Q production was 201,116 boed (59 percent oil) thanks to better-than-expected performance from new wells in Delaware Basin and higher production from non-operated assets.  The 4Q output is 30 percent more than 2023Q4 and the first time Matador has topped 200,000 boed.  Oil production in 4Q was 118,400 […]

Permian Basin, Texas and U.S. each added drilling rigs again last week, according to the weekly report of Feb. 14 by Baker Hughes.  Permian Basin was up 1 rig to 304 (312 year ago), Texas was up 2 to 280 (299 year ago), and U.S. was up 2 to 588 (621 year ago).  New Mexico […]

Calgary-based Enverus Intelligence Research said last week operators entered 2025 with fewer DUC (drilled but uncompleted) wells than a year earlier to create “potential for impacts to capital efficiency throughout the year.”  Mark Chapman, principal analyst, said, “DUCs act as a form of inventory, and when market conditions are favorable – such as higher winter […]