Findlay, Ohio-based Marathon Petroleum said this week it is permanently ending crude oil processing at two of its U.S. refineries, including one in Gallup, N.M., with capacity of 27,000 barrels per day, as a result of “decreased product demand caused by the ongoing coronavirus health crisis.” Marathon also will idle its refinery in Martinez, Calif. […]
Solaris expands produced water management agreement with Concho
Houston-based Solaris Water Midstream said July 29 it reached agreement with Concho Resources to expand their joint venture for long-term produced water management. Their agreement previously covered Concho’s acreage in Eddy County, N.M., and it was expanded to include Lea County, N.M. Solaris now manages Concho’s produced water gathering, transporation, disposal and recycling for 2.3 […]
QEP Resources leads state in permits with 14 in Andrews County
Denver-based QEP Resources filed permits last week with Railroad Commission of Texas for 14 new horizontal wells on state-owned lands in Andrews County to lead the state in filing for the week. Houston Chronicle said it marked QEP’s first permits filed since January – 29 permits to date this year – after filing for 70 […]
Industry leaders set goal to lower emissions to address climate change
The CEOs of 12 leading energy companies have agreed to lower emissions of the companies’ crude oil and natural gas production to address climate change. The international consortium, Oil and Gas Climate Initiative, includes CEOs of BP, Chevron, CNPC, Eni, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Occidental, Petrobras, Repsol, Saudi Aramco, Shell and Total. OGCI, established in 2014, said […]
Baker Hughes: Permian Basin adds rigs for first time since March
Permian Basin added rigs last week for the first time since March to break a streak of 18 consecutive weeks with declining rig counts. Permian added 2 rigs for a new total of 126 (443 year ago). According to Baker Hughes, as of July 24, Texas idled 1 rig for a new total of 103 […]
Rystad Energy: Permian leads increased hydraulic fracturing activity
Oslo-based Rystad Energy said July 23 its analysis shows that new hydraulic fracturing operations in the U.S., which fell to a low of 325 wells in June during the coronavirus pandemic, are expected to return to above 400 in July. “Recovery will be especially evident in the Permian Basin,” Rystad said, “where activity has nearly […]
Pilot LNG files permits for Galveston LNG Bunker Port
Houston-based Pilot LNG said July 16 it has filed regulatory applications for Galveston LNG Bunker Port, the region’s first dedicated LNG bunker terminal. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the lead permitting agency. Pilot CEO Jonathan Cook said the port on Pelican Island “will provide clean-burning LNG to one of the U.S.’s largest port complexes.” […]
Midland’s Endeavor Energy files first permits since June 29
Midland-based Endeavor Energy Resources filed its first drilling permits last week since June 29 with Railroad Commission of Texas. Houston Chronicle said Endeavor filed 11 permits for horizontal wells on two leases in Midland County targeting Spraberry to depths of 10,290 to 11,000 feet. Endeavor, which ranked fifth in Texas last year for permits, had […]
Chevron acquires Noble Energy, including 92,000 acres in Permian Basin
San Ramon, Calif.-based Chevron increased its presence in Permian Basin and Denver-Julesburg Basin in Colorado with its acquisition of Houston-based Noble Energy. Chevron said July 20 the all-stock transaction is valued at $5 billion ($10.38 per share). Total enterprise value, including debt, is $13 billion. It will increase Chevron’s proved reserves by about 18 percent […]
Texas Petro Index falls for 15th straight month to 163.5 in May
Falling rig count combined with steep declines in drilling permits, industry employment and crude oil production pushed the Texas Petro Index down again in May to 163.5 – down 22.5 percent from 210.7 of a year ago May 2019. It was the 15th consecutive month of decline for the index developed by petroleum economist Karr […]
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