Texas led all major producing states by adding 4 drilling rigs in the past week, according to the latest report from Baker Hughes.  As of Sept. 26, there were 246 active rigs in Texas – up 4 from 242 the previous week but down 31 or 11.2 percent from 277 a year earlier.  Three of […]

“At Home with Energy” is theme of the 13th annual Carlsbad Energy Summit scheduled Thursday, Oct. 23, at Walter Gerrells Performing Arts and Exhibition Center in Carlsbad, N.M.  Featured guest Kenny Thomas will speak at a luncheon on “Beyond the Game: Leadership, Energy and the Fuel that Drives Us.”  Thomas is an 11-year veteran of […]

Consumption of natural gas in the U.S. is forecast to increase this year by about 1 percent to a record of 91.4 billion cubic feet per day.  U.S. Energy Information Administration said Aug. 25 it expects use of natural gas to increase across all sectors except electric power.  “Natural gas consumption was high in the […]

French specialty chemical group SNF, a leader in water-soluble polymers, said recently it acquired Midland-based Obsidian Chemical Solutions, a provider of specialty chemical solutions primarily for completion operations.  Obsidian offers one of the largest bulk storage capacities in the Permian Basin along with a substantial manufacturing footprint. Brian Satterfield, vice president of SNF, said last […]

A subsidiary of Frisco-based Virtus Energy Partners said recently it reached a farmout agreement with EON Resources to develop EON’s assets in Grayburg Jackson Field in San Andres.  EON said as many as 90 horizontal drilling locations are expected to be drilled in the field.  Virtus will lead the development as operator. EON has 20,000 […]

For the second consecutive month, New Mexico smashed its record for revenue earned from monthly oil and gas lease sales.  New Mexico Land Office said the latest sale Aug. 19 produced $256 million to surpass the $56 million raised in July. The August sale was the second under a new state law allowing the Land […]

Willow Park-based ProFrac and Austin-based Seismos said recently they are partnering for the launch of closed loop fracturing now available across all major U.S. basins.  It’s the first large-scale deployment of an operator-validated, real-time quality control system to enable closed loop fracturing.  ProFrac said, “The system redefines how completions are measured, optimized and scaled and […]

The streak in Permian Basin of declining or flat rig counts reached 29 weeks in Baker Hughes’ latest report.  As of Sept. 19, there were 254 active drilling rigs in Permian for the third straight week.  And the count is down 53 or 17.3 percent from the count of 307 a year ago.  The last […]

Dallas-based Aspen Midstream said last week it secured an equity commitment from EnCap Flatrock Midstream and Aspen’s management team to launch Aspen Midstream II.  The company will pursue midstream infrastructure opportunities across North America – primarily targeting natural gas transmission and last-mile solutions to support unprecedented gas demand growth. Matt Ray, co-CEO of Aspen Midstream, […]

San Antonio-based CPS Energy said this week it will acquire four natural gas power generation facilities from PROENERGY for $1.387 billion.  The total electric capacity is 1,632 megawatts for the deal expected to close in 3Q.  The acquired assets are in the ERCOT market in Texas in state-of-the-art plants in Brazoria, Galveston and Harris counties.  […]