As operators in the Permian and elsewhere across the United States and around the world announce capex cuts of 50 percent or more, drilling rigs are stacking up like dry bones in the valley. A two-thirds (so far) reduction in drilling means a similar cut in frac’ing. Saltwater disposal wells (SWDs) and their attached pipelines […]
Industry groups dispute new EDF research on growing emissions
A new study from Environmental Defense Fund and Harvard University released April 22 said methane emitted by oil and gas companies through venting and flaring in Permian Basin continues to grow to record levels. And industry groups such as Texas Methane and Flaring Coalition and Texas Oil and Gas Association continue to criticize the EDF […]
Production of oil, gas to decline in each of seven major regions in May
U.S. Department of Energy forecasts declining production for both crude oil and natural gas in each of the seven major regions in May as supply continues to outpace demand and storage capacity amid the global coronavirus pandemic. Oil production is expected to decline by 183,000 barrels per day in May compared to April to 8.526 […]
Oklahoma agency approves emergency order, Christian backs “free market”
Oklahoma Corporation Commission approved an emergency order April 22 to allow crude operators to shut in money-losing wells. According to Oil & Gas Journal, the regulatory agency said operators and producers “may shut in or curtail production from wells where they determine such action is necessary and warranted to prevent economic waste” for 90 days […]
Enterprise to offer northbound crude oil service on Seaway pipeline
Houston-based pipeline operator Enterprise Products Partners will offer two-way shipping starting May 1 on its crude oil pipeline connecting Texas coast and storage terminals in Cushing, Oklahoma. Houston Chronicle said the move “may give oil companies more storage options.” Seaway pipeline was designed to move crude from Oklahoma to markets near Houston, but in a […]
Pin Oak Corpus Christi loads first vessel at new oil dock
Pin Oak Corpus Christi received the first vessel April 15 at its newly commissioned oil dock at Port of Corpus Christi. The new dock can accommodate fully-laden bulk liquid tankers up to Suez-max class with loading rates of more than 40,000 barrels per hour. Construction of the new dock was a joint effort of Port […]
State Land Office in New Mexico to allow pause in energy production
State Land Office in New Mexico said last week it will allow crude oil and natural gas producers to temporarily stop production on state lands without penalty as the coronavirus pandemic and global price conflict continue. Ryan Flynn, executive director of New Mexico Oil and Gas Association, said, “The emergency rule to allow lessees to […]
Rystad report shows record decline of fracturing operation starts
Rystad Energy said Wednesday the total number of started fracturing operations is expected to fall below 300 wells in April (about 200 in Permian Basin and less than 50 each in Eagle Ford and Bakken). That’s a decline of 62.8 percent in started fracturing operations between February and April 2020 “as the majority of public […]
Double Eagle, Parsley, Concho file drilling permits in Midland County
About 40 oil and gas companies filed 110 drilling permits with Railroad Commission of Texas in the first week of April, according to Houston Chronicle, the state’s lowest weekly total of the year. Almost 20 percent of the permits were for drilling in Midland County. Double Eagle Development of Fort Worth filed 10 permits for […]
Riding the Wave
With the proliferation of hydraulic fracturing since around 2010, the good news is that oil and gas production have exploded, reaching never-before-seen levels and practically eliminating net imports. The challenge, however is that fracturing requires millions of barrels of water—fresh or recycled—and also produces millions of barrels of water that must be reused or returned […]
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