Andrew Baker

Natural gas production in Mexico averaged 3.81 Bcf/d during 2019, up from 3.71 Bcf/d in 2018, according to new data from upstream regulator Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH).

Expansions of oil and gas activity and infrastructure in the Gulf Coast and Southwest regions of the United States could contribute annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 541 million tons (mmt) of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) by 2030, according to a new study published by the University of Texas at Austin (UT).

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued an order Thursday to overhaul rules governing the operation and planning of natural gas pipeline systems, citing the state’s impending transition away from the fossil fuel, as well as operational issues, constraints, and safety-related incidents that have occurred in recent years.

Mexico industrial chamber Canacintra on Monday issued a rebuke of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s state-first energy policies, calling for the return of oil and gas bid rounds, stressing the vital importance of natural gas and electricity to the economy and warning against regulatory changes that favor Mexico’s state-owned energy companies over their private sector competitors.

Mexico’s private oil and gas industry has maintained a diplomatic tone as it defends itself from now familiar criticism by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Parsley Energy Inc. on Friday announced the completion of its $2.27 billion acquisition of fellow Permian Basin pure-play Jagged Peak Energy Inc., which is backed by Houston-based private equity firm Quantum Energy Partners.

Oil and gas companies in the Midcontinent and Rockies reported continued activity declines during the fourth quarter, while expectations for future activity continued to fall as well, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s quarterly energy survey.

Planned oil and natural gas projects in the United States made possible by the unconventional oil and natural gas drilling revolution could release up to 227 million tons (mmt) of additional greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution by the end of 2025, representing a 30% rise from the 764 mmt emitted by the industry in 2018, according to the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP).

Planned oil and gas-related projects in the United States could release up to 227 million tons (mmt) of additional greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution by the end of 2025, representing a 30% rise from the 764 mmt emitted by the industry in 2018, according to a new report by the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP).