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Well permitting in Texas during January was up sharply from a year ago, as were well completions. December crude oil production was also up sharply compared with a year ago, but natural gas production slipped, according to the latest figures from the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC).

Officials in New Brunswick unveiled a list of more than 100 recommended changes to the province’s regulatory framework for oil and natural gas on Thursday, including tougher casing and cementing standards, increased water protections and substantially higher royalties.

Rex Energy Corp. recently spud it first Utica Shale well in Carroll County, OH.

A survey conducted by the consulting firm PwC indicates that oil and gas industry executives are confident that their companies’ information security practices will provide protection from cyber attacks, despite poor intelligence of how and when future attacks could be mounted.

As natural gas produced from shale plays gains a larger slice of the gas market pie and production from the Gulf of Mexico continues to diminish, gas processing infrastructure is increasingly being added in non-Gulf Coast areas, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Upstream merger and acquisition (M&A) activity worldwide hit a record $107 billion in total asset deal value in 2010, which is 160% higher than in 2009, according to preliminary findings by research firm IHS.

North Dakota’s oil patch accounted for less than 1% of total U.S. crude oil production three years ago, but today the state is pumping close to 6% of total crude output, thanks to the formidable Bakken-Three Forks shale region, the state’s Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) is reporting.

Upstream merger and acquisition (M&A) activity worldwide hit a record $107 billion in total asset deal value in 2010, which is 160% higher than in 2009, according to preliminary findings by research firm IHS.

The roundup of energy patch rustlers in North Texas continues with investigators now having accounted for more than $1 million worth of stolen petroleum products, according to the Wise County Sheriff’s Office.