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As of Monday, Norway’s Statoil has taken over operatorship of the eastern portion of its Eagle Ford Shale assets that it has held in a 50-50 joint venture (JV) since 2010 with Talisman Energy USA Inc.

Maintenance work on two platforms in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and on a project shutting in some crude oil in Alaska may halt temporarily the growth in U.S. crude oil supplies, but onshore volumes should help alleviate the shortfall, according to energy analytics provider Genscape Inc.

The emerging next generation of Alberta oilsands projects has provided an early example of how new technology will make oilsands a contributor to natural gas supplies rather than just a drain. About 22 Bcf/year of gas will eventually be put back on the market as a result of an agreement between fertilizer manufacturer Agrium Inc. and the 100,000 bbl/d Northern Lights oilsands project.

The emerging next generation of Alberta oilsands projects has provide an early example of how new technology will make oilsands a contributor to natural gas supplies rather than just a drain. About 22 Bcf/year of gas will eventually be put back on the market as a result of an agreement between fertilizer manufacturer Agrium Inc. and the 100,000 bbl/d Northern Lights oilsands project.

An imminent outbreak of development drilling, triggered by long-awaited technical and exploration successes, is prompting even the most cautious forecasters into raising expectations for coalbed methane in Canada.

An imminent outbreak of development drilling, triggered by long-awaited technical and exploration successes, is prompting even the most cautious forecasters into raising expectations for coalbed methane in Canada.

An imminent outbreak of development drilling, triggered by long-awaited technical and exploration successes, is prompting even the most cautious forecasters into raising expectations for coalbed methane in Canada.

“An inadequate natural gas infrastructure is a major contributor to high prices for natural gas in California,” according to a staff draft report of the California Energy Commission (CEC), which pin-pointed a lack of adequate in-state takeaway capacity as the major factor.

“An inadequate natural gas infrastructure is a major contributor to high prices for natural gas in California,” according to a staff draft report of the California Energy Commission (CEC), which pin-pointed a lack of adequate in-state takeaway capacity as the major factor.