Ducs

Exploration and production (E&P) operators in the U.S. onshore are ramping up drilling activity, particularly in the Permian Basin, to offset the shrinking drilled but uncompleted (DUC) well inventory, according to ESAI Energy LLC. Crude oil prices topping $100/bbl “have incentivized more rigs, especially from private companies, and the diminishing inventory of DUCs means more…

The sharp upturn in energy demand, which has escalated since Russia invaded Ukraine, has created a big opening for Chevron Corp. to ramp up once again in the massive Permian Basin and ponder whether it’s time to invest in U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG), CEO Mike Wirth said Friday. In sharing the 1Q2022 results, Wirth…

U.S. onshore oil and natural gas production is set to rise from October to November, propelled by supply growth in the Permian Basin and Haynesville Shale, according to updated projections Monday from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Natural gas production from seven key U.S. producing regions — the Anadarko, Appalachia and Permian basins, along…

U.S. exploration and production (E&P) companies are completing wells at record rates, outpacing new wells by nearly 250 a month, according to Raymond James & Associates Inc. Analyst John Freeman in a note to clients Monday said the domestic count of drilled but uncompleted wells, aka DUCs, has dropped by nearly 3,300 from nearly 9,000…

Despite projected gains from the Permian Basin and Haynesville Shale, overall natural gas production from seven key U.S. onshore regions is set to decline from April to May, according to updated figures released Monday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Total output from the seven regions — the Anadarko, Appalachia and Permian basins, as…

With its takeover of fellow Colorado pure-play HighPoint Resources Corp. now complete, Bonanza Creek Energy Inc. is looking to optimize the combined well completions and midstream gathering needs, according to CEO Eric Greager. Bonanza Creek completed its merger with HighPoint on April 1. The closing allows the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin operator to revamp the overall…

The Lower 48’s ample supply of drilled but uncompleted wells, aka DUCs, is coming down at a quick pace and is expected to reach “normal” levels by year’s end, tightening the oil supply according to Raymond James & Associates Inc. In a note to clients, Raymond James analyst John Freeman made the case that the…

Bonanza Creek Energy Inc. expects to know before the end of March whether shareholders approve of the proposed tie-up with HighPoint Resources Corp., which would merge two big Colorado operators. Bonanza in November agreed to merge with Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin rival HighPoint in a $376 million transaction, combining their Weld County acreage and production. “We’re…

Lower 48 oil and gas producers have drawn down their inventory of drilled but uncompleted (DUC) wells to pre-pandemic levels, reflecting an improved commodity pricing and demand outlook, according to new analysis by Rystad Energy. After reaching a multiyear high of 6,548 wells last June, the DUC count in the country’s major oil regions fell…