Halliburton

North American oil and natural gas producers are likely to increase their capital spending by more than one-third this year, as they boost short-term cycle projects and deal with rising inflationary costs, Halliburton Co. CEO Jeff Miller said Tuesday. The Houston-based company, the No. 1 hydraulic fracturing company in North America, kicked off the first…

North America exploration and production (E&P) companies should increase their capital spending by 20% in 2022 as they lock up equipment and labor in an ever tightening global market, Halliburton Co. CEO Jeff Miller said Tuesday. The No. 1 completions expert in North America kicked off earnings season for the oilfield services sector in an…

Halliburton Co. and VoltaGrid LLC have clinched a multi-year contract with Aethon Energy Management LLC to deploy an all-electric fracturing solution in the Haynesville Shale. The project combines Halliburton’s all-electric fracturing spread, which uses the Zeus 5,000 hp electric pumping unit, with VoltaGrid’s power generation system, which offers real-time emissions tracking. “All-electric fracturing represents an…

A ramp-up in oil drilling, especially in the Permian Basin, sent the U.S. rig count surging seven units higher to 491 for the week ended Friday (July 23), the latest numbers from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) show. All of the net gains domestically for the week occurred in the oil patch, with…

Houston oilfield services giant Halliburton Co. kicked off the fourth quarter earnings season with positive news, as it takes advantage of a recovering U.S. land rig count and completions activity continues to rise. CEO Jeff Miller helmed a conference call on Tuesday with his management team, noting that the largest completions specialist in North America…

Houston-based Halliburton Co., the largest pressure pumper in the Lower 48, no longer is seeing a “flight to quality,” but a flight to anywhere, as customers deal with the Covid-19 pandemic and low commodity prices, CEO Jeff Miller said Monday.

More than 3,000 people based in Houston have been furloughed by Halliburton Co., while ConocoPhillips and other big producers continue to cut capital spending in an increasingly dire situation, as the coronavirus and oil price war sink 2020 operating plans.

Halliburton Co. CEO Jeff Miller said Tuesday the company is prepared to face the “biggest test” for the U.S. natural gas and oil industry in five years by following the usual playbook and proactively stacking equipment and cutting expenses.

Halliburton Co. CEO Jeff Miller said Tuesday the company is prepared to face the “biggest test” for the U.S. natural gas and oil industry in five years by following the usual playbook and proactively stacking equipment and cutting expenses.