Lower 48

Natural gas-fired electric generators made up a majority of the failures identified by FERC during an inquiry into the extreme cold weather that rattled power markets in Texas and the Midwest in February. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in a joint effort with the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC), found freezing generator components and…

The battle to become a top oil and natural gas producer is no longer being waged by Jett Rink-like roustabouts toiling in the sun off of caliche roads in West Texas, but rather by algorithm experts sitting in darkened, air-conditioned offices in Houston. Exploration and production (E&P) companies looking for the edge to elevate their…

After a cold start to the year, North American upstream merger and acquisition (M&A) activity heated up in the second quarter, with U.S. dealmaking alone hitting more than 40 deals valued at around $33 billion. Energy data analytics expert Enverus on Monday issued its 2Q2021 report on U.S. exploration and production (E&P) activity. Finbrook Pte…

The U.S. natural gas rig count climbed one unit to finish at 98 for the week ended Friday (June 25), while a small decline in oil rigs left the overall domestic tally flat for the period, according to data from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). One oil-directed rig exited the patch in the United States during…

The U.S. natural gas rig count increased one unit to 97 for the week ended Friday (June 18), while a surge in oil-directed drilling lifted the combined domestic tally to 470 for the period, according to the latest figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The United States added nine rigs overall for the week, including…

The U.S. natural gas rig count increased one unit to 94 during the week ended Friday (April 16) as gains in the oil patch paced a week of healthy growth in domestic drilling activity, according to the latest data from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR).  Along with the addition of one gas rig, an increase of…

The U.S. rig count eased one unit lower to 402 for the week ending Friday (March 12) as increases in the Permian Basin and Utica Shale partially offset declines in the Marcellus and Haynesville shales, according to updated data from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The total number of domestic natural gas-directed rigs remained unchanged at…

The U.S. natural gas rig count finished unchanged at 92 for the week ending Friday (March 5), while gains in the Permian Basin offset declines in the Gulf of Mexico to push the overall domestic count slightly higher, according to the latest figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Including a net increase of one oil-directed…

Minnetonka, MN-based independent Northern Oil and Gas Inc. is looking to expand its Lower 48 oil and natural gas production this year after a slew of dealmaking in the final three months of 2020, including four transactions in the Permian Basin. Management said in an update on activity that it saw “steady and continued improvement…