natural gas production

Oil and natural gas executives in the Midcontinent and Rocky Mountain regions don’t expect Henry Hub natural gas prices to surpass $3/MMBtu for another two years, according to the first quarter 2024 energy survey published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The survey gauges current and expected oil and gas activity levels in…

Natural gas production from seven key Lower 48 regions tracked by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) will slide from April to May, driven by declines in the Haynesville Shale and the Appalachian Basin. EIA’s latest Drilling Productivity Report (DPR), published Monday, modeled a combined 99.9 Bcf/d of natural gas output in May from seven…

EQT Corp., the nation’s largest natural gas producer, is swapping some Pennsylvania holdings in the Marcellus Shale in an exchange with Norway’s Equinor ASA, which is handing off its operations in Ohio and paying $500 million to balance the overall transaction. The agreement with Equinor USA Onshore Properties Inc. and affiliates includes 100% of its…

Natural gas futures were on track to finish near even at the front of the curve through midday Friday as a steep sell-off in the previous session had bulls licking their wounds. Spot prices, meanwhile, were plummeting on pleasant April weather and light weekend demand. Here’s the latest: May Nymex contract at $1.773/MMBtu at around…

The U.S. natural gas rig count fell one unit to finish at 109 for the week ended Friday (April 12), while a small decrease in oil drilling dropped the combined domestic tally three units to 617, according to the latest numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Total domestic natural gas rigs finished the period down…

Canadian oil and natural gas operators are working to manage water use as western provinces face increasingly dry conditions after a mild winter.  Exploration and production (E&P) companies achieved record natural gas production last winter, according to the latest data from the Canada Energy Regulator. Total marketed natural gas production during December was more than…

Since taking office in 2018, Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has reiterated that his government would prioritize energy security and reduce the country’s dependency on foreign fuel imports, such as natural gas and gasoline.  While López Obrador’s government has built a $19 billion refinery in the southern state of Tabasco in hopes to reduce…

Natural gas futures, which had initially shown promising gains because of favorable production and export trends, remained only marginally positive at midday. Market focus shifted towards the upcoming storage report and the implications of mild weather forecasts.   Here is the latest: May Nymex futures at $1.881/MMBtu as of 2:36 p.m. ET, up nine-tenths of a…

U.S. natural gas exploration and production (E&P) companies have reduced output in response to high inventories and the low price environment, but now the query is, when might production return? Price will tell, according to analysts. Lower 48 natural gas output has fallen below 100 Bcf/d, down from record highs around 107 Bcf/d early this…