oil and gas production

Not only is Guyana set to become one of Latin America’s shining economic stars, but the once poor backwater could soon be a key player in the new global energy map. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees the Guyanese economy growing by a staggering 47% this year, even as the rest of the world could…

Natural gas output at Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) remains under par because the company is solely focused on oil production, according to Sergio Guaso, founder of consulting firm Guaso360. Guaso told NGI’s Mexico GPI that “no matter what happens, the mission for Pemex is always to increase barrels of oil production. The rest is secondary.” Guaso…

The U.S. natural gas rig count rose two units to 155 during the week ended Friday, propelling the combined domestic tally to 758 as domestic oil drilling held flat, updated numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) show. Total oil-directed rigs were unchanged domestically for the period at 599. The 758 active U.S. rigs as of…

Constrained availability of oilfield services (OFS) supply capacity in North America, and increasingly internationally, rank among ongoing “tailwinds” for natural gas and oil prices, management at Schlumberger Ltd. said Friday. The OFS giant sees “a decoupling of upstream spending from potential near-term demand volatility, resulting in resilient global oil and gas activity growth in 2022…

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow for a preview of what’s on the dealmaking horizon among public and private U.S. exploration and production companies. In the podcast, Seenu Akunuri, principal for PwC’s U.S. Energy, Resources, and Utilities Deals, highlights upstream trends he’s seeing. He highlights investors’ growing appetite…

Driven by gains in natural gas-directed drilling, the U.S. rig count ticked two units higher to 758 during the week ended Friday (July 22), updated numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) show. The United States added two natural gas-directed rigs for the period, while total oil-directed rigs went unchanged week/week at 599. The 758 active…

The U.S. government is escalating its response to Mexico’s energy policies under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, alleging violation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and discriminatory treatment of U.S. energy companies. U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai said Monday that her office is requesting dispute settlement consultations with Mexico under the free trade pact,…

The U.S. natural gas rig count went unchanged at 153 for the week ended Friday (July 15), while an uptick in the oil patch helped lift the overall domestic drilling tally four units higher to 756, according to updated numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Gains in the United States for the week included two…

Pickering Energy Partners (PEP) said Wednesday it is looking to acquire and develop Permian Basin oil and gas interests alongside public and private operators. The new entity, PEP Development, was formed in alliance with “a large institutional investor” to focus on deploying at least $300 million of equity capital, said the Houston-based financial services and…