oil and gas production

A small uptick in oil-directed drilling lifted the U.S. rig count two units higher to 752 for the week ended Friday (July 8), according to the latest tally from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Oil-directed drilling rose by two units to 597 in the United States week/week, while natural gas-directed rigs were unchanged…

U.S. oil production last week held at a high point for the year as overall petroleum demand increased, led by consumption of travel fuels, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday.   Producers pumped 12.1 million b/d for the week ended July 1, according to the EIA’s Weekly Petroleum Status Report. That continued the pace…

The U.S. natural gas rig count fell four units to 153 during the week ended Friday (July 1), offsetting a one-rig increase in the oil patch to drop the overall domestic tally three units to 750, the latest numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) show. The 750 active U.S. rigs as of Friday compares with…

Earthstone Energy Inc. is continuing its Permian Basin acquisition spree with plans to purchase the assets of privately held Titus Oil & Gas Production LLC in the New Mexico portion of the Permian Basin in a $627 million cash-and-stock deal. Located in the northern portion of the Delaware sub-basin, the assets produced 31,800 boe/d (65%…

A decline in natural gas-directed drilling saw the U.S. rig count fall three units to 750 for the week ended Friday (July 1), according to the latest figures from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). One oil-directed rig was added domestically for the week, while natural gas-directed rigs declined by four. The combined 750…

A six-year streak of provincial budget deficits in Alberta ended in 2021 thanks to higher oil and natural gas prices that drove a five-fold increase by government royalties, according to an annual treasury review. In the Alberta provincial treasury annual review for the year ended March 31, 2022, Finance Minister Jason Nixon reported record royalties…

PDC Energy Inc. has gained approval by Colorado regulators for a 30-well oil and natural gas development program in Weld County. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) approved the Broe Oil and Gas Development Plan (OGDP), PDC said Wednesday. The Denver-based producer acquired the Broe OGDP in Weld County during May, when it…

Oil production by non-state operators in Mexico has surpassed 100,000 b/d for the first time since the 2013-2014 constitutional energy reform ended the upstream monopoly held by state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex). Private operators produced 101,044 b/d in May, up from 65,238 b/d in the same month a year ago, data from upstream regulator…

The U.S. rig count surged 13 units higher to 753 during the week ended Friday (June 24), driven by growth in the oil patch, the latest figures from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) show. Domestic drilling gains for the week included 10 oil-directed rigs and three natural gas-directed rigs. The 753 active U.S.…