“Whether the energy initiative in the Congress passes or not, the Mexican sector is going to continued to be stalled with sunken investment and reduced employment opportunities,” Abril Moreno, Directing Partner at the Perceptia21 Energía consultancy in Mexico City, told NGI’s Mexico GPI. She added: “As long as there is an administration in place that…
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U.S. Natural Gas Production Outpacing Oil Since Pandemic, Researchers Say
U.S. natural gas production has recovered more vigorously than oil since the height of the pandemic and is on track to exceed pre-pandemic growth forecasts through 2024, according to researchers at Louisiana State University’s (LSU) Center for Energy Studies. The center’s executive director, David Dismukes, and associate research professor, Gregory Upton, described a transformed landscape…
Sino American, Estacado Considering Texas Oilfield Venture
Sino American Oil Co. reported Tuesday that it plans to acquire a majority stake in a North Texas oil field. The Wyoming-based company said that it would obtain a majority working interest in the Piave Oil Field, located in Throckmorton County, TX, by way of a newly signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Estacado Energy…
Natural Gas Drilling Activity Steady in U.S. as Growth Remains Oil-Focused
The U.S. natural gas rig count finished unchanged at 102 during the week ended Friday (Nov. 19) as the oil patch continued to set the pace for growth in domestic drilling activity, according to the latest numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The overall U.S. rig count added seven units — all oil-directed — to…
Natural Gas Industry Turns Gaze to DC Summit, Opportunity for Energy Cooperation – Mexico Spotlight
All eyes in Mexico’s energy sector were on Washington, DC on Thursday as President Biden hosted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in the first summit of its kind since 2016. Ahead of the so-called “Three Amigos” summit, the Canadian Chamber of Congress, Mexican business group Consejo Coordinador Empresarial…
Colombia’s Ecopetrol Upping Oil, Natural Gas Production, Increasing Capex
Colombia’s state oil company Ecopetrol SA has recovered from a production blip in the second quarter and is upping capital expenditures (capex) for 2022 executives said during a recent conference call. Months of anti-government protests starting in late April hampered oil and gas activity in the country in the first half of this year. However,…
Lower 48 Plays to Continue Ratcheting Up Natural Gas, Oil Output in December, EIA Says
Led by growth out of the Haynesville Shale, natural gas production from seven key U.S. onshore regions is set to climb from November to December, according to updated projections from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Total natural gas production from the Anadarko, Appalachia and Permian basins, as well as from the Bakken, Eagle Ford, Haynesville…
Meg Energy Boosting 2021 Oilsands Guidance on Stronger Prices, Rising Demand
Alberta oilsands specialist Meg Energy Corp. has boosted its oilsands production guidance for the year on strengthening demand and prices. Production during 3Q2021 grew year/year to 91,506 b/d from 71,516 b/d. On the solid uptick Meg revised its 2021 average production guidance upward to 92,500-93,500 b/d from 91,000-93,000 b/d. “The third quarter was another strong…
Montney-Focused Arc Resources Speeding Up Activity as Commodity Prices Recover
Arc Resources Ltd. swiftly accelerated Montney Shale drilling following its C$8.1 billion ($6.5 billion) takeover of Seven Generations Energy Ltd. (7G) last winter, and it’s rewarding shareholders too. The Calgary-based exploration and production (E&P) company holds a Montney-focused portfolio in Alberta and British Columbia (BC) that is weighted 60% to natural gas and 40% to…
Amid Rising Prices, Pemex Looks to Up Natural Gas Production, Reduce Flaring
Mexico’s national oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) is working to limit flaring and increase natural gas production, executives said last week during an earnings call. Reinaldo Wence of downstream unit Pemex Transformación Industrial said “we need all the natural gas we could get… especially with the weather turning cold.” He was referencing the onset of…