Outlook

Range Resources Corp. has ended production curtailments imposed in September and October in response to weak Appalachian natural gas prices, but even with an improved outlook, there are no plans to increase activity. Range cut 210 MMcf/d of natural gas production during the second half of September and most of October as Appalachian storage levels…

U.S. tight oil production should recover quickly as world energy demand recovers from Covid-19, but Lower 48 output may not again hit its previous forecasts, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said Thursday. The Saudi-led oil cartel, aka OPEC, in its flagship 14th annual World Oil Outlook (WOO), cited the “unprecedented scale and impact”…

With an expectation that the energy transition away from fossil fuels may be sooner than expected, BP plc on Monday said it plans to impair up to $17.5 billion on the value of its assets for the second quarter because of limited upside in natural gas and oil prices.

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Schlumberger Ltd., the No. 1 oilfield services (OFS) operator in the world, is forecasting a sharp pullback in U.S. and Canadian onshore activity this year, while domestic offshore and overseas activity are on an upward trajectory.

The oilfield services (OFS) sector, slowly returning to normal following the downturn four years ago, now faces more uncertainty, as oil prices continue to decline and Lower 48 producers trim spending plans for 2019.

There are, to be sure, plenty of prolific oil and natural gas basins across North America that onshore operators are plowing successfully. However, all eyes and ears during second quarter calls to discuss results are likely to be trained on potential capacity constraint issues in the Permian Basin, and looming pipeline shortages in the Williston and Anadarko basins, according to analysts.

Permian Basin crude oil production is forecast to reach 5.4 million b/d in 2023, more than current production from any single member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) except for Saudi Arabia, IHS Markit said Wednesday.

Still treading water in terms of earnings, Los Angeles-based California Resources Corp. (CRC) has ramped up capital spending plans in response to the continuing positive outlook for global oil prices and after gaining 100% access of California’s large Elk Hills oilfield.