North Dakota’s tally of active oil and natural gas drilling rigs and hydraulic fracturing (frack) crews has risen to levels not seen since the start of the pandemic, the state’s top oil and gas regulator said Friday. The rig count stood at 40 as of Friday, the highest since March 2020, North Dakota Department of…
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Keyera’s Pipestone Boosts Montney Shale Natural Gas, NGL Processing Capacity
Daily processing capacity in the Montney Shale, which straddles northern Alberta and British Columbia, has jumped by 200 MMcf natural gas and 24,000 bbl of liquid byproducts after Keyera’s Pipestone complex ramped up on Tuesday. Pipestone, about 375 miles northwest of the Alberta capital in Edmonton, was finished five months ahead of schedule and within…

Ovintiv Touts Permian, Anadarko, Montney Gains, Brings Online 32,000 Boe/d of Shut-In Volumes
North American explorer Ovintiv Inc. has brought back online substantially all of its shut-in volumes of 32,000 boe/d, including 18,000 b/d of crude and condensate voluntarily curtailed in the second quarter, CEO Doug Suttles said Wednesday. Suttles during the quarterly conference call credited efficiencies achieved by reducing costs and the workforce, as well as financial…

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Ovintiv Keeping Eye on Natural Gas Prices as Shut-ins Reduce Output by 65,000 Boe/d
Denver-based Ovintiv Inc., whose broad oil and natural gas portfolio runs across the Permian and Anadarko basins and the Montney formation in Canada, is shelving some onshore work in the Eagle Ford, Bakken, Uinta and Duvernay formations, but it’s keeping a sharp eye on the direction of natural gas prices to determine when to boost activity.
Encana Shareholders Overwhelmingly OK Moving to Denver, Rebranding as Ovintiv
Calgary stalwart Encana Corp. will be making Denver its new home after winning investor approval to relocate and to change its brand to Ovintiv.