Rigs

The timing for the next leg of growth in North America remains uncertain, but there’s “no question” that natural gas output will drive the market into 2025 and beyond because of LNG exports and rising electricity demand, Halliburton Co. CEO Jeff Miller said. Speaking to analysts during the first quarter conference call, Miller was asked…

Geopolitical tensions are impacting global oil and natural gas prices, but the outlook for oilfield services “continues to be constructive,” as operators prepare for infrastructure and LNG projects to begin commercial operations, according to Ensign Energy Services Inc. The executive team of the Calgary-based operator, which works across North America and in overseas markets, discussed…

Permian Basin-focused ProPetro Holding Corp. is giving its exploration customers more of what they want – electric and dual-fuel fleets – as it continues to industrialize its business, CEO Sam Sledge said. The Midland, TX-based completions expert works across the Lower 48, with most of the exploration and production (E&P) work centered in the Permian.…

Search for bottom continuing for natural gas futures Wednesday as prices down sharply through morning and lunchtime trading March Nymex contract off 8.0 cents to $1.609/MMBtu as of 2:28 p.m. ET; $1.61 seen as “strong technical support,” according to EBW Analytics Group’s Eli Rubin Nymex front month trading at roughly 10-cent premium to day-ahead Henry…

Haynesville Shale pure-play Comstock Resources Inc. is pumping the brakes on natural gas drilling and shareholder distributions because of low commodity prices. “In response to weak natural gas prices, Comstock plans to suspend its quarterly dividend until natural gas prices improve,” management said. “In addition, the company plans to reduce the number of operating drilling…

Canadian energy market fundamentals are improving enough to support a “sustained period of elevated natural gas drilling,” particularly in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, Precision Drilling Corp.’s chief said. While Lower 48 demand for drilling services by exploration and production (E&P) customers remains muddled, the picture is much clearer in Canada for the Calgary-based oilfield…

Led by gains in both the Haynesville and Marcellus shales, the U.S. natural gas rig count advanced to 121 for the week ended Friday (Feb. 9), up four rigs for the period, according to the latest tally from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Total U.S. oil-directed rigs were unchanged week/week at 499, and the combined domestic…

The U.S. natural gas rig count dropped two units to 117 for the week ended Friday (Feb. 2), including a slowdown in the Haynesville Shale, updated Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) data show. Domestic oil-directed drilling, meanwhile, went unchanged overall for the period at 499 rigs, and the combined U.S. rig count finished two units lower…

Drilling permits in the natural gas-rich Marcellus, Utica and Haynesville shale plays showed strong month/month growth in December 2023 but remained 16% below the December 2022 total, according to the latest tally by Evercore ISI. The three formations, which together supply about 53% of Lower 48 gas output, had a combined issued permit count of…