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Oil Activity Picks  Up, Natural Gas Slows Down Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday

Oil Activity Picks Up, Natural Gas Slows Down Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday

Driven by gains in the oil patch, the U.S. rig count added two rigs overall to reach 784 during the holiday-shortened work week ended Wednesday (Nov. 23), according to updated numbers published by oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Four oil-directed rigs were added in the United States for the period, partially offset by…

November 23, 2022
Iron Horse Expanding Natural Gas Processing in Anadarko Basin

Iron Horse Expanding Natural Gas Processing in Anadarko Basin

Iron Horse Midstream is adding another natural gas cryogenic processing plant at its 120-acre complex in Grady County, OK, in the heart of the Anadarko Basin. The Dallas-based firm said the 200 MMcf/d plant would boost natural gas processing capacity in the SCOOP/STACK (South Central Oklahoma Oil Province and Sooner Trend of the Anadarko Basin,…

November 23, 2022
Helmerich & Payne Sees Strong Rig Demand in North America, Growing International Business

Helmerich & Payne Sees Strong Rig Demand in North America, Growing International Business

With oil and natural gas development rising, Tulsa-based driller Helmerich & Payne Inc. (H&P) is on course to achieve the best economic returns in eight years, CEO John Lindsay said recently.  “We are beginning to recognize economic returns at levels that we have not experienced since 2014,” Lindsay said during the fiscal fourth quarter quarter…

November 21, 2022
U.S. Drilling Tally Rises on Natural Gas, Oil Activity Gains

U.S. Drilling Tally Rises on Natural Gas, Oil Activity Gains

Bolstered by modest gains in both natural gas and oil drilling, the combined U.S. rig count climbed three units to 782 for the week ended Friday (Nov. 18), according to updated numbers published by Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Changes in the United States for the week included gains of two natural gas-directed rigs and one…

November 18, 2022
Natural Gas Drilling Flat in Latest BKR Count; Permian, GOM Totals Climb

Natural Gas Drilling Flat in Latest BKR Count; Permian, GOM Totals Climb

The U.S. natural gas rig count finished unchanged at 155 for the week ended Nov. 11, while gains in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and in the Permian Basin helped drive the combined domestic tally nine units higher to 779, according to updated numbers published Friday by Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Oil-directed drilling accounted for…

November 14, 2022
Permian, GOM Lead Surge in U.S. Drilling Activity in Updated BKR Count

Permian, GOM Lead Surge in U.S. Drilling Activity in Updated BKR Count

Driven by strong growth in the Permian Basin and in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), the U.S. rig count surged nine units higher to 779 for the week ended Nov. 11, oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) reported Friday. Oil-directed drilling accounted for the entirety of the domestic gains for the period, as the…

November 14, 2022
Coterra Ready to ‘Accelerate or Decelerate’ Oil, Natural Gas Development Heading into 2023

Coterra Ready to ‘Accelerate or Decelerate’ Oil, Natural Gas Development Heading into 2023

Flexibility is key to all that Coterra Energy Inc. is planning for the Lower 48 in 2023, as inflationary headwinds drive up the price for things across the board, executives said. Coterra, formed last year with the merger of Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. and Cimarex Energy Co., focuses on producing natural gas and oil…

November 9, 2022
Slowdown in GOM Sends U.S. Drilling Tally Lower in Latest BKR Count

Slowdown in GOM Sends U.S. Drilling Tally Lower in Latest BKR Count

Driven by a slowdown in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), the U.S. rig count fell three units to 762 for the week ended Friday (Oct. 7), according to updated numbers from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Declines in the United States included two oil-directed rigs and one natural gas-directed rig. One rig was…

October 7, 2022
Rigs Exit in GOM as U.S. Natural Gas Drilling Slows

Rigs Exit in GOM as U.S. Natural Gas Drilling Slows

Amid a slowdown in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), the U.S. natural gas rig count fell one unit to 158 for the week ended Friday (Oct. 7), according to the latest figures from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Declines in the United States also included two oil-directed rigs, with the combined U.S. count…

October 7, 2022
Natural Gas Activity Slows, Gains for Oil Patch in Latest Baker Count

Natural Gas Activity Slows, Gains for Oil Patch in Latest Baker Count

The U.S. natural gas rig count slid one unit lower to 159 for the week ended Friday (Sept. 30), while a small increase in oil activity pushed the overall domestic tally one unit higher to 765, according to the latest numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Total oil rigs increased by two domestically week/week. The…

September 30, 2022
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