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Continental Resources Inc. reported better-than-expected natural gas production from its home base of Oklahoma for the third quarter of 2021. The Oklahoma City-based independent plans to maintain an emphasis on natural gas projects in the Sooner State amid the higher price environment. “We have elected to continue focusing on natural gas developments in Oklahoma based…

Continental Resources Inc. plans to pivot from natural gas to oil-directed drilling in the latter half of 2021 in response to strengthening crude prices and a tighter supply-demand balance. Drilling in 2021 is to be mainly focused on the South Central Oklahoma Oil Province (SCOOP) and the mighty Bakken Shale of North Dakota, management said…

Gulfport Energy Corp. is still curtailing Appalachian natural gas production in anticipation of better prices later this year and into 2021.  Given an uncertain economic outlook, weak energy demand and a slight rebound in associated gas volumes, Gulfport remains “cautious near-term on natural gas pricing,” said CEO David Wood during a call to discuss second…

Oklahoma City, OK-based Continental Resources Inc. turned in a third quarter earnings report that beat expectations across the board, but results in Oklahoma demonstrated the company’s dominance as one of the only producers to continuously outperform in a play that has sent multiple operators running.

Encana Corp. has paused a well completion operation in the heart of Oklahoma’s stacked oil and gas formations following two earthquakes that measured 3.2- and 3.9-magnitude.

Gulfport Energy Corp. reported increased production during the second quarter as it turned more wells to sales following a slower stretch of completions activity at the end of 2018.

Gulfport Energy Corp. said Friday it is making progress to simplify its portfolio as it zeros in on core assets in Ohio’s Utica Shale and the South Central Oklahoma Oil Province (SCOOP).

Gulfport Energy Corp.’s production dipped in the first quarter following a slower operational period in late 2018 that the company anticipated ahead of a ramp in activity that started earlier this year.

Strong core production from the Utica Shale and the South Central Oklahoma Oil Province (SCOOP) again helped Gulfport Energy Corp. increase volumes in the third quarter, even though it turned fewer wells to sales than analysts had expected.