Oklahoma toppled Texas from the No. 1 spot as the most attractive jurisdiction in the world for oil and natural gas investment, a global survey of energy executives by the Fraser Institute found. Meanwhile, Alberta, long the heart of Canada’s energy industry, has lost its allure.
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West Virginia Supreme Court Favors Landowners in Pipeline Survey Fight
Two West Virginia landowners have succeeded in their fight to stop Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) developers from surveying their property without permission after the state Supreme Court ruled in their favor on Tuesday.

Lenders Appearing More Optimistic as E&P Fall Redeterminations Beckon
Fall redetermination season for U.S. exploration and production (E&P) companies is about to begin, with lenders more optimistic about borrowing levels, while exploration and production (E&P) companies appearing to accept that low commodity prices may be sustained.

U.S. Onshore Completions Activity Forecast to Sharply Outpace Drilling
Rystad Energy is forecasting horizontal oil completion activity in the U.S. onshore will outpace drilling operations by 30% in the second half of 2016, resulting in a sharp contraction in the drilled but uncompleted (DUC) inventory by 800 wells.

Hefty Private Equity War Chest Readied For NatGas, Oil Investments
Privately backed financial firms have close to $1 trillion ready to deploy into the global oil and natural gas sector, with one-quarter now planning acquisitions by year’s end that mostly target North America and the Asia-Pacific, a survey by Ernst & Young has found.
New Technologies, Collaboration Said Driving Operational Efficiencies in Energy Industry
Unmanned robots, aerial drones and 3-D printing technologies could more efficiently secure global oil and gas supplies, a survey of energy professionals by Lloyd’s Register (LR) has found.
New Technologies, Collaboration Said Driving Operational Efficiencies in Energy Industry
Unmanned robots, aerial drones and 3-D printing technologies could more efficiently secure global oil and gas supplies, a survey of energy professionals by Lloyd’s Register (LR) has found.
Energy Operators Still Cite Digital Tech Investments as Keys to Improve Wells, Capital Efficiencies
Upstream operators may be scrutinizing their dwindling finances, but they haven’t stopped investing in digital technologies to improve well completions and capital efficiencies, according to a new global survey.

Natural Gas Marketers’ Long Slide Continued Through End of 2015, NGI Survey Finds
Frustratingly low commodities prices continued to exert their force as 2015 wound down, with a majority of the companies participating in NGI’s 4Q2015 Top North American Gas Marketers Ranking reporting lower sales transaction numbers than they did in 4Q2014.
West Virginia Senate Votes Down Pipeline Survey Bill
The West Virginia Senate on Monday rejected a bill that would have given natural gas companies the right to survey on private property without the owner’s consent.