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The U.S. natural gas patch dropped four rigs for the week ended Friday (March 22), including a notable reduction in drilling numbers for the gassy Haynesville Shale, according to the latest figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The United States ended the period with 112 active natural gas-directed rigs, down from 162 in the year-earlier…

Energy operators were cautiously optimistic during their recent quarterly conference calls that Lower 48 natural gas activity would improve in anticipation of increasing LNG demand, but the startup of more export projects is not yet a certainty, according to some analysts. Evercore ISI’s James West, senior managing director, said the U.S. gas rig count jumped…

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub and Flow, in which NGI’s Chris Lenton, senior editor of Mexico and Latin America, sits down with Rosanety Barrios, who heads the energy team for Mexican presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez.  Barrios details how Mexico’s energy sector, including state companies Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE)…

Mexico faces an election in June amid rising natural gas demand and infrastructure needs. See what NGI analysts gleaned from the recently completed 4Q2023 earnings season. SLB Corp. (SLB): CEO Olivier Le Peuch told investors on SLB’s 4Q2023 earnings conference call that “in the international markets, we expect full year revenue growth reaching the mid-teens…

Including an uptick in Haynesville Shale activity, the U.S. natural gas rig count increased by one to finish the week ended Friday (March 15) at 116, the latest Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) data show. The 116 active natural gas rigs as of Friday compares with 162 rigs running at this time a year ago, according…

Shell plc upended its energy transition strategy on Thursday, citing lower power sales and stronger demand for natural gas, but it still expects to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Under pressure from investors to focus on the core oil and natural gas business, the London-based major updated its carbon reduction ambitions in the Energy…

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is slashing its projected 2024 average Henry Hub natural gas spot price by 14% versus its month-earlier forecast after observing record lows for the benchmark in February, the agency said Tuesday. EIA, in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), modeled an average Henry Hub price of $2.27/MMBtu for 2024,…

Led by a pullback in Haynesville Shale activity, the U.S. natural gas rig count dropped four units to 115 for the week ended Friday (March 8), according to updated figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The 115 active U.S. natural gas rigs as of Friday compares with 153 running in the year-ago period, according to…

Upstream natural gas and oil explorers in Canada are expected to increase their capital spending over 2023, but not by much, according to a top industry group. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) issued its latest survey of capital expenditures (capex) for the upstream sector in Canadian dollars (C$1.00/US74 cents).  Capex is forecast at…