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…
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Appalachia, Haynesville Natural Gas Production Seen Falling into April, EIA Data Show
Natural gas production from major Lower 48 plays will hold mostly steady from March to April as oil-focused regions boost output to offset declines in the Haynesville Shale and Appalachian Basin, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). EIA in its latest monthly Drilling Productivity Report (DPR) modeled combined natural gas production from seven…
Chevron’s Guyana Mega-Deal Facing Hurdles as Oil, Natural Gas Industry Consolidates
ExxonMobil is trying to put a stop to Chevron Corp. and its bid to enter the lucrative Guyanese offshore oil and natural gas patch. The company has filed for arbitration, claiming Chevron’s bid to snap up Hess Corp.’s Guyana assets goes against a contract clause that grants ExxonMobil a right of first refusal. Last October,…
No Uplift for Bakken Natural Gas Prices as Supply Glut Continues
Natural gas prices in North Dakota continue to languish at nearly 30-year lows amid nationwide oversupply, according to the state’s top oil and gas regulator. Production cuts announced by large operators in the gassy Marcellus and Haynesville shales have so far failed to meaningfully boost prices. “We’re seeing rigs lay down in the natural gas…
Haynesville Shale Adds Two Rigs as U.S. Natural Gas Drilling Count Climbs
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…
EIA Cuts U.S. Natural Gas Price Forecast Amid Warm Winter Temps, Stout Supply
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,…
Natural Gas Market Bracing for Possible Early Storage Injection, Extended Price Decline
What remains of the official natural gas inventory withdrawal season could be limited by the possible net injection into natural gas stocks for the week of March 8. Amid already swollen natural gas supplies, an early injection, although not unprecedented, could send natural gas prices reeling. In its upcoming storage report, the U.S. Energy Information…
SilverBow Reviewing Kimmeridge Proposal to Form Biggest Eagle Ford Pure-Play
SilverBow Resources Inc.’s board plans to “carefully review and consider” a proposal from activist investor Kimmeridge Energy Management LLC to merge its natural gas production subsidiary in a tie-up that could become the largest South Texas exploration and production company. In a letter to shareholders, Kimmeridge proposed to merge Kimmeridge Texas Gas LLC (KTG) into…
Tourmaline Cutting WCSB ‘24 Natural Gas Production Amid Low Prices, Remains ‘Super Constructive’ on ‘25
Tourmaline Oil Corp., the largest natural gas producer in Canada, is reducing 2024 natural gas production in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) by about 100 MMcf/d from previous guidance, or 4% essentially eliminating any gas growth in 2024, “and we definitely think that’s the right thing to do,” CEO Mike Rose said. Tourmaline is…
EIA Slashes 2024 Henry Hub Natural Gas Forecast After Record Low February Prices
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,…