Moving in the same direction as federal regulators about Bakken Shale crude oil transport, the North Dakota Industrial Commission (IC) on Tuesday adopted regulations requiring all of the state’s oil supplies to be conditioned.
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Oasis Sets Lower Capex, Less Drilling in Bakken For 2015
Oasis Petroleum Inc. plans to cut capital expenditures (capex) by 44% in 2015 and slash the number of rigs deployed in its core area of the Bakken Shale. However, it still expects to boost production in the coming year by 5-10%.
Halliburton Readying For North American E&P Capex Cuts
Halliburton Co. isn’t reporting much impact to its North American business from plunging oil prices yet, but adjustments are likely to occur through 2015 as operators recalibrate, CFO Mark McCollum said Wednesday.
Goodrich Might Sell Eagle Ford as It Focuses on TMS
Goodrich Petroleum Corp. is exploring the sale of potentially all of its Eagle Ford Shale assets while it plans to leverage drilling efficiencies and an improved frack design in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) next year. Meanwhile, hedging is providing some cover from crashing oil prices.
Wolf Taps Former DEP Chief Hanger to Planning Post
Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Tom Wolf has selected John Hanger, a former secretary of the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and a one-time Democratic candidate for governor, to serve as his secretary of planning and policy.
USFS Proposes Limited Leasing in Colorado National Forest
Despite an industry full-court press in the past year to head it off, federal officials are proposing to limit future oil and natural gas development in the White River National Forest (WRNF) in northwest Colorado.
Nova Scotia’s Bear Head Files to Export U.S. Gas
Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd.’s Bear Head LNG Corp. has applied to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization to export natural gas to Canada for a 25-year period in support of its Nova Scotia liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project.
BP Downsizing Stepped Up, with ‘Every Dollar’ Scrutinized
BP plc had begun restructuring its global businesses following the Macondo well blowout in 2010, and the blowout in oil prices is going to require more belt-tightening, executives said Wednesday
Some Marcellus E&P Employees to Receive Back Wages Following DOL Investigation
A U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) investigation that began in 2012 has resulted in an agreement by some undisclosed subcontractors that work for independent producers in the Marcellus Shale to pay a total of $4.5 million in back wages to 5,310 employees in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Western Governors Want States to Create Own Methane-Reduction Efforts
Western states value the economic potential inherent in capturing methane that otherwise would be vented into the atmosphere during oil and natural gas production, the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) said in a resolution passed Saturday during a winter WGA meeting in Las Vegas, NV.