Haynesville Shale

Williams, operator of more than 30,000 miles of North American natural gas pipelines, said higher natural gas gathering volumes in the Northeast bolstered its second quarter results, while strengthening prices and a new joint venture (JV) in the Haynesville Shale brighten future prospects. “The pricing run-up that we’ve had more recently and the continued demand…

The U.S. natural gas rig count held steady at 104 during the week ended Friday (July 23), while a ramp-up in oil drilling drove the combined domestic tally seven units higher to 491, according to the latest data from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). All seven rigs added domestically for the week went…

A ramp-up in oil drilling, especially in the Permian Basin, sent the U.S. rig count surging seven units higher to 491 for the week ended Friday (July 23), the latest numbers from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) show. All of the net gains domestically for the week occurred in the oil patch, with…

U.S. natural gas demand and prices are “off to the races,” driven by a convergence of supply and demand-related factors as the world emerges from Covid-19, IHS Markit’s Jack Weixel, senior director, said Monday. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to the global market, pipeline exports to Mexico and capital discipline by upstream producers all have…

Hotter trends in the overnight guidance helped send natural gas futures sharply higher in early trading Tuesday. As of 8:50 a.m. ET, the August Nymex contract was up 6.9 cents to $3.848/MMBtu. The American and European weather models trended hotter overnight for next week, adding 2-3 cooling degree days to the outlook, according to NatGasWeather.…

U.S. oil and gas drilling permitting has risen sharply from a year ago, but the gains are uneven, with the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) and Powder River basins drying up, while Haynesville Shale activity has increased, according to data compiled by Evercore ISI. The domestic permit count climbed by 32% in June from a year earlier, and…

The Permian Basin and Haynesville Shale are expected to spur an overall increase in natural gas production among seven key U.S. producing regions in August, according to updated projections from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The agency said in its latest Drilling Productivity Report, released Monday, that it expects natural gas output from seven key…

The changes in supply and demand that brought natural gas futures down a few notches to start the week provided some uplift to the market on Tuesday. A large decline in production, though likely temporary, along with a warmer turn in the latest weather models sent the July Nymex gas futures contract up 6.7 cents…

Breaking from a prolonged downtrend that dates back to before the Covid-19 pandemic, natural gas output from seven key U.S. onshore regions is poised to grow from June to July, according to updated modeling from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Natural gas production from the Anadarko, Appalachia and Permian basins, as well as from the…