Haynesville Shale

U.S. energy executives remain wary about the outlook for the oil and natural gas markets this year, and are relying on moderate commodity prices as they finesse their 2021 capital spending plans, according to a recent survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The Dallas Fed, as it is better known, every quarter surveys…

Natural gas production from seven key U.S. onshore regions is set to drop from November to December, extending a trend of falling output that has held for most of 2020, according to data published Monday by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). In the latest monthly release of its Drilling Productivity Report (DPR), EIA said it…

Record natural gas production declines and a potential rebound in winter demand could create the tightest market of the past decade, with Henry Hub prices soaring to $5.00/MMBtu if weather is colder than normal, according to Morgan Stanley. Researchers said that the precipitous drop in oil prices has stalled growth in the “free” associated gas…

Boosted by gains in the Haynesville and Marcellus shales, the U.S. rig count added one unit overall to finish at 255 for the week ending Friday (Sept. 18), according to the latest figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The addition of two natural gas-directed rigs in the United States offset the departure of one oil-directed…

Natural gas exports, hammered by Hurricane Laura only days after reaching levels not seen since pre-Covid-19, were at the forefront of a steep decline in October forward prices during the Aug. 27-Sept. 2 period. The rest of the forward curve fared better, however, as the potential for further production decreases and stronger global demand this…

As analyst estimates showed liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand continuing to sag in the aftermath of former Hurricane Laura, gas futures were down sharply in early trading Monday. The October Nymex contract was off 7.8 cents to $2.579/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. Estimates from Genscape Inc. put interstate pipeline flows to U.S. LNG export…

Gains in natural gas-directed drilling offset a drop in oil activity to leave the U.S. rig count unchanged at 254 during the week ended Friday (Aug. 28), according to the latest data from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The United States added three natural gas rigs and lost three oil rigs for the…

Both natural gas and oil production from seven key U.S. onshore plays is set to decline in September, continuing a downtrend that began earlier this year, according to the latest Drilling Productivity Report (DPR) published Monday by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). EIA expects natural gas production from the Anadarko, Appalachian, Denver Julesburg-Niobrara and Permian…

The forecast for natural gas prices is giving Goodrich Petroleum Corp.’s executive team a reason to build its growing leasehold in the Haynesville Shale, executives said during a second quarter conference call. CEO Gil Goodrich was joined by President Rob Turnham to discuss the results with analysts during a recent conference call. The No. 1…