Haynesville Shale

Natural gas production from seven key Lower 48 regions will continue rising in April, driven by incremental output gains from a variety of regions, led by the gassy Haynesville Shale, according to updated modeling from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). EIA said in its latest Drilling Productivity Report (DPR), published Monday, that total natural gas…

Chesapeake Energy Corp. has reached a tentative deal to supply Gunvor Group Ltd. with up to 2 million metric tons/year (mmty) of LNG from a U.S. liquefaction facility that the companies plan to jointly select.  Under a heads of agreement (HOA) announced Monday, Chesapeake would supply global commodity trader Gunvor with the super-chilled fuel for…

Overshadowing gains in natural gas drilling, a third consecutive weekly decline in the oil patch dropped the U.S. rig count four units to 749 for the week ended Friday (March 3), according to the latest tally from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Net changes domestically for the period included an eight-rig decline in oil-directed rigs. In…

Gunvor Group Ltd. has the option to terminate its deal to buy supplies from the proposed Driftwood LNG terminal after a deadline passed Tuesday for Tellurian Inc. to meet certain conditions. The sales and purchase agreement (SPA) was amended to give Gunvor the option of walking away if Tellurian failed to meet conditions, including sanctioning…

Comstock Resources Inc. spent 2022 shoring up its western Haynesville acreage that could provide “a lot of potential” in the independent’s long-term strategy to supply a surge LNG growth on the Gulf Coast, said CEO Jay Allison. Looking to the liquefied natural gas buildout, “it’s going to run its course,” he said during the fourth…

As natural gas prices swing lower from 2022 highs, Haynesville Shale-focused Comstock Resources Inc. said it is dropping two of nine operated natural gas drilling rigs. After a strong third quarter bolstered by high natural gas prices, the Frisco, TX-based independent has taken note as “natural gas prices have fallen over 70% since September,” said…

With the Haynesville Shale continuing to serve as the biggest driver of projected onshore natural gas production growth, output from seven key Lower 48 plays is poised to grow by 426 MMcf/d from February to March, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). In its latest Drilling Productivity Report (DPR), published Monday, the agency modeled…

With the Haynesville Shale continuing to serve as the biggest driver of projected onshore natural gas production growth, output from seven key Lower 48 plays is poised to grow by 426 MMcf/d from February to March, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). In its latest Drilling Productivity Report (DPR), published Monday, the agency modeled…

Employment in the U.S. oilfield services and equipment sector (OFS) advanced in January along with an overall surge in jobs to start the new year. OFS employment rose by an estimated 3,069 jobs to 652,090 last month, according to an analysis of federal data by the Energy Workforce & Technology Council. The January increase made…