“My first hope for the next presidential administration in Mexico, whoever wins, is that they are receptive and listen to the voices of the sector,” Beatriz Marcelino, CEO of Grupo CIITA, told NGI’s Mexico GPI. “During the first years of this administration, the doors were closed for us and members of the sector and we…
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U.S. Natural Gas Count Up One as Offshore Rig Added
The U.S. natural gas rig count inched up by one to 103 operating for the week ended Friday (May 10), according to updated figures from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). The 103 active U.S. natural gas rigs as of Friday represented a decline of 38 rigs versus the year-earlier count of 141, according…
BP Playing Contrarian on Low Natural Gas Prices, as Haynesville Output ‘Hedged Out’ through 2024
BP plc will continue to pump out “prolific” natural gas volumes from the Haynesville Shale as hedges are in place pricing the supply at around $4.00/Mcf through this year, CEO Murray Auchincloss said Tuesday. Auchincloss discussed first quarter performance during a conference call. He was asked why domestic gas volumes continue to be high in…
Canada’s Tourmaline Touts Profitability Amid ‘Extremely Weak’ Natural Gas Prices
Canada’s largest natural gas producer, Tourmaline Oil Corp., is using hedging and a diversified marketing strategy to counteract low prices for the commodity in Western Canada, management said. CEO Michael Rose hosted a conference call to discuss first quarter earnings for Tourmaline, which operates in the Alberta Deep Basin, the Montney Shale and the Peace…
EIA Maintains 2024 Natural Gas Price Forecast, Sees Modest Production Decline Leading to 2025 Record
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is projecting a Henry Hub natural gas spot price average at $2.20/MMBtu for 2024, unchanged from the average price the agency modeled a month earlier. In the May release of its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), published Tuesday, EIA said it expects Henry Hub spot prices to average $3.10 for…
EOG Staying Active, Bullish Longer Term on North American Natural Gas Market
Multi-basin exploration and production firm EOG Resources Inc. is managing its natural gas program to align with demand dynamics, management said in its first quarter earnings call. “While we expect the natural gas market to remain soft through the end of this quarter, much like last year, we expect it to strengthen through the second-half…
Coterra Curtailing Marcellus Completions, Cautiously Awaiting Stronger Natural Gas Prices
Houston-based Coterra Energy Inc. is shifting its near-term capital spending in the Lower 48 to focus on oil and liquids-rich plays, but optionality is still in play to take advantage of a “structural change in the natural gas macro” later this year, CEO Tom Jorden said. During the first quarter conference call, Jorden said caution…
Comstock’s Haynesville-to-Gulf Coast Strategy On Track, but Coping with Low Natural Gas Prices Job No. 1
Nearly everything is in place for Haynesville Shale pure-play Comstock Resources Inc. to become a major LNG supplier. First, though, the company has an “all-hands” effort to manage the assets with uncooperative natural gas prices. CEO Jay Allison discussed the first quarter performance and the outlook during a recent conference call. It was a tough…
Is FTC Scrutiny of ExxonMobil, Pioneer Natural a Warning Sign? Sheffield Responds
ExxonMobil on Friday clinched its $65 billion tie-up with Permian Basin heavyweight Pioneer Natural Resources Co., but the merger has not come without drama. The transaction, announced last October, moves ExxonMobil to the top of the heap in the Permian, with control of 1.4 million-plus net acres in the Delaware and Midland sub-basins. Estimated output…
U.S. Land Oil, Gas Permitting Ticked Higher in March, but Still Off from Year Ago
Lower 48 oil and gas permitting requests increased in March, up 26% over February, according to a compilation of federal and state data compiled by Evercore ISI. The analyst firm reported that 3,418 permits were issued in March versus 2,719 in February. The overall permit total this year, though, remained 1,018 lower than in March…