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Eagle Ford Shale–A Preview of Permian Decline
Eagle Ford Shale–A Preview of Permian Decline The Eagle Ford Shale was the hottest play in the United States a little more than a decade ago. In mid-2012, there were twice as many rigs drilling horizontal wells in the Eagle Ford as there were in the Permian basin. Figure 1. Map showing U.S. shale plays. […]
Permian explorers drill deep into fraclog, leaving shelves bare
Permian explorers drill deep into fraclog, leaving shelves bare (Bloomberg) — Shale explorers in the Permian Basin chewed further into their supply of ready-made wells for a 20th straight month, leaving the smallest inventory of low-cost wells in the biggest U.S. oil field in more than half a decade. The number of wells that have […]
Permian Bankruptcies Could Fuel A Buying Spree For Big Oil
Permian Bankruptcies Could Fuel A Buying Spree For Big Oil The United States shale revolution is over. Production in the Permian Basin, which spreads across West Texas and Southeast New Mexico, has been slowing for months, but the novel coronavirus took things from bad to much, much worse for U.S. shale. The oil price shock […]
New Satellite Data Reveals Dangerous Methane Emissions in Permian Region
New Satellite Data Reveals Dangerous Methane Emissions in Permian Region New research based on satellite data confirms that the oil and gas industry in the Permian region of Texas and New Mexico is leaking record amounts of methane. The new research published in the journal Science Advances found that methane emissions in the Permian Basin were equivalent […]
Exxon Cuts 2020 Capex By 30% On Expectations For 25-30% Demand Drop
Exxon Cuts 2020 Capex By 30% On Expectations For 25-30% Demand Drop With oil trading at prices that are uneconomical even for the world’s biggest majors, on Tuesday morning Exxonmobil announced it cut its 2020 Capex by 30% and cash Opex by 15% as the CEO said he expects a record 25-30% demand drop this […]
Peak Permian Oil Production May Arrive Much Sooner Than Expected
Peak Permian Oil Production May Arrive Much Sooner Than Expected In mid-January, Adam Waterous, who operates the private equity firm Waterous Energy Fund, made a prediction about the crown jewel of the U.S. shale oil industry, the Permian shale play that straddles Texas and New Mexico. “We think we are at or near peak Permian,” Waterous told Bloomberg. “The […]
To Many’s Dismay, Permian Produces More Gas and Condensate Instead of Oil and Profits
To Many’s Dismay, Permian Produces More Gas and Condensate Instead of Oil and Profits As oil prices plummet, oil bankruptcies mount, and investors shun the shale industry, America’s top oil field — the Permian shale that straddles Texas and New Mexico — faces many new challenges that make profits appear more elusive than ever for the financially failing shale oil industry. […]
Burn, Pay, Or Shut It Down: Three Evils For Permian Drillers
Burn, Pay, Or Shut It Down: Three Evils For Permian Drillers There was a time when natural gas was a welcomed byproduct of crude oil drilling, and drillers in the prolific Permian basin enjoyed this consolation prize–at least when natural gas prices were on the rise. All good things come to an end, though, and […]
The Drilling Frenzy Is Over For U.S. Shale
The Drilling Frenzy Is Over For U.S. Shale A few high-profile shale executives say the glory days of shale drilling are over. In a round of earnings calls, the financial results were mixed. A few companies beat earnings estimates, while others fell dramatically short. But aside from the individual performances, there were some more newsworthy […]
EXXONMOBIL U.S. OIL & GAS FINANCIAL TRAIN-WRECK: Producing Shale Is Destroying Its Bottom Line
EXXONMOBIL U.S. OIL & GAS FINANCIAL TRAIN-WRECK: Producing Shale Is Destroying Its Bottom Line The United States largest oil company, ExxonMobil, is facing a financial train-wreck in its domestic oil and gas sector. And, the majority of the blame can be attributed to Exxon’s move into shale. After Exxon acquired XTO Energy in 2009, a […]
Evidence Mounts For Shale Slowdown
Evidence Mounts For Shale Slowdown There is a growing pile of evidence pointing to a slowdown in the U.S. shale industry, as low prices take their toll. The rate of hydraulic fracturing began to decline in the last four months of 2018, a sign that U.S. shale activity began to slow even before the plunge […]
The Real Implications Of The New Permian Estimates
The Real Implications Of The New Permian Estimates This week the United States Geological Survey (USGS) announced a groundbreaking oil and gas discovery in West Texas’ Permian Basin. According to the organization’s recent press release, a whopping 46.3 billion barrels of oil, 281 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and 20 billion barrels of natural […]
Will The ‘Next Permian’ Ever Be Developed?
Will The ‘Next Permian’ Ever Be Developed? The Vaca Muerta Shale Basin in Argentina is the only unconventional play outside of North America where activity has already made the transition from exploration to full-scale development. The potential prize is huge – geographically, the Vaca Muerta Shale is three times the size of the highly prolific […]
Bakken Prices Crumble On Pipeline Woes
Bakken Prices Crumble On Pipeline Woes Oil production is growing so quickly in the Bakken that the region is starting to suffer from painful pipeline constraints. U.S. shale is not new to pipeline bottlenecks. The Permian basin has suffered from steep discounts this year, with WTI in Midland trading as much as $20 per barrel […]
