Fed survey shows manpower shortage in the oil patch
While the Biden administration continues pounding oil and gas companies, accusing them of intentionally...
While the Biden administration continues pounding oil and gas companies, accusing them of intentionally lagging on new drilling and production, a new survey by the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank shows those firms are hit hard by shortages of manpower and equipment.
The findings mirror those of North Dakota reports that it took 2-3 months to fully train some oilfield workers before firms could fully resume operations following delays caused by two April winter storms.
In some cases, company leadership indicated it would take months to drill even a single new, unplanned well reported Hart Energy.
An Evercore ISI analysis shows that the number of oil and natural gas drilling permits issued in May...
An Evercore ISI analysis shows that the number of oil and natural gas drilling permits issued in May across the contiguous US plunged 17% month over month, with the Permian Basin, Powder River Basin and Marcellus Shale leading the decline. "Permits in the Permian represented 42% of the total issued in the country, followed by Eagle Ford with a 15% share and the Powder River Basin with 6% of the total," Evercore said.
Drilling activity on the rise as DUC inventory shrinks
Crude prices above $100 per barrel and a declining inventory of drilled-but-uncompleted wells are prompting...
Crude prices above $100 per barrel and a declining inventory of drilled-but-uncompleted wells are prompting producers, particularly privately held companies, to expand drilling activity, according to ESAI Energy. The DUC inventory has declined by 60% from a June 2020 peak, "leaving many producers with no choice but to accelerate drilling to keep production levels up" as "viable DUCs will likely be depleted by year-end," the consultancy said.
US shale regions record gas production growth in Q2
Growth in the Haynesville Shale, Appalachian Basin, the Permian Basin...
Growth in the Haynesville Shale, Appalachian Basin, the Permian Basin and the SCOOP-STACK pushed US natural gas production higher in the second quarter to average 94.5 billion cubic feet per day so far this month, up about 2% compared with the first-quarter average, according to Platts Analytics. However, recent producer guidance points to flat or modest production growth for the remainder of the year, providing little additional relief to price-weary consumers.
Hess Corp. will spend $100 million to deploy a fourth rig in North Dakota's Bakken Shale next month,...
Hess Corp. will spend $100 million to deploy a fourth rig in North Dakota's Bakken Shale next month, which is expected to lift the company's production in the region to 200,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day by 2024. Hess plans to spend $2.8 billion on exploration and production this year, up from $2.6 billion in 2021.
