America’s trade hostility and war in the Middle East could fuel a renaissance up north

Seneca’s owner is considering splitting off the Appalachian-focused gas producer, along with its pipeline gathering assets. (Justin Merriman/Bloomberg)

Traffic drives past the Phillips 66 refinery in Westminster, California. President Donald Trump’s call for more US oil refineries, but

With capital budgets under pressure, US shale producers are looking to unlock further productivity gains to boost recovery rates and

A barrel of diesel measured by one yardstick is now about twice the cost of a barrel of crude

Canadian pipeline firms are proposing billions of dollars in new projects despite oil sands companies being reluctant to commit to

Even if the Strait of Hormuz soon reopens, it would likely take months for the U.S. to replenish its depleted

Devon and Coterra $60 billion merger created the largest U.S. independent producer based on 2025 net Lower 48 production.

Record-low inventories of “Drilled-But-Uncompleted” (DUC) wells in the U.S. shale industry are limiting the ability to rapidly increase crude oil

Plus, why Citadel is rapidly expanding its LNG operations

Operational efficiency in U.S. shale is not tapped out, experts insist, but the oil and gas sector is a long

Public E&Ps and smaller private operators continue to see upside in the Delaware Basin’s deep Woodford Shale formation.

The pool of high-quality M&A opportunities for Appalachian shale natural gas is shrinking, leaving operators with a narrowing window to

Tracking the path from big shale to major scale continues to pay dividends for E&Ps exploring ways to extend the

Advances in drilling and completion (D&C) designs and long laterals are driving a renewed push into the San Juan Basin’s

For decades, the rig count was gospel in the U.S. shale patch. It was the number everyone watched, quoted and

The prolific Permian Basin distracted American producers from international shale. Now, they are returning.

Expand Energy thinks it can bring its peer-leading drilling and completion (D&C) recipe to the higher cost Western Haynesville extension.

Shale isn’t finished. It’s just getting started. Critics claim the “shale revolution” has peaked, pointing to exhausted sweet spots, tighter

US oil companies are trimming expenses where they can to preserve their drilling programmes while they wait to see if

Midstream firm Williams Cos. is exploring the sale of its Haynesville upstream assets operated by GeoSouthern Energy, CEO Chad Zamarin

U.S. energy companies are producing record amounts of oil, much of it from onshore shale fields. New techniques and technology,

Drilling is never simple in the Powder River Basin, with its rugged terrain and federal red tape. But Anschutz Exploration

Occidental sees its Powder River asset as a rare, 150,000 acre “blank slate,” a chance to apply decades of shale

EOG Resources “is basically out of Tier 1 Karnes [County, Texas] inventory” for oily Eagle Ford wells, Roth analyst Leo

After raising $35 million from Invictus, energy-focused AI developer Novi Labs expects to launch its unique machine learning platform into

Anschutz Exploration Corp., the leading Powder River Basin developer and Wyoming’s top oil producer, is drilling its first 3-mile laterals

IP rates from Occidental’s wells completed in the Turner bench of the Powder River Basin last year averaged 1,573 boe/d.

Liner hanger components and bullhead frac combinations are boosting refract results.

A natural gas demand wave approaches, but there’s precious little left in the market to buy in the coveted Haynesville

Exxon Mobil still quietly holds hundreds of locations in the Haynesville Shale, where buyer interest is strong and inventory is

U.S. oil producers are grappling with geological limits to production growth as the country’s top oilfield ages and produces more

Japanese firm Mitsui has plans to drill a horizontal well in the emerging western Haynesville play as renewed foreign investment

Civitas Resources is adding Midland Basin production and drilling locations for $300 million. To offset the purchase price, Civitas set

After two large-scale transactions by SM Energy and Ovintiv, the Uinta Basin is ready for development—and stacked pay exploration.

This article compares Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY), grappling with high debt from a major acquisition, and EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG), thriving through

Outside of the Uinta Basin’s core oil play, private E&P Anschutz Exploration is wildcatting in Utah’s deeper, liquids-rich Mancos shale

Oil and gas extraction has seen the fastest labor productivity gains of any sector in the past decade.

Growing associated gas production and rising breakeven prices for new oil wells are creating fresh challenges for Permian producers.

In August, Franklin Mountain Energy brought online its 18-well Gunbarrel project, targeting the Delaware Basin’s Third Bone Spring and Wolfcamp

The key to challenging the global influence of OPEC+ is a small swath of the American Southwest where drilling costs

After a burst of deal-making activity that has sent Permian valuations skyrocketing and seen the best drilling locations already swap

The acquisition underscores the rapid rise of the unconventional oil play in northeastern Utah that producers claim offers better margins

Matador Resources made a significant acquisition of Ameredev. Read what makes the current weakness in MTDR stock a buying opportunity.

Marathon Oil, Occidental, Continental Resources and others are reaching under the Permian’s popular benches for new drilling locations.

The Midland Basin is the center of U.S. oil drilling activity. But only those with the biggest balance sheets can

Once a company with low outside expectations, Surge Energy is now a premier private producer in one of the world’s

Nestled in the vast brushlands of West Texas and New Mexico, the Permian Basin quietly outstrips the oil production of

Comstock Resources is facing challenges due to an oversaturated natural gas market and record-breaking warm winter temperatures.

“Yes, shale wells decline rapidly early in life, but those declines moderate as they age, settling in somewhere between 5%

Permian Basin well productivity has trended down. Top-tier drilling locations are scarce. Capital is at a premium.

With better infrastructure, the desert city of Midland, Texas, would have a better chance of drawing workers

Oil giant acquires PDC Energy, which holds stakes in Texas and Colorado. Chevrondeepened its commitment to oil-and-gas drilling in the

Midland’s inability — or refusal — to fund basic infrastructure upgrades is dinging worker retention rates, imperiling Texas’ ability

Oil-and-gas giant has held informal, early-stage talks to buy the $49 billion-market cap Pioneer Natural Resources

America’s biggest oil gushers are shrinking, evidence that companies have drilled through much of their best wells

The world can no longer rely on the Permian Basin to keep crude prices in check, with new wells pumping

U.S. shale oil drillers turned from scrappy wildcatters into multi-millionaires over the past two decades, propelling the United States to

America’s biggest oil gushers are shrinking, evidence that companies have drilled through much of their best wells

For more than 100 years, the oil and gas industry was a profitable place to invest capital. As such, it

Demand for oil, coal and natural gas has skyrocketed world-wide in recent weeks as unusual weather conditions and resurgent economies

Cube drilling was an exciting idea several years ago. Since then, the luster seems to have faded. Now, production software

Saudi Arabia’s bet that the golden age of U.S. shale is over appears to be a safe one — for

The administration is halting new drilling permits on U.S. lands as it seeks to fight climate change. Here’s how that

The article highlights the many ways that the potent combination of machine learning models plus “explainability” datasets like SHAP values..

Southwest’s Permian Basin to draw most new investment, while less-profitable fields face longer road to recovery

Oil prices have surged more than 75% in the U.S. this month. But don’t expect a quick rebound in supply

Permian Basin well productivity has trended down. Top-tier drilling locations are scarce. Capital is at a premium.

Just prior to URTeC 2019, Barry Friedman of AAPG Explorer asked Novi President Jon Ludwig some important questions about the

What started as a project to automate the tedious task of creating and updating well production forecasts at Range Resources

Shale® leverages recent advances in automation, digitalization and advanced analytics to increase production and decrease costs and safety risks. Moreover,