
The US Shale Industry is Burning More and More APG
Oil producers in Texas are trying to get rid of excess natural gas by flaring it. Regulator The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) last week approved 21 requests from operators, mostly in the Permian and Eagle Ford shale plays, for exemptions from the flaring ban. Moreover, the requested combustion volumes …

TotalEnergies Buys Shale Gas Assets in the USA
France’s TotalEnergies has agreed to buy from Lewis Energy Group a 20% stake in the Dorado leases operated by EOG Resources (80%) in the Eagle Ford shale gas play, increasing its natural gas production capacity in Texas and strengthening the integration of the business into the LNG value chain in …

United States Oil Production is Expected to Rise in Large Oil and Gas Regions of the Country in March
Oil production in the main oil and gas producing regions of the United States, in which a significant part of the production is shale oil, will rise in March compared to the current month by 75 thousand barrels per day, or 0.8%, to 9.357 million barrels, the Energy Information Administration …

Rystad Energy: Oil at $100 Could Trigger an Additional 2.2 Million bpd of US Tight Oil Output by 2023
Up to 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) of US tight oil could be unleashed in the event of a supercycle – with oil prices remaining around or above $100 per barrel – driven by growing demand and continued supply tightness, Rystad Energy predicts. Tight oil output in the core …
Statoil and Repsol Trade Assets in UK, Norway, USA and Mexico
These transactions increase the number of Statoil’s operatorships in priority areas, providing greater control of asset development and costs through shared efficiencies. – Statoil farms down to Repsol a 15% interest in the Gudrun field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Statoil remains the operator and largest equity holder with a …