Oil Rig Count Ends Twelve Week Streak Of Gains As Oil Prices Slip
Baker Hughes reported on Friday that the number of oil and gas rigs in the United States stayed the same this week. The total number of active oil and gas rigs in the U.S. hangs at 397—or 394 fewer than this time last year.
Freeze Shuts Fracking Down in Biggest U.S. Shale Basins
Fracking in America’s biggest shale basins has gone dark as 70% of U.S. completion crews wait for an historic freeze to thaw out before they can return to work.
Liberty Oilfield Services: Activity Rebound Drives Quarterly Beat, But The Brighter Outlook Is The Real Highlight
Liberty (NYSE:LBRT) is a upper tier pressure pumper that recently closed a transaction with Schlumberger's (SLB) OneStim segment. Please see our last quarterly note here.
At the start of 2021, RPC, Inc. (NYSE:RES) is moderately optimistic about the energy sector scenario change. In Q4, its operating margin improved significantly as some industry indicators exhibited a likely upturn in the near to medium term.
Not Just Inflation: Supply Chain Problems Will Persist in 2022
There seems to be nothing new about this new year. We have an even worse wave of Covid-19 sweeping the globe, with governments reimposing restrictions, flights being canceled, and health infrastructure coming under pressure. Yet what is new is a realization that inflation isn’t transitory and that there is a need to raise interest rates—which the U.S. Federal Reserve will do, faster than previously thought.
US oil, gas rig count leaps 15 on week to 722, but most big basins just add one: Enverus
The US oil and gas rig count leaped 15 to 722 on the week, energy analytics and software company Enverus said Jan. 13, as E&P operators took advantage of replenished new year capital budgets to resume a brisk pace of rig adds.
Oil prices are rallying aggressively on the back of Saudi Arabia’s surprise cut and optimism over the rollout of vaccines across the world. News of a new strain of COVID19, however, has hurt the prospect of a demand recovery in Europe. The big question now for analysts is what does 2021 hold for oil markets?
US oil, gas rig count rises one on week to 707: Enverus data
The US oil and gas rig count rose by one on the week to 707, energy analytics and software company Enverus said Jan. 6, as the eight largest domestic plays experienced flattish activity in the first days of 2022.
The number of active drilling rigs in the United States rose by 2 this week, keeping the total rig count at 588, as oil prices remain strong despite the fresh wave of Covid-19 cases brought by the new variant of the coronavirus amid several oil disruptions around the globe, including in Libya, Ecuador, and Kazahkstan.
Baker Hughes reported on Wednesday that the number of oil rigs in the United States rose by 10 to 241, resuming its climb after a one-week decline last week.
At the reading of this column, we may know who our new President will be. There are many people who believe that depending on who the President is, our future as an industry will be changed.
Oil operators get DUCs in a row, adding fracking crews to boost output
DENVER (Reuters) - U.S. frackers have been bringing back equipment to boost production even with oil prices languishing around $40 a barrel, tapping into a backlog of drilled wells left uncompleted (DUCs) when oil prices crashed in the spring.
Drilling And Fracking Accelerates Ahead U.S. Election
Ahead of what could be an industry-changing presidential election in the US, a Rystad Energy analysis reveals that drilling and fracking activity has accelerated.