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Crude oil used by US refineries now lighter in most regions

October 17, 2019 Energi Staff

By Corrina Ricker This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 11, 2019. The API gravity of crude oil input to US refineries has generally increased, or gotten lighter, since 2011 [Read more]

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Opinion: Could tight oil go global?

January 3, 2019 Energi Staff

The latest assessment estimates that there are around 350 billion tight oil barrels that are technically recoverable outside the United States (triple the amount in the United States).  Anadarko photo. US tight oil production expected [Read more] [Read more]

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Financial

Encana to buy Newfield Exploration Company in $5.5B deal

November 2, 2018 Energi Staff

In an all-stock deal valued at approximately $5.5 billion, Encana Corporation will acquire all the outstanding shares of common stock of Newfield Exploration Company.  Encana photo. Newfield Exploration deal makes Encana one of the top [Read more]

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US oil and gas mergers and acquisitions up 250 per cent

October 4, 2018 Energi Staff

According to Drillinginfo, US oil and gas mergers in the third quarter of this year jumped by 250 per cent over the second quarter of 2018, breaking all quarterly records dating back to the fourth [Read more]

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US investors ‘bargain hunting’ for shale basin assets – not Canadian regulations – a big reason why Alberta oil producers having trouble raising capital

July 28, 2018 Markham Hislop

American investors are picking up discounted shale oil and gas assets on the cheap, preferring them to long-cycle oil sands investment, say US economists Oil and gas investment is falling in Alberta and rising rapidly [Read more]

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USA

West Texas frack sand business booming, worth billions

July 11, 2018 Energi Staff

In the West Texas plains, the booming frack sand business is surprising residents of the vast, windswept area.  Within 12 months, 11 frack sand mines opened up and about another 10 are in a rush [Read more]

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USA

Drillers quitting Permian wells due to pipeline bottlenecks

June 22, 2018 Energi Staff

The number of unfractured Permian wells is rising at a record pace as pipeline bottlenecks in the Permian Basin could result in completely full pipelines out of the shale-rich region within three to four months. [Read more]

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Opinion

Column: US oil and gas drilling costs rise as rig count climbs

January 30, 2018 Energi Staff

In the current slump, drilling costs have recovered more slowly than normal as the market has absorbed a huge number of idled rigs.  Apache photo. Drilling costs up over 10 per cent since November 2016 [Read more]

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Canada

Canadian shale formations Montney, Duvernay could rival prolific US shale fields

January 29, 2018 Energi Staff

Capital spending in the Canadian shale play and other non-oil sands projects is expected to hit $33 billion this year, outpacing oil sands capital spending.  Encana photo. Canadian shale could lure new investment A growing [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Shale 2.0 – Permian Basin takes aim at Saudi production costs

February 26, 2016 JZadmin

Permian Basin already has shale fields that are profitable under $20/b, how much lower can costs go with Big Data/analytics? It’s an oil price war and American shale producers are bringing out the big guns, according [Read more]

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by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

“A new advisory panel will develop a long-term vision for Alberta’s energy future and recommend steps the province should take to ensure the industry [emphasis added] continues to thrive for decades to come.” Premier Danielle [Read more]

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