Although oil and natural gas permitting hit record lows in April, permitting may already be recovering, according to Natural Gas Intelligence.
Analysis by Evercore ISI indicated oil permits climbed 19% from the final week of April to 166 during the first week of May. The Permian Basin accounted for the most permits with 100 — up from 35 a week before.
Simultaneously, natural gas permits increased to 39 — a 64% increase week-over-week — led by the Haynesville Shale with 15 permits.
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