Crude Oil

Blm nets nearly $7.2M in Utah lease sale

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management raised $7.19 million on March 26 in a federal lease sale for oil and natural drilling in Utah, Kallanish Energy reports. A total of 111 parcels totaling 148,950 acres were offered, with 90 sold in the agency’s Canyon Country, Green River and West Desert districts. Those 90 parcels covered 135,123 acres.

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Ohio’s Utica Condensate/Light Crude Part 3 – How It’s Transported

Condensate production (super-light crude oil) in the Utica Shale’s volatile oil window in eastern Ohio has more than doubled over the past three years. RBN Energy has done a deep dive into the Ohio Utica condensate market with several posts (three so far). The first article (in early January) dealt mainly with Encino Energy, the…

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Feb. STEO Revises Predicted 2025 Natural Gas Price Avg Up by 23%

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) issued its latest monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook on Tuesday, the agency’s monthly best guess about where energy prices and production will go in the next 12 months. In this latest assessment, EIA said the natural gas price at the U.S. benchmark Henry Hub is expected to average $3.80 per…

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Halcon Resources devising new strategic, financial plans

      Halcon Resources reported a first quarter 2019 net loss of $336.6 million, or $2.12 per diluted share, as it develops new strategic and financial plans, Kallanish Energy reports. That compares to a Q1 2018 net loss of $2.6 million, or 2 cents a share. The Denver-based company said it generated total revenue of

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UK oil and gas production projected to grow

      Oil and gas production in the UK is set to grow over future decades, as a report published Monday by the British Oil and Gas Authority (Oga) shows higher projections than previously released offered, Kallanish Energy learns. Last year’s increase in both oil and gas production was 4%, or 1.7 million barrels of oil-equivalent per day

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Tariff Silver Lining: Midwest Refineries Ready to Use M-U Crude

Donald Trump threatened and was prepared to implement a 25% tariff on both Mexico and Canada, including a 10% tariff (tax) on incoming oil and natural gas (and other energy) from Canada (see Trump Slaps Canada & Mexico with Tariffs, Including 10% on O&G). It took about 10 minutes for Mexico’s president to get on…

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A Look at Ohio’s Utica Condensate/Light Crude Drillers, Part 2

Condensate production (super-light crude oil) in the Utica Shale’s volatile oil window in eastern Ohio has more than doubled over the past three years. The small number of drillers that focus on drilling for condensate in Ohio (about half a dozen) are due to increase their output of condensate in 2025 and 2026. Who are…

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Superlight Crude Production Takes Off in Eastern Ohio’s Utica Shale

We’ve been covering the emergence of Ohio Utica oil over the past couple of years (see our Utica oil stories here). Other news outlets are beginning to notice the oily Utica. The experts at RBN Energy published a post on Friday announcing, “Condensate Production Takes Off in Eastern Ohio’s Utica Shale.” Condensate is another word…

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Return of the Wildcatters – Utica Oil Drillers Grow Organically

Oil wildcatting is the process of drilling exploratory wells in areas with little to no history of oil and gas production. Wildcatting is a high-risk activity that involves drilling in unproven or fully depleted areas. Wildcat wells are often drilled far from other wells and without the use of well logs or other geological data….

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Infinity Natural Resources Picks Up Another 7 Banks for Utica IPO

MDN reported that in early October that Infinity Natural Resources (INR) filed an IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hoping to raise $100 million (see M-U Driller Infinity Natural Resources Files for $100 Million IPO). Citigroup, Raymond James, and RBC Capital Markets were the original Big Bank underwriters. At the end of November,…

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Encino CEO Says Ohio Utica Oil Boundaries Likely to Expand

We’ve brought you the news (a number of times) of how Encino Energy was the first driller to figure out how to coax large quantities of oil from the Ohio Utica Shale (see Oil Prod. in Northern Utica Comes Alive – Encino Cracks Oil Code). According to Encino founder and CEO Hardy Murchison, the oil…

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Dec. STEO Predicts 40% Higher NatGas Price for Winter 2024/25

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) issued its latest monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook yesterday, the agency’s monthly best guess about where energy prices and production will go in the next 12 months. In October, the EIA predicted the average spot price for natural gas would be $3.10/MMBtu in 2025 (see Oct. STEO Predicts Lower Output,…

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Same Guy Who Drilled 1st Marcellus Well Helped Crack Utica Oil Code

Hart Energy has published a number of articles highlighting companies and key people in the Marcellus/Utica region. Hart has an ongoing series called Hart Energy’s Hall of Fame to honor industry pioneers and the Agents of Change (ACEs) who are leading the energy sector into the future. A recent Hall of Fame article highlights one…

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Enverus Report Says Utica Shale Oil is a “Middleweight Contender”

The research arm of Enverus (formerly Drillinginfo), one of the most trusted, energy-dedicated SaaS platforms offering real-time access to analytics, insights, and benchmark cost and revenue data, earlier this week published a new report on the Utica Shale. The report specifically discusses Utica oil—the production performance for Utica wells, and the economics of the play….

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