Guyana
Business , Deepwater , Field Development , Service & Supply
Valaris’ 1Q Sets Positive Tone for Offshore
Coming out of first-quarter 2024, drilling contractor Valaris expects a sustained upcycle for the offshore drilling industry supported by demand growth, OPEC+ production cuts and supportive commodity prices.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Field Development , Shale Plays
Exxon Shale Exec Details Plans for Pioneer’s Acreage, 4-mile Laterals
Exxon Mobil plans to drill longer, more capital efficient wells in the Midland Basin after a major boost from the $60 billion Pioneer Natural Resources acquisition. Data shows that Exxon is a leading operator drilling 4-mile laterals in the Permian’s Delaware Basin.
Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Earnings
Chevron CEO: Permian, D-J Basin Production Fuels US Output Growth
Chevron continues to prioritize Permian Basin investment for new production and is seeing D-J Basin growth after closing its $6.3 billion acquisition of PDC Energy last year, CEO Mike Wirth said.
Field Development , Subsea
E&P Highlights: April 29, 2024
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, including a new contract award and drilling technology.
Natural Gas , Emissions , International
Exxon’s Guyana Gas Project a “Win-Win,” Set for Hook-up by Year-end ‘24
Exxon Mobil Corp. CEO Darren Woods said the company’s gas-to-power project in Guyana is a “win-win proposition particularly for the people of Guyana” when completed and hooked-up by year-end 2024.
Earnings , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Crude Oil , Natural Gas
Exxon Mobil, Chevron See Profits Fall in 1Q Earnings
Chevron and Exxon Mobil are feeling the pinch of weak energy prices, particularly natural gas, and fuels margins that have cooled in the last year.
International , Shale Plays
Guyana’s Stabroek Boosts Production as Chevron Watches, Waits
Chevron Corp.’s planned $53 billion acquisition of Hess Corp. could potentially close in 2025, but in the meantime, the California-based energy giant is in a “read only” mode as an Exxon Mobil-led consortium boosts Guyana production.
Deepwater , Field Development
Deepwater Roundup 2024: Americas
The final part of Hart Energy E&P’s Deepwater Roundup focuses on projects coming online in the Americas from 2023 until the end of the decade.
Shale Plays , Natural Gas , Crude Oil
EIA: Permian, Bakken Associated Gas Growth Pressures NatGas Producers
Near-record associated gas volumes from U.S. oil basins continue to put pressure on dry gas producers, which are curtailing output and cutting rigs.
Field Development , Subsea
Exxon Mobil Guyana Awards Two Contracts for its Whiptail Project
Exxon Mobil Guyana awarded Strohm and TechnipFMC with contracts for its Whiptail Project located offshore in Guyana’s Stabroek Block.