Reflections from NAPE Summit 2020: Interviews with LongPoint Minerals, Quorum Software and Opportune
There were a lot of companies at NAPE Summit, and as my 1st visit to the conference, I could say that it’s indeed where the...
Exploration & Production
Macondo Tragedy: Lessons Learned at the Edge of Technological Envelope in Deepwater GoM
Just before 10:00 pm on the night of April 20, 2010, the Macondo well blew high pressure oil, gas and mud through the derrick of...
Why Is An E&P Recovery Slow to Materialize?
The U.S. economy is booming, but why is the E&P industry lagging? While the rest of the U.S. economy is enjoying one of its longest...
Scoop-Stack Shale Production Anticipated to Increase Slightly Despite a Drop in Rig Count
Although the Scoop-Stack has experienced one of the largest decreases in rigs among the major oil and gas plays in the U.S., its overall production...
Natural Gas Had an Historic Year in 2019
Great news! Natural gas set production, consumption and export records in 2019. More good news for consumers is the very low price currently and the...
‘Smart Water’ May Aid Oil Recovery
HOUSTON – Now there’s evidence that oil and water do mix. Sort of. Scientists at Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering show that microscopic saltwater...
New Paper Says U.S. Close to Reaching Long-Held Goal of Energy Independence
DALLAS, TX – The United States is on the verge of reaching energy independence, a goal that Congress has sought for more than four decades,...
As the World Watches the Permian, Enverus Brings the Rockies & Bakken In Focus
Growth expected to slow after 2019 gains, some operators expected to perform better than others Austin, TX – Enverus, the leading oil & gas SaaS...
Guyana, Mauritania and Russia Led Global Resource Discoveries in 2019
In 2019, offshore discoveries accounted for more than 60% of global discoveries, up significantly on previous years, says GlobalData, a leading data, and analytics company....
ESG for Energy: 3 Things Companies Should Be Doing – Part 2
In my previous article, I discussed how all energy companies typically get lumped together as a group and what they, as an industry, need to...