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Oil edges higher as supply still seen tight after OPEC+ hike

Oil edges higher, supported by expectations that OPEC's decision to increase production targets by slightly more than planned won't much affect tight global supply and by rising demand as China eases...

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Occidental CEO: CO2 a realistic, reliable tool to achieve net-zero

For the U.S. to continue to be in a position to be energy independent, using CO2 for advanced oil recovery in existing U.S. reservoirs is the best scenario.

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Global pipeline construction market is expected to reach $73.1B by 2031

The surge in energy consumption for diverse industries, increased offshore exploration efforts, and rise in government investment in oil & gas refinery project drive the growth of the global...

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Pennsylvania gas drilling fees generate about $100MM more in 2021

County and municipal governments directly affected by drilling will receive a total of about $123.2 million for the 2021 reporting year, per the PUC, out of the year’s total of about $234.4 million.

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Production taxes paid by Texas oil and natural gas producers break records...

According to the Comptroller’s data, in June, Texas oil producers paid $679 million, the highest monthly collection on record and up 87 percent from June 2021.

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BLM considers options for proposed $8B ConocoPhillips Alaska drilling project

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released an updated environmental review of a major oil drilling project in the North Slope of Alaska.

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Production taxes paid by Texas oil and natural gas producers break records...

Texas Comptroller Glen Hegar’s recently released tax collections data indicates Texas oil and natural gas producers continue to pay record amounts in production taxes to the State of Texas, reaching...

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Rig count down for third week in a row

That was the first time drillers cut the rig count for three consecutive weeks since July 2020.

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OPEC+ to cut oil production

The oil producers will cut output by 100,000 barrels per day (bpd), amounting to only 0.1% of global demand, for October. They also agreed that OPEC's leader Saudi Arabia could call an extraordinary...

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Production taxes paid by O/G industry top $10 billion in FY 2022 for first...

Both oil and natural gas production taxes exceeded the annual revenue estimate prepared just this summer by the Comptroller.

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Britain lifts fracking ban

Chemicals and energy giant INEOS, which holds several British shale gas exploration licences, said the government should treat shale gas development as “a national infrastructure priority.”

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U.S. drillers add oil and gas rigs for second week in a row – Baker Hughes

Baker Hughes said that puts the total rig count up 243, or 47%, over this time last year.

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Number of drilled but uncompleted U.S. wells continues to decline from record...

Due to continued market uncertainty and limited access to new investment capital, oil and natural gas producers have focused their spending on existing operations.

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U.S. oil & gas rig quarterly growth slowest in two years

U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a third week in a row, but growth in the third quarter slowed due to recession fears and nagging supply shortages.

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Job growth continues for Texas in oil and gas

Data released by the Texas Workforce Commission indicates that upstream oil and natural gas employment grew in September by 900 jobs from August.

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Joint acquisition of major players in Barnett Shale region announced

Under the new joint venture agreement, the companies plan to drill up to 12 horizontal wells over the next year in the Barnett Shale region - primarily located in Wise, Denton, and Johnson Counties.

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Decline in drilled but uncompleted wells may limit future crude oil...

The declining number of DUCs has coincided with high oil prices and increasing U.S. oil production.

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U.S. oil and gas rig count edges up in Oct as drilling steadies – Baker Hughes

U.S. oil and natural gas rigs fell last week, but edged up in October in the first monthly increase since July as drillers largely hold activity steady despite high energy prices and soaring profits.

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U.S. oil production's post-pandemic rebound set to slow

U.S. production of crude oil and condensates increased to 12.3 million barrels per day (bpd) in September, the highest since the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020.

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Texas upstream employment on a roll, with 2,800 jobs added in October

Upstream oil and natural gas employment in Texas grew in October, with 2,800 jobs added for the month, according to state data.

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