Drilling & Completions
Ida’s oil destruction lingers with 30 million barrels gone
Friday, September 24, 2021, 6:26 AM MDT
Almost four weeks after Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico oil producers are far from calling it over. The…
Homes near fracking sites in B.C. have higher levels of some pollutants, study finds
Friday, September 24, 2021, 6:15 AM MDT
A new study has found homes close to where fracking was used to extract natural gas in British Columbia have higher levels…
Arctic oil, gas production is booming despite climate fears
Thursday, September 23, 2021, 6:24 AM MDT
Oil and gas companies are being bankrolled by some of the biggest names in finance to tap the Arctic’s vast…
Los Angeles County votes to phase out oil and gas drilling
Friday, September 17, 2021, 6:51 AM MDT
Los Angeles County supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to phase out oil and gas drilling and ban new drill sites in the unincorporated areas of…
Interior plans sales of drilling rights after judge’s ruling
Wednesday, August 25, 2021, 6:29 AM MDT
The Biden administration moved Tuesday to resume selling oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico and throughout…
Biden admin to appeal order blocking oil, gas lease pause
Tuesday, August 17, 2021, 6:17 AM MDT
President Joe Biden's administration filed notice Monday that it is appealing a federal judge's order that blocked Biden's suspension of…
Permian Basin gets vote of confidence with infrastructure plan
Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 7:06 AM MDT
The region at the heart of the once-booming U.S. shale industry is signalling confidence in a nascent recovery after the…
U.S. will review oil and gas leasing program in Alaska refuge
Wednesday, August 4, 2021, 6:07 AM MDT
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced Tuesday it is moving ahead with a new environmental review of oil and gas leasing in Alaska's…
Precision Drilling posts $75.9 million loss in second quarter despite better outlook
Friday, July 23, 2021, 6:04 AM MDT
Precision Drilling Corp. tripled its Canadian rig count in the second quarter, even as its net loss surged to $75.9…
Baker Hughes sees slower U.S. shale drilling for rest of 2021
Thursday, July 22, 2021, 6:22 AM MDT
Shale drilling in North America is going to slow down in the second half of the year from its breakneck…
Halliburton eyes expansion in U.S., abroad after 7-year hiatus
Wednesday, July 21, 2021, 7 AM MDT
For the first time in seven years, Halliburton Co., the biggest provider of fracking services, is expanding in both U.S.…
Halliburton sees ‘multi-year upcycle’ as oil services return
Tuesday, July 20, 2021, 6:54 AM MDT
Halliburton Co., the biggest provider of fracking services, is gearing up for several years of expansion in both the U.S.…
