Drilling & Completions
Biden suspends oil leases in Alaska's Arctic refuge
Wednesday, June 2, 2021, 6:27 AM MDT
The Biden administration on Tuesday suspended oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, reversing a drilling program approved by the Trump…
Biden administration defends Trump era Alaska oil decision
Friday, May 28, 2021, 6:35 AM MDT
U.S. government attorneys are defending a decision made during the Trump administration to approve a major oil project on Alaska's North Slope.…
Abandoned oil and gas wells will be cleaned up despite backlog: Alberta regulator
Friday, May 28, 2021, 6:13 AM MDT
The head of Alberta's energy regulator says his agency has all the tools it needs to be able to clean…
Canadian drilling contractor association changes name to reflect energy transition
Friday, May 28, 2021, 6:06 AM MDT
A 72-year-old bastion of the Canadian oilpatch is changing its name and mandate in a sign of the times as…
Study finds abandoned oil and gas wells place unfair burden on landowners, taxpayers
Thursday, May 20, 2021, 6:21 AM MDT
A report from the University of Calgary says the costs of Alberta's growing stock of abandoned and inactive oil and…
Spud highlights for Q1 2021 reported in geoXPLORER
Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 1:15 PM MDT
Producers tested play boundaries during the first quarter of 2021 in several areas for the Montney, Duvernay, Charlie Lake and…
Halliburton plunges on disappointing forecast for slowing growth
Thursday, April 22, 2021, 6:25 AM MDT
Halliburton tumbled after warning investors that demand for its oil-drilling and fracking services won’t continue grow as much as it did…
Judge: U.S. didn't properly weigh oil impact on beluga whales
Thursday, April 1, 2021, 6:36 AM MDT
A U.S. agency did not properly consider how tugboat noise tied to planned oil and gas drilling in Alaska could affect endangered beluga whales,…
How an offshore oil rig becomes an artificial reef
Thursday, March 18, 2021, 7:08 AM MDT
Fifty miles southeast of Grand Isle, La., sits the Lena, which used to be an oil rig owned by ExxonMobil.…
Ensign reports lower Q4 drilling activity, revenue as slow recovery continues
Monday, March 8, 2021, 6:37 AM MST
Drilling company Ensign Energy Services Inc. says oilpatch activity in its Canadian and U.S. operations is staging a slow recovery…
Agency to vote on fracking ban near Delaware River
Thursday, February 25, 2021, 7:14 AM MST
A regulatory agency that's responsible for the water supply of more than 13 million people in four states is scheduled…
Exxon casts out Canadian oilsands in massive reserves slump
Thursday, February 25, 2021, 6:56 AM MST
Exxon Mobil Corp. erased almost every drop of oilsands crude from its books in a sweeping revision of worldwide reserves…
