The U.S. rig count peaked at 4,530 in 1981 and bottomed at 488 in 1999. American rig count: Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. this week increased by one to 885. Houston-based Baker Hughes said Friday 674 rigs were seeking oil and […]
US oil and natural gas rig count increases by 1 this week at 885; 1,896 a year ago Read More »
New coal terminals will export millions of tons to new Asia markets A Native American tribe is taking a 22-foot (6.71-meter) totem pole through the western U.S. and Canada in opposition to proposed terminals for exporting coal to Asia, saying the terminals would contaminate air and water and harm sacred sites. A team from the
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Does Saudi Arabia really care which high cost oil producers go under? One analysts says, no Mark Mills has a theory about the Saudi market share strategy that goes a long way to explaining why some OPEC members are circulating a letter seeking production cutbacks and higher prices. The prevailing view is that Saudi Arabia, the biggest
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1 oil train tanker car caught fire, 30,000 gallons of oil spilled into river in Lynchburg, VA The fire official who led the response to a 2014 CSX oil train derailment in Lynchburg, Virginia, criticized CSX Transportation, saying it took two hours for the company’s representative to arrive at a command post after the wreck. With fire and
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American petroleum deliveries averaged nearly 19.6 million b/d in July Total American petroleum deliveries grew by 2.2 per cent from July 2014 to average nearly 19.6 million barrels per day, according to the Monthly Statistical Report for July 2015, which is compiled by the American Petroleum Institute. “Demand for and production of oil and refined products grew across
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Baytex Energy suspending monthly cash dividend after Sept. 15 Baytex Energy Corp. (TSX:BTE) says it is “recalibrating” its business model by reducing costs in the Texas Eagle Ford shale and stoping drilling in the Peace River and Lloydminster areas in Western Canada for the rest of this year. Baytex Energy announced “difficult but necessary steps” to weather
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Alaska, North Dakota, Wyoming rely on severance taxes much more than other states Texas and other states that produce large amounts of fossil fuels rely heavily on severance tax revenue—taxes based on the volume and/or value of oil, natural gas, coal, and other natural resources. On average, severance taxes accounted for less than 2% of state
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Pipelines like Keystone XL should be approved Tragic accidents, such as the recent rupture of a Nexen oilsands pipeline southeast of Fort McMurray, should not detract from the fact that pipelines are the safest way to transport oil and gas. Such accidents are unfortunate and regrettable. This recent accident has stoked concerns, particularly from pipeline
Pipelines are far and away safest to transport oil and gas Read More »
Trican also terminated operations Australia, suspended business in Colombia, Saudi Arabia International service company Trican Well Service Ltd. has closed of the sale of its Russian pressure pumping business, saying it wants to focus on the North American market. The transaction involves the sale of all shares of Trican Well Service LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Calgary-based
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Australia target to produce 33 TWh from large-scale renewable energy sources by 2020 Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) last month was directed to stop investing in future wind power projects, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott stated that CEFC should be investing in the development of new technologies rather than
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