Figure 1 shows historical gas and oil prices since January 2000. The daily spot price of West Texas Intermediate fell below $100 in August and by October 14th was down to $81.72, the latest daily figure available from the Energy Information Administration, (EIA.) Brent closed at $86.36 on the same day. The EIA has calculated […]
According to Baker Hughes data from October 17th 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,918 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count represents a decrease of 12 rigs compared to last week, with oil rigs down 19 to 1,590 rigs, gas rigs up 8 to 328 rigs, and […]
According to Baker Hughes data from October 10th 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,930 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count represents an increase of 8 rigs compared to last week, with oil rigs up 18 to 1,609 rigs, gas rigs down 10 to 320 rigs, and […]
According to Baker Hughes data from September 26th 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,931 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is unchanged compared to last week, with oil rigs down 9 to 1,592 rigs, gas rigs up 9 to 338 rigs, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at […]
According to Baker Hughes data from September 19th 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,931 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is unchanged compared to last week, with oil rigs up 9 to 1,601 rigs, gas rigs down 9 to 329 rigs, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at […]
According to Baker Hughes data from September 12th 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,931 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is an increase of 6 rigs when compared to last week, with oil rigs up 8 to 1,592 rigs, gas rigs down 2 to 338 rigs, […]
According to Baker Hughes data from August 29th 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,914 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is an increase of 18 rigs when compared to last week, with oil rigs up 11 to 1,575 rigs, gas rigs up 8 to 338 rigs, […]
According to Baker Hughes data from August 22, 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,896 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is a decrease of 17 rigs when compared to last week, with oil rigs down 25 to 1,564 rigs, gas rigs up 9 to 330 rigs, […]
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has just released data on global oil production for 2013. The global total was just over 90 million barrels per day (bpd). The Middle East and North America produced 27,170,000 and 19,285,999 bpd, respectively. The United States was the world’s top oil producer at 12,302,000 bpd followed by Saudi Arabia […]
According to Baker Hughes data from August 15th, 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,913 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is an increase of 5 rigs when compared to last week, with oil rigs up 1 to 1,589 rigs, gas rigs up 5 to 321 rigs, […]
According to Baker Hughes data from August 8th, 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,908 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is an increase of 19 rigs when compared to last week, with oil rigs up 15 to 1,588 rigs, gas rigs up 3 to 316 rigs, […]
According to Baker Hughes data from August 1st, 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,889 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is an increase of 6 rigs when compared to last week, with oil rigs up 11 to 1,573 rigs, gas rigs down 5 to 313 rigs, […]
According to Baker Hughes data from July 25th, 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,883 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is an increase of 12 rigs when compared to last week, with oil rigs up 8 to 1,562 rigs, gas rigs up 3 to 318 rigs, […]
The next shale oil and gas boom could be in Texas according to the estimates of volume of recoverable oil in the Cline Shale formation. More than 30 billion barrels of recoverable oil lie underground in Cline Shale according to studies by Devon Energy and Chesapeake Energy. It is estimated there are approximately 3.6 million […]
According to Baker Hughes data from July 18th, 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,871 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is a decrease of 4 rigs when compared to last week, with oil rigs down 9 to 1,554 rigs, gas rigs up 4 to 315 rigs, […]
According to Baker Hughes data from July 11th, 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,875 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is an increase of 1 rig when compared to last week, with oil rigs up 1 to 1,563 rigs, gas rigs unchanged at 311 rigs, and […]
According to Baker Hughes data from July 3rd, 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,874 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is an increase of 1 rig when compared to last week, with oil rigs up 4 to 1,562 rigs, gas rigs down 3 to 311 rigs, […]
According to Baker Hughes data from June 27th, 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,873 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is an increase of 15 rigs when compared to last week, with oil rigs up 13 to 1,558 rigs, gas rigs up 3 to 314 rigs, […]
Figure 1 shows historical gas and oil prices since January 2000. West Texas Intermediate closed at $107.08 and Brent at $115.19 on June 19th. In 10 days prior to the 19th WTI increased by $1.99 and Brent by $4.64 as the ISIS situation in Iraq increased market uncertainty. Oil and gas prices have both been […]
According to Baker Hughes data from June 13th, 2014, the U.S rig count for this past week was 1,854 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is a decrease of 6 rigs when compared to the prior week, with oil rigs up 6 to 1,542 rigs, gas rigs down 10 to […]
According to Baker Hughes data from June 6th, 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,860 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is a decrease of 6 rigs when compared to last week, with oil rigs unchanged at 1,536 rigs, gas rigs down 6 to 320 rigs, and […]
According to Baker Hughes data from May 30th, 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,866 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is an increase of 9 rigs when compared to last week, with oil rigs up 8 to 1,536 rigs, gas rigs up 1 to 326 rigs, […]
According to Baker Hughes data from May 23rd, 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,857 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is a decrease of 4 rigs when compared to last week, with oil rigs down 3 to 1,528 rigs, gas rigs down 1 to 325 rigs, […]
According to Baker Hughes data from May 16th, 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,861 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is an increase of 6 rigs when compared to last week, with oil rigs up 3 to 1,531 rigs, gas rigs up 3 to 326 rigs, […]
According to Baker Hughes data from May 9th, 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,855 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is an increase of 1 rigs when compared to last week, with oil rigs up 1 to 1,528 rigs, gas rigs unchanged at 323 rigs, and […]
According to Baker Hughes data from May 2nd, 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,854 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is a decrease of 7 rigs when compared to last week, with oil rigs down 7 to 1,527 rigs, gas rigs unchanged at 323 rigs, and […]
According to Baker Hughes data from April 25th, 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,861 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is an increase of 30 rigs when compared to last week, with oil rigs up 24 to 1,534 rigs, gas rigs up 7 to 323 rigs, […]
This month (April 2014) the EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration) released its report on petroleum reserves for 2012. Proved reserves are estimated volumes of hydrocarbon resources that analysis of geologic and engineering data demonstrates with reasonable certainty are recoverable under existing economic and operating conditions. Reserves estimates change from year to year as new discoveries […]
According to Baker Hughes data from April 17th, 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,831 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is unchanged when compared to last week, with oil rigs down 7 to 1,510 rigs, gas rigs up 6 to 316 rigs, and miscellaneous rigs up […]
According to Baker Hughes data from April 11th, 2014, the U.S rig count for this week is 1,831 rigs exploring for or developing oil or natural gas. This count is an increase of 13 rigs when compared to last week, with oil rigs up 19 to 1,517 rigs, gas rigs down 6 to 310 rigs, […]