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Horizontal drilling is key to nearly all oil and gas production from tight formations in 2018

Energize Weekly, June 12, 2019 Horizontal wells accounted for 96 percent of the oil production from tight geological formations, such as shale, in 2018, up from 15 percent in 2004, according to data from the federal Energy Information Administration (EIA). The horizontal wells, with laterals that can run two miles or more underground, also accounted…

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U.S. oil production seen as a moderating force in coping with oil market price volatility

Energize Weekly, May 29, 2019 As costs come down for producing oil from shale plays, U.S. production appears to be playing a larger role in anchoring long-term oil prices, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas analysis. The combination of shorter lead times between drilling and production and the falling break-even price—the price at…

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Global energy investment, after a three-year slide, stabilized in 2018, the IEA says

Energize Weekly, May 29, 2019 After a three-year slide, global energy investment stabilized in 2018 at just more than $1.8 trillion dollars—as spending on oil, natural gas and coal increased, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. Investments in renewable generation and energy efficiency, however, stalled in 2018, according to the IEA’s World Energy Investment 2019…

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Demand for frac water and wastewater treatment set to soar by 2021, says Rystad Energy

Energize Weekly, January 30, 2019 The demand for water for hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells has more than doubled in the last three years and is projected to reach more than 6.3 billion barrels by 2021, according to an analysis by Rystad Energy. Hydraulic fracking sends water, chemicals and sand into wells under…

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Oil and natural gas production poised to set records in 2018, says EIA

Energize Weekly, January 24, 2018 Oil and natural gas production for 2018 is projected to break records as oil prices move higher and as gas prices remain firm, according to the federal Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) short-term energy outlook. U.S. crude oil production is forecast to average 10.3 billion barrels a day in 2018, which…

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