Marcellus–Utica Rig Activity Remains Concentrated by Basin

Marcellus–Utica Rig Activity Remains Concentrated by Basin

Marcellus–Utica rig activity remains flat and highly concentrated, with a small group of core operators controlling nearly all active rigs ...
ConocoPhillips: Capital Discipline in the Lower 48 Is an Engineering Story, Not a Rig Count Story

ConocoPhillips: Capital Discipline in the Lower 48 Is an Engineering Story, Not a Rig Count Story

ConocoPhillips’ Lower 48 capital discipline is being driven by engineering, not activity cuts, with longer laterals emerging as a structural ...
Chevron’s Blueprint:Rig Efficiency, Not Rig Count, Is the New Cost Lever in U.S. Shale

Chevron’s Blueprint:Rig Efficiency, Not Rig Count, Is the New Cost Lever in U.S. Shale

Chevron’s Q4 2025 results show that rig efficiency — not rig count — is now the primary driver of capital ...
Midstream Facilities Engineer Contact List

Midstream Facilities Engineer Contact List

Midstream Facilities Engineer plays a critical role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and cost-effective construction and operation of oil and ...
Why the Oilfield Services Recovery Is a 2027 Story — Not 2026

Why the Oilfield Services Recovery Is a 2027 Story — Not 2026

The oilfield services sector is not broken or early-cycle—it is in a disciplined holding pattern where demand growth is inevitable, ...
Baker Hughes:Why the Oilfield Services Upcycle Likely Starts in 2027

Baker Hughes:Why the Oilfield Services Upcycle Likely Starts in 2027

The oilfield services upcycle is unlikely to begin before 2027 because global markets must first absorb spare capacity, convert LNG ...
Patterson-UTI:Why Multi-Year Growth in Drilling Is No Longer Optional

Patterson-UTI:Why Multi-Year Growth in Drilling Is No Longer Optional

Patterson-UTI said the U.S. industry will require multi-year growth in drilling and completions to meet rising natural gas demand from ...
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.: U.S. Rig Demand Is Moderating — Not Breaking

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.: U.S. Rig Demand Is Moderating — Not Breaking

U.S. rig demand has moderated by design, not distress, with Helmerich & Payne forecasting a 132–148 rig full-year range that ...
Ovintiv Closes $2.7B NuVista Energy Acquisition - Western Canada

Ovintiv Closes $2.7B NuVista Energy Acquisition – Western Canada

Ovintiv Inc. closed its $2.7B acquisition of NuVista Energy Ltd., adding ~140,000 net acres and ~930 high-return Montney locations that ...
Bonterra Doubles Down on Bonanza Play in Western Canada with Facility Upgrade

Bonterra Doubles Down on Bonanza Play in Western Canada with Facility Upgrade

Bonterra is reinforcing its Bonanza-area strategy post-acquisition by pairing active Charlie Lake drilling with targeted facility upgrades that expand compression ...