OXY USA has advanced a coordinated infrastructure program in Reagan County’s Spraberry Trend Area that connects new wells, gathering systems, and supporting facilities across its Merchant, Amerigo, and Marco Polo leases.
Recent drilling and permitting activity indicates that BKV Barnett LLC, a subsidiary of BKV Corporation, is approaching the completion stage on its SANDFIELD L P 17 (AW) lease in Denton County, Texas. The cadence between the license issuance, spud dates, and the air permit filing clearly signals that well completions and facility tie-ins are next.
On October 21, 2025, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) issued a Change of Ownership Air Permit (Project #399655) transferring operational control of the Wheeler Unit 8-1H site in McMullen County, Texas from BPX Energy to GulfTex Energy LLC.
The Bay Runner Pipeline is a major intrastate natural gas project currently advancing through Texas air permit approval stages. Designed to stretch approximately 145 miles, the pipeline will transport up to 2.64 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas from the Agua Dulce supply hub to a terminus near Port Isabel, Texas—a critical export gateway to global LNG markets.
The U.S. energy landscape is shifting again — this time with a strong signal from the top. The U.S. President has authorized the purchase of 1 million barrels of crude oil to begin refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), marking the first symbolic step toward rebuilding the nation’s emergency stockpile. While modest in volume, the timing and message behind the move are powerful: America is betting on energy strength once again.
As Q3 2025 earnings season wraps, the tone from the “Big 3” oilfield service leaders—SLB, Halliburton, and Baker Hughes—paints a nuanced picture of the North American oilfield market. Together, they frame a region caught between efficiency and expansion, discipline and opportunity.
The 2025 Permian Basin International Oil Show (PBIOS), held at the Ector County Coliseum in Odessa, Texas, made one thing clear — the future of the oil and gas industry isn’t just being written by the supermajors. It’s being shaped by smaller, independent operators who are reinventing how production, investment, and innovation happen in America’s most productive basin.
If you watch air permits closely, you know they tend to land right as operators migrate from drilling into facility buildout and flowback readiness. That’s exactly what we’re seeing on Tap Rock’s Flotilla project east of Barstow in Ward County, TX. On October 14, 2025, Tap Rock filed and completed an air permit for FLOTILLA CTB—a central tank battery supporting the Flotilla A/B/C/D/E/F/G well set. When we line that up against the 2025 activity for Block 33, the project cadence points squarely toward a pad moving into completions.
Pittsburgh, PA: The EQT-led (NYSE:EQT) Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) joint venture has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) seeking approval for its next growth phase, known as the “MVP Boost Project.”
Aclara Resources (OTCPK: ARAAF) announced plans to build a $277 million heavy rare earths separation facility in Louisiana, marking the first facility of its kind in the United States. The plant will process feedstock from Aclara’s clay deposits in Brazil and Chile, producing dysprosium and terbium—key minerals used in EV and wind turbine magnets.
