Tuesday, December 3, 2024

BP Sees Its Unit Production Costs 40% Lower than 2013

International oil giant BP (ticker: BP) reported that its Q2 2017 production—at 2.431 MMBOEPD was 10% higher than Q2, 2016. The company earned $144 million during the second quarter, bringing its profit to $1.593 billion during the first half of 2017. This compares to a loss of approximately $2 billion during the first half of 2016. BP’s capital expenditure was

Cold Bore Technology: Moving Oil and Gas from an Analog World to a Digital World

Cold Bore Technology’s SmartPAD™ is not a notebook computer designed to locate hydrocarbons with a tap on the mousepad.  But it is equally valuable in the oilfield because the Calgary-based oilfield technology company helps operators locate and eliminate another very valuable commodity—downtime. The Cold Bore SmartPAD™ technology helps operators locate and eliminate non-productive time out on the drilling pad, where

Diamond Offshore Drilling Earns Q2 Net Income of $16 Million

CEO sees utilization, pricing power returning in 2H 2019 Diamond Offshore (ticker: DO) produced a net income of $15.9 million for Q2. Diamond’s president and CEO Marc Edwards noted that the company “secured two new contracts” despite the fact that the “market remains challenged.” The company’s new contracts are for its Ocean Guardian rig, first operating with Azinor Catalyst in

Energy Transfer Partners Sells $1.5 Billion Stake in Rover Pipeline Project to Blackstone

Two subsidiaries of Energy Transfer Partners (ticker: ETP), Energy Transfer Interstate Holdings, LLC and ET Rover Pipeline LLC, announced July 31 that they would be selling a 49.9% interest in HoldCo, which owns a 65% interest in the Rover Pipeline—amounting to a 32.44% stake of the pipeline. The sale of the pipeline interest is going to Blackstone Energy Partners and

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PSAC Ups 2017 Prediction for Canada Drilling Levels

The Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) increased its forecasted number of 6,680 wells to be drilled (rig released) across Canada for 2017 to 7,200 wells drilled. PSAC based its updated 2017 Forecast on average natural gas prices of $2.75 CDN/mcf (AECO), crude oil prices of US$49.00/barrel (WTI) and the Canada-US exchange rate averaging $0.77. Upon reflection of the second

Liberty Oilfield Services:  Extra Loud Data, Extra Quiet Fleet

We believe we can optimize completions with data, rather than trial and error – Liberty Oilfield Services President Ron Gusek Liberty Oilfield Services has a few tricks up its sleeve that allow its frac fleet to operate in quiet mode out in the oilfields in Weld County, Colorado, and other areas where newly constructed neighborhoods are bumping up against leaseholds