Industry at a glance

Henry Terrell / Contributing Editor

The worldwide crude oil price collapse hit six-year lows on all benchmarks in January, then staged a modest recovery into the mid-$50 range. Global oil, condensate and NGL production fell to 92.2 MMbpd, with the expectation that lower OPEC output, led by Iraq and Libya, along with falling North American drilling activity, would help mop up excess supply. An improving world economic forecast for 2015 is anticipated, which may help drive demand. Operators continued to withdraw rigs from service in the U.S., leading to a rotary rig count below 1,400 throughout much of February. Internationally, the rig count held its own, remaining above 1,600 during January-February.

U.S. GAS PRICES ($/MCF) AND PRODUCTION (BCFD) GRAPH

U.S. ROTARY DRILLING RIGS GRAPH

U.S. ROTARY DRILLING RIGS TABLE

WORKOVER RIG TABLE

U.S. OIL PRODUCTION TABLE

U.S. ONSHORE WELL COUNT TABLE

WORLD OIL PRODUCTION TABLE

SELECTED WORLD OIL PRICES GRAPH

INTERNATIONAL ROTARY RIG GRAPH

INTERNATIONAL ROTARY RIG TABLE

INTERNATIONAL OFFSHORE RIGS TABLE

About the Authors

Henry Terrell

Contributing Editor

Henry Terrell henry.terrell@gulfpub.com

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