Constricted supply, coupled with growing demand, pushed Brent to a two-year high of $73/bbl in June. Traders forecast another $5/bbl increase, and a new commodity “super-cycle” could cause oil to spike at $100/bbl, due to surging consumption and temporary imbalances triggered by Covid-19 and the subsequent rebound. Saudi Arabia’s energy minister also warned that a lack of new exploration investments could exacerbate the problem. Despite a 6,857-DUC backlog, escalating oil prices caused a surge in U.S. drilling activity, with an average 453 rigs working in May. That’s 17 more, compared to April (+4%), and 105 rigs more than reported in May 2020 (+30%). The majority of this gain was in Texas (+5), Oklahoma (+4) and Louisiana (+3). International activity, including Canada, averaged 753 rigs in April, 70 fewer (-9%) than in March.
- Management issues- Dallas Fed: Activity sees modest growth; outlook improves, but cost increases continue (October 2023)
- Industry at a glance (June 2023)
- Industry at a glance (May 2023)
- Management issues- Dallas Fed: Oil and gas expansion stalls amid surging costs and worsening outlooks (May 2023)
- Executive viewpoint (April 2023)
- Global offshore market is on the upswing (April 2023)
- Applying ultra-deep LWD resistivity technology successfully in a SAGD operation (May 2019)
- Adoption of wireless intelligent completions advances (May 2019)
- Majors double down as takeaway crunch eases (April 2019)
- What’s new in well logging and formation evaluation (April 2019)
- Qualification of a 20,000-psi subsea BOP: A collaborative approach (February 2019)
- ConocoPhillips’ Greg Leveille sees rapid trajectory of technical advancement continuing (February 2019)
