Drilling

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September 25, 2025
Nabors Industries and Caturus Energy have launched the PACE-X Ultra™ X33 rig, the most powerful onshore drilling system in the U.S. The rig enables complex well designs, including 4-mile laterals and 14,000+ ft depths, setting new benchmarks for efficiency, safety and lower-carbon operations.
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August 08, 2025
Shale oil producers added a single drill rig this week, staving off at least for now a pandemic-level downturn in U.S. activity. The reversal suggests drillers may be close to done releasing rigs after a 14% drop over past three months, analysts say.
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August 06, 2025
Presidio's entry into the public markets comes as the capital-intensive shale era gives way to a more disciplined focus on returns. Presidio’s differentiated model emphasizes zero reliance on future drilling, minimal capital investment, and substantial free cash flow.
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July 29, 2025
Halliburton has launched LOGIX™ automated geosteering, a part of the LOGIX™ automation and remote operations family of solutions, that optimizes geological interpretation and well placement.
Article
July 2025
The SMART-LINK system integrates advanced digital technology and real-time data analytics for unparalleled insight into operational wellbore conditions. 
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July 10, 2025
Mach Natural Resources today announced its expansion into the Permian and San Juan basins with two acquisitions valued at a total of $1.3 billion. The assets purchased from Sabinal Energy and IKAV Energy will nearly doubles Mach’s production from 81 Mboed to approximately 152 Mboed, the company said in a news release.
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July 09, 2025
Petro-Victory carried out successful drilling for its AND-5 well, in partnership with Azevedo & Travassos Energia (ATE), The operation utilized the Drake-2 onshore hydraulic rig, with wireline logging by Halliburton and successful installation of 7" nominal production casing.
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July 02, 2025
U.S. shale executives expect to drill significantly fewer wells this year than planned at the start of 2025, as lower oil prices and uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s tariffs hurt profits, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas survey.
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June 30, 2025
ADNOC Drilling has secured a contract valued at up to $800 million by ADNOC Onshore for the provision of integrated hydraulic fracturing services for conventional and tight reservoirs, the UAE-based company announced Monday. 
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June 23, 2025
Petro-Victory Energy Corp., an oil and gas E&P company focused on onshore Brazil, has commenced its fully-funded drilling campaign of the AND-5 well at the Andorinha Field located in the Potiguar basin, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
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May 15, 2025
Sinopec has announced a major shale gas exploration breakthrough of its Project Deep Earth - Sichuan and Chongqing Natural Gas Base. The vertical depth of the well reaches over 5,300 m, setting a new record for vertical depth of shale gas wells in China.
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May 07, 2025
Permian Resources has agreed to acquire core Delaware basin assets from APA Corp in a $608 million deal. The assets include 13,320 net acres, 8,700 net royalty acres and 12,000 boed, significantly expanding Permian Resources' New Mexico footprint.
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May 07, 2025
Zephyr Energy has announced successful initial results from the production test on the State 36-2 LNW-CC-R well at the company's flagship project in the Paradox basin, Utah.
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April 04, 2025
The Railroad Commission of Texas on Friday released its figures for March drilling in the state, showing a noticeable gain over the previous month’s number. The overall figure also tied the level achieved in January.
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April 02, 2025
Chevron Corp., YPF SA and other oil drillers are planning a major Argentine pipeline to handle rising output from the Vaca Muerta shale region. The pipeline is seen as integral to starting production from several fields.
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December 31, 2024
Sintana Energy announced that the PEL 83 Joint Venture has successfully drilled and logged the Mopane-2A well in the heart of Namibia’s Orange Basin. The blocks are governed by Petroleum Exploration License 83 (PEL 83) which is operated by a subsidiary of Galp Energia of Portugal.
Article
December 2024
Innovations in personnel monitoring solutions can improve crew safety and reduce operational downtime in the oil field 
News
December 26, 2024
Vermilion Energy Inc. has entered into an arrangement agreement to acquire Westbrick Energy Ltd., a privately held oil and gas company operating in the Deep Basin, for total consideration of $1.075 billion.
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December 24, 2024
Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. has announced that the Shenandoah S2-4H horizontal well was successfully drilled, cased and cemented to a measured depth of 6,452 meters (21,169 feet) in exploration permit 98 in the Beetaloo Sub-basin.
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December 22, 2024
LandBridge has closed its previously announced acquisition of approximately 46,000 largely contiguous surface acres, known as the Wolf Bone Ranch, in the Delaware Basin from a subsidiary of VTX Energy Partners.
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December 16, 2024
Vitesse Energy has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Lucero Energy in an all-stock transaction valued at $222 million. The addition of Lucero’s operations will enable Vitesse to expand its assets across the Bakken shale region.
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