Shale
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July 08, 2026
Chevron has signed a technology licensing agreement with ZL Chemicals to commercialize its Vantis™ advanced surfactant technology, designed to improve oil recovery and well performance in shale and tight reservoirs.
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July 07, 2026
Marubeni Corporation has acquired Barnett shale operator EagleRidge Energy, expanding its North American natural gas portfolio with a producer operating more than 3,500 wells and producing approximately 300 MMcfe/d in North Texas.
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July 03, 2026
Natural gas is expected to surpass petroleum as the largest source of U.S. energy consumption by 2030, driven by shale production, LNG growth, gas-fired power generation and rising electricity demand from AI data centers and electrification.
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June 29, 2026
Eni and XRG will each acquire a 32% stake in three Vaca Muerta blocks, joining YPF in advancing the integrated Argentina LNG project and its planned 12-MMtpa floating LNG export development.
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June 26, 2026
Magnolia Oil & Gas has emerged as the leading bidder to acquire WildFire Energy in a deal valued at more than $4 billion, according to Bloomberg. If completed, the deal would significantly expand its Eagle Ford footprint and mark the company's largest acquisition to date.
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June 23, 2026
ADNOC is applying lessons learned from two decades of U.S. shale development to advance its Diyab unconventional gas play from appraisal into early development, company executives said during URTeC 2026.
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June 22, 2026
URTeC 2026 kicked off Monday in Houston, Texas with an opening plenary on shale’s future in light of rising global energy demand. Slow-to-resolve conflict in the Middle Eastern region has only highlighted the need for reliable energy supply recently, and shale remains a key means to get it.
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June 10, 2026
Chevron, YPF and Pluspetrol are expected to commit volumes to a $3 billion natural gas liquids project in Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale basin, a move that could pave the way for final investment approval and help ease infrastructure constraints on future production growth.
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June 09, 2026
Pampa Energía has selected Halliburton to support a multi-year digital transformation program across its Vaca Muerta operations, deploying reservoir modeling, logistics optimization and AI-enabled workflows as the company targets production growth by 2027.
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June 03, 2026
Transportadora de Gas del Sur is pursuing a roughly $1 billion financing package to support its $3 billion Vaca Muerta NGL project, a major infrastructure development designed to expand processing, transportation and export capacity for Argentina's growing shale sector.
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May 30, 2026
Tamboran Resources has completed its acquisition of Falcon Oil & Gas subsidiaries following court approval, consolidating its position in Australia's Beetaloo basin as development activity continues in one of the country's largest unconventional gas plays.
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May 27, 2026
Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan warned that U.S. shale producers may be unable to offset global oil and natural gas supply disruptions if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz does not return to normal levels soon.
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May 20, 2026
Chord Energy has invested in MaverickX to support deployment of PetroX Boost, a shale production enhancement technology aimed at improving hydrocarbon recovery from unconventional wells in the Bakken and other U.S. shale basins.
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May 18, 2026
YPF has submitted a $25 billion RIGI investment proposal tied to its LLL Oil development in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale, targeting 240,000 bopd of export-focused production by 2032.
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May 13, 2026
Sinopec has secured approval for 235.687 Bcm of proven reserves at the Ziyang Dongfeng field in the Sichuan basin, marking China’s first ultra-deep shale gas field with reserves exceeding 100 Bcm.
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May 07, 2026
Devon and Coterra have completed their merger, creating a major U.S. shale operator with expanded Delaware basin scale and operations spanning the Anadarko, Eagle Ford and Marcellus plays.
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April 15, 2026
The Permian basin holds an estimated 55,000 sub-$50/bbl drilling locations, according to Enverus, highlighting expanding low-cost inventory alongside emerging development sequencing risks.
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April 06, 2026
U.S. shale producers are expected to increase output as oil prices surge above $100 following disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, with operators turning to DUC wells first.
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April 02, 2026
Tamboran reports strong flow results from its SS-6H well in Australia’s Beetaloo basin, with normalized rates of 11.9 MMcf/d signaling competitive shale gas performance.
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March 30, 2026
Mercuria-backed Phoenix Global Resources is preparing a $6 billion expansion in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale, as President Javier Milei’s RIGI incentives boost investor confidence and accelerate drilling activity, positioning the basin as a growing contributor to global oil supply.
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March 27, 2026
Rising oil prices driven by Middle East supply disruptions could prompt U.S. shale producers to increase drilling activity in the second half of 2026, with output potentially rising by more than 800,000 bpd through 2028, according to Citi.
