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Wall Street Journal
Chevron, Exxon Mobil Tighten Their Grip on Fracking
March 5, 2019
Chevron to double production in Permian Basin in next five years; Exxon to boost...
Frackers, Chasing Fast Oil Output, Are on a Treadmill
April 8, 2019
With more oil wells front-loaded to boost output, many companies will have to drill again soon—and find...
Chevron to Buy Anadarko Petroleum in $33 Billion Cash-and-Stock Deal
April 12, 2019
Anadarko fetches a 39% premium to its closing price on Thursday
Investors Handed an Oilman a ‘Blank Check’ Company. Here’s How It Turned Out.
April 15, 2019
A cautionary tale for investors chasing wealth in the U.S. energy boom
A Leader of America’s Fracking Boom Has Second Thoughts
June 24, 2019
Pioneer Natural Resources once promised production to rival Libya.
A Fracking Experiment Fails to Pump as Predicted
July 4, 2019
Encana’s cube project suggests output problems occur if oil wells are drilled too close together
Shale Boom Is Slowing Just When the World Needs Oil Most
Sept. 29, 2019
U.S. oil production grew less than 1% in early 2019 as operational issues weighed on shale companies
U.S. Frackers to Zero In on Richest Oil Fields After Coronavirus
June 09, 2020
Southwest’s Permian Basin to draw most new investment, while less-profitable fields face longer road to recovery
Biden’s Order to Freeze New Oil Drilling on Federal Land: What You Need to Know
Jan 26, 2021
The administration is halting new drilling permits on U.S. lands as it seeks to fight climate change. Here’s how that affects American production.
Bloomberg
Faded Texas Oil Field Offers Austerity Lesson for U.S. Shale
December 2, 2019
At EOG Resources Inc.’s Francisco lease in the heart of the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas, a half dozen cows laze in the shade of a tree ...
Oil’s Sudden Rebound Is Exposing the Achilles’ Heel of Shale
May 24, 2020
Oil prices have surged more than 75% in the U.S. this month. But don’t expect a quick rebound in supply from shale explorers. The quick turnaround in oil markets...
Journal of Petroleum Technology
New Operators, Well Designs Drive Record Gas Production in Haynesville
April 25, 2019
The Haynesville Shale might be the greatest comeback story of the US shale revolution...
Life After 5: How Tight-Oil Wells Grow Old
February 01, 2020
Tight-oil production in the US set new records in 2019, but the banner year ended with an important caveat: more than two-thirds of crude...
