Sable Offshore, a Texas-based oil company, has restarted oil output from a platform off the coast of California, where production has been offline for a decade. Two more platforms are left to be brought back online. Sable Offshore, as the owner of a pipeline that will transport hydrocarbons produced at three offshore platforms linked to […]
Continue ReadingIntroduction In the world of oil and gas exploration, accurately valuing wells is a cornerstone of sound financial decision-making. Investors, operators, and stakeholders rely on robust financial metrics to assess the profitability and viability of drilling projects. Two metrics dominate this process: Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Net Present Value (NPV). While both tools […]
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U.S. oil and gas drillers are slowing down drilling activities, as evidenced by a consistent decline in active rig counts across major basins in 2024 and 2025. This slowdown is driven by several factors: Lower Oil and Gas Prices: West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude prices have hovered around $62 per barrel in 2025, close to […]
Continue ReadingAll of the majors reported lower earnings for the first quarter. Already, some energy companies active in the shale patch are cutting their drilling budgets for the year. Oilfield services providers are bracing for impact as several large E&P firms are cutting back on drilling programs. U.S. oilfield service majors had a good run after […]
Continue ReadingCo-authored by Ronald Stein, P.E. and Mike Umbro California’s Governor Newsom has been on this planet for 57 years and has yet to publicly recognize that modern life requires the use of fossil fuels to function. California is the fourth largest economy in the world. We require the PRODUCTS and TRANSPORTATION FUELS made from fossil fuels to meet […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: This article from Oilprice.com follows last week\’s statements from Chris Wright that the SPR had damage from oil being withdrawn so fast, and only saw a 40-cent reduction at the pump for the primaries. The money being requested won\’t be felt at the pump that hard, as it will take time to […]
Continue ReadingThere is no question that the Biden Administration used the United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve for political gain when it opened and caused significant drawdowns right before the mid-term elections. Key Points The Biden administration significantly depleted the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), but replenishment efforts have restored much of it. There is no conclusive […]
Continue ReadingBefore oil prices started plunging last month, most banks and research firms had forecast US shale production would grow this year and next before plateauing later in the decade. Diamondback Energy trimmed its own full-year production forecast Monday, and said that it expects onshore oil rigs across the entire US industry to drop by almost 10% […]
Continue ReadingMarathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) released its Q1 2025 earnings results on May 6, 2025, reporting a net loss attributable to MPC of $74 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $937 million, or $2.58 per diluted share, in Q1 2024. Below is a detailed analysis of the earnings report based […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: Yesterday, we examined Cap Ex budgets, and today, we are investigating production, demand estimates, and storage. The current storage levels are low and are listed below. Here is a lot of data to chew on. Go ahead and skip to the summary if you want to know what price I think we […]
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