WTI is trading up on the day, but still slightly below what the Dallas Fed Survey says is the breakeven for Permian players, with drilling activity in the basin holding fast at 289—a figure that is 29 fewer than this same time last year. The count in the Eagle Ford also stayed the same this week, at 47. Rigs in the Eagle Ford are 8 below where they were this time last year.
The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, after a 6-rig increase in the week prior.
Oilfield services company Enersol, a joint venture between ADNOC Drilling and UAE-listed investment company Alpha Dhabi Holding, has agreed to acquire a 95% equity stake in US drilling specialist Deep Well Services (DWS) for approximately USD 223 million, ADNOC Drilling announced on Monday.
According to the WSJ, some drillers are building gas-power plants and using the gas that would have been otherwise flared to generate the electricity they need to power their machinery.
Oil producers in Texas, New Mexico, and North Dakota are contributing to a substantial increase in electricity sales.
Grid constraints have emerged as one of the biggest obstacles to the transition of the United States from a hydrocarbon-powered to an electricity-powered economy.