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2020 Drilling, Completions, and Frac Sand Demand and Projections How will E&Ps and service providers operate in the new capital discipline environment of 2020? Shale experts Ryan Hassler and Thomas Jacob with Rystad Energy discussed the outlook for 2020 and what to expect in terms of capex, drilling and completions projections, frac sand demand and…
2019 Oil and Gas Outlook According to Experts 2018 Oil & Gas Price Recap 2018 was a volatile year for the oil and gas industry, featuring both good news and bad news. Brent crude prices started the year around $66 per barrel, climbed to $86 per barrel, and dropped down to yearly lows in December…
In 2016, the United States’ dependence on foreign oil hit a 30-year low. This news may have been largely ignored by the average American, but those who remember the oil shortages in the 1970s surely recognized the significance. In 1973, OPEC, the group of (at the time) Arab nations responsible for the majority of the…
Since the U.S. lifted a 40-year ban on crude oil exports in 2016, American oil producers have entered the market in a major way. Analysts predict that crude oil exports in 2018 will continue to reach new heights, due to a variety of causes. Export Growth Is the New Normal In January of 2018, Reuters…