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Oil and Gas Setback Ballot Initiative – A Major Setback?

May 26, 2016 | Andrew Bradford

Since BTU Analytics is based in Denver, several oil and gas setback ballot initiatives have caught our eye that are currently being circulated for signatures as part of the initiative process where citizens can amend and propose new state...
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Growth Focused Oil Producers – Taking More Risks?

May 24, 2016 | BTU Analytics

Parsley Energy recently announced the purchase of 30,000 acres of mineral rights in Pecos and Reeves counties in Texas. This $280 million deal follows their April acquisition of leased acreage in the same counties, extending their position and ownership in the Southern Delaware...
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Is WTI Too Bullish?

May 20, 2016 | Erika Coombs

Supply disruptions in Nigeria, potential cutbacks to investment in Iraq, escalating civil unrest in Venezuela, and as much as 1 MMb/d of Canadian production shut-in due to wild fires has the oil bulls emerging from the woodwork. However, it’s...
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Appalachian Gas Pure Play Strategy Out of Favor?

May 17, 2016 | Kathryn Downey Miller

Yesterday’s announcement that Range Resources (NYSE: RRC, $RRC) is acquiring Memorial Resource Development (NASDAQ: MRD, $MRD) caught many in the market by surprise. Why would a large Appalachian gas-weighted producer with many years of drilling inventory and significant pipeline...
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Marcellus & Utica Well Backlog: How Long Can It Last?

May 13, 2016 | Matthew Hoza

It’s hard not to talk about the recent infrastructure delays plaguing the Northeast right now. At BTU Analytics, we’ve recently highlighted delays/cancellations of Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s Northeast Energy Direct (NED) and Constitution, looked at the potential impacts to the...
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Not All DJ Basin Natural Gas PDP Is the Same

May 11, 2016 | BTU Analytics

At BTU Analytics, we are always looking for new ways to use data. One thing that we have now done is put together an application that allows us to look at Proved Developed Producing (PDP) production for major basins...
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Does Anyone Win if the Northeast Pipeline Buildout Grinds to a Halt?

May 5, 2016 | Kathryn Downey Miller

With the news on April 20 that Kinder Morgan is suspending further work on Northeast Energy Direct (NED), which was proposed to connect NE PA with New England, and the announcement that Williams Company was denied a key permit...
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