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Will Reduced Gathering Costs Bring New Life to Old Plays?

August 30, 2016 | BTU Analytics

With weak commodity prices still around (though gas has been trading within $0.25/MMBtu of $3 after 16 year lows of sub $2 gas in March, April, and May of this year), operators are still trying to do everything they...
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Permian Decline Curves Altering Supply Outlook?

August 25, 2016 | Jason Slingsby

Two basic but important factors that are taken into account when BTU Analytics refines our monthly oil and gas production forecasts are well decline curves and initial production (IP) rates. As more complete data comes in for the first half...
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E&P Positioning Report: New Pipelines to Disrupt Supply Stack

August 23, 2016 | Kathryn Downey Miller

Finding and drilling the best rock is only half the battle in the E&P business. Moving product from wellhead to demand market and the costs associated with that transportation dictate whether your shale play is a market changer or...
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Do Renewables Help Natural Gas Consumption?

August 18, 2016 | Andrew Bradford

The press these days is filled with stories about renewable energy development and clean energy initiatives. One such announcement was in July 2016 Salt Lake City committed to 100% Renewable energy by 2032. Sorry fossil fuels, but wind and solar are coming...
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The Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Season, and the Oil Market

Can Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Economics Sustain Growing Production?

August 16, 2016 | BTU Analytics

This year’s Tropical Storm Colin was the first named storm in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) since Tropical Storm Karen in 2013. A “major” storm (Category 3 hurricane or higher) hasn’t made landfall in the US since Wilma in...
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E&P Positioning: Which E&P Has the Most Growth Potential?

August 12, 2016 | Erika Coombs

With the crude and gas markets strengthening, knowing which E&P is best positioned to grow into this recovery is an opportunity not to be missed. E&P growth potential can be assessed using a variety of metrics, but four key metrics...
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Marcellus Drilling Activity Set to Take Off?

August 9, 2016 | Marissa Anderson

Production in the Northeast has been able to continue to grow despite the downturn in Marcellus drilling activity. Growth continued in part due to a large excess backlog of drilled, uncompleted wells (DUCs) and completed wells on backlog (COBs)....
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