Trump’s presidency is expected to usher in significant changes to the oil and gas industry’s regulatory environment, a new report from Akin Gump finds.

TOMBALL, TX.–U.S. producers of all sizes responded to the economic shutdown and sub-breakeven commodity prices by dramatically cutting back budgets for drilling and completing new wells, and by ...

With horizontal resource plays continuing to set the tone for North American operators, it comes as little surprise that the forecast calls for an increase in hydraulic fracturing services in the ...

COVINGTON, LA.–From the largest major and national oil companies to the smallest independents, offshore operators the world over are embracing standardized “design one, build many” field development ...

HOUSTON–With the dog days of summer in full run, global energy markets continue to experience an unusual set of business conditions. On the one hand is an ultratight supply and demand balance, which ...

Three things are certain for U.S. natural gas: record production, anticipation of new markets and expectations for higher prices. Marketed gas production will hit a record 122.5 Bcf/d this year, up ...

Vapor recovery units can increase well site revenue while reducing emissions, but to deploy them economically, operators must overcome several challenges.

HOUSTON–Volatility in global oil prices is a constant and harsh reminder to oil and gas companies that they operate in a commodity market and must continually examine new methodologies and ...

As crude oil prices continue to climb, South Texas operators are zeroing in on new horizons in the Eagle Ford Shale and revisiting a formation once thought to be an industry classic: the Austin Chalk.

Independent producers and operators ramping up shale exploration and development programs are pushing the limits of conventional drilling equipment. Whether they are drilling multiple long-lateral ...

DENVER–Rapid compression capacity expansions in gas gathering systems in unconventional resource plays, followed by the commodity price downturn, has driven the need to increase efficiency and reduce ...

ELENA MELCHERT is a petroleum engineer and the director of the Upstream Oil & Gas Research Division in DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy. She joined DOE in 1985, and has extensive experience in upstream ...