The outlook for 2020 US E&P upstream spending has faltered over the past four to six weeks. Six months ago, consensus 2020 E&P capex expectations were flat year-over-year. Now consensus is coming down and triangulating on a 10-15% contraction next

Before getting to the news digest today, we are hopping on the soapbox for just a minute here. Last year, there were no oilfield water events entirely dedicated to capital markets, supply chain management, M&A, procurement and marketplace issues. Following

Do you remember the American general-interest family magazine Reader’s Digest? Ok…ok… so maybe we are showing our age a little bit around here, even though the publication is still around. Before the Internet came along though, that little paperback was

In a newsflow spotlight section in today’s digest below, you’ll find a series of articles from the past week that we’ve categorized as “TROUBLE IN SHALE.” It will come as no surprise to our informed readership that the tight oil

The E&P M&A narrative continues to factor heavily into another weekly oilfield newcycle after “Merger Monday” (one actual deal, one rumored deal reported involving four publicly traded Independent E&Ps).  We believe E&P operator consolidation in the US onshore business is