The U.S. rig count climbed again this week as sanctions against Russia mounted and global demand for oil grew.

Although $100+ oil has gotten most of the attention lately, gas drilling activity has actually outperformed oil drilling activity since Covid on a percentage basis.

Employment in Texas oil and gas production jumped by more than 5,000 jobs last month, making it the biggest leap in over a decade and the second highest in 30 years, the Texas Oil and Gas Association said in a statement.

Congrats to our friends at World Water Works on the latest deployment...

Surge Energy has an open position of Regulatory & Environmental Specialist, Air Compliance:

Earlier this month, Stage Completions completed their first Lower 48 “dual frac” job in the Permian pumped by Liberty horsepower. “Dual fracs” could become the next leg up in SimulFrac operation efficiencies...

Without water, there would be no unconventional oil and gas boom. Few points that we need to focus as we may enter another round of Drilling:

Upstream has never made so much money. The brutal cost-cutting in the downturn primed oil companies for the V-shaped recovery last year. Even higher oil and gas prices resulting from the Russia/Ukraine conflict are delivering undreamt-of cash generation in 2022. The writer asked Tom Ellacott, SVP Corporate Analysis, what the industry might choose to do with the money.

One of the biggest challenges confronting the oil and gas industry is water management, especially in unconventional operations.

Audio report from the Permian on the quakes...

Analysts are keenly focused on whether Arab members of the OPEC alliance or other producers will step forward to replace oil from Russia as war, sanctions and other factors its supplies to global markets.

During the COVID-19-related economic downturn, many energy companies hunkered down, reduced their debts, and focused on increasing their free cash flow. That has put them in better financial positions to restart or raise their dividends.

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As world demand for energy increases, enhancing the efficiency of oil and gas production is key. Horizontal and multi-stage fracturing have made a huge difference in recovery. Fracturing fluids have played a key role in these gains – reducing costs and lessening fracture damage. Now fracturing fluids can be more sustainable as well, helping with your company’s ESG goals.

Railroad Commission of Texas SRAs are a first step but it’s important to remember that ~50 billion barrels of water have been disposed of mostly into basement formations. Over a decade, this has consequences and requires collective action over an long time.

California would pay farmers not to plant thousands of acres of land as part of a $2.9 billion plan announced Tuesday aimed at letting more water flow through the state's major rivers and streams to help restore the unique habitat in one of North America's largest estuaries.

Supply chain issues, low inventory, a shortage of sand, and investor worries are preventing hydraulic frackers from immediately increasing production to help alleviate the rising cost of gasoline in the United States, according to independent domestic oil and petroleum producers.

It has surprised many folks how fast the sand market has flipped from surplus to deficit over the past 3-4 months.