Independent E&Ps looking to unload some of their shale real estate in the Permian basin are not generating much interest from the majors. A number of big oil companies—ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell and Chevron included—have all gone on record stating that they are wary of buying up assets from smaller companies at a time ofRead more
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Constrained water disposal capacity in some key hydrocarbon producing areas of Oklahoma is making for some complicated water logistics, leading producers to get creative in how to reduce their disposal volumes. EnergyMakers Advisory Group’s Laura Capper shared this, and other, insights in the Feb 2019 issue of The Oil and Gas Investor. In a featureRead more
The meteoric rise in drilling and completions activity in the Permian Basin in the past few years has brought with it a scramble for new sources of water. As a result, “water is the new oil,” says Energy Makers Advisory Group’s Laura Capper. “The value of water has changed.” The U.S. demand for waterRead more
EnergyMakers Advisory Group’s Laura Capper recently shared her perspective on produced water disposal capacity in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico with Energywire. Laura’s thoughts are part of a bigger Energywire story on how regulators in those oil patch states are trying to handle the large volumes of wastewater produced during drilling and completions operations. ThisRead more