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Improvements in drilling rig efficiency have allowed U.S. crude oil and natural gas production to move higher this year even as the overall rig count – which is normally a bellwether of production trends – has moved lower.
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School of Energy: U.S. and Canadian Markets ‘Completely and Inextricably Intertwined’
North America is an integrated energy market so deeply connected that it functions as one massive, interdependent system for drillbit hydrocarbons, RBN President and CEO David Braziel said during the opening comments at RBN’s School of Energy Canada, being held Tuesday and Wednesday at the Hyatt Reg
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Enterprise to Build Pipe Network for Oxy’s Bluebonnet Carbon Capture Hub in Texas
Enterprise Products Partners has agreed to develop a carbon dioxide (CO2) transportation network to support 1PointFive’s planned Bluebonnet Sequestration hub in southeast Texas. Occidental Petroleum owns1PointFive.


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Harness Your Hopes - How Existing U.S. Hydrogen Infrastructure Forms a Base for Future Expansion
The hype around low-carbon-intensity (LCI) hydrogen that captivated many energy transition fans over the past four years has lost some momentum of late as industry players recalibrate their investment plans in the face of spiraling costs. Still, the U.S.
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Canadian Rail Operator Issues Union Lockout Notice, to Halt Service From August 22
Canadian Rail Service Provider to Halt Service from Aug. 22 Amid Labor Dispute Impasse
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Enbridge selects contractors for Straits of Mackinac pipeline tunnel project
Enbridge selects contractors for Straits of Mackinac pipeline tunnel project
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US Rig Count Declines Slightly For Week Ending June 9
US rig count was relatively unchanged for the week ending June 9, falling by one rig vs. a week ago for a total of 695 according to Baker Hughes. Rigs were added in the Anadarko (+1) and All Other (+2), while the Permian (-2) and Haynesville (-2) both lost rigs.
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Say You'll Be There - Crude and Gas Reserves In Doubt
One of the hottest topics in the energy space lately is the question of how long the major producing regions in the U.S. onshore will hold out. So, how worried should we be?


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Square One, Part 4 - Drilling and Completion Set the Stage for Hydrocarbon Production
Oil and gas production in the Shale Era is a refined, controlled process — and a far cry from the early days of wildcatting a century ago.