This earnings season, more than half the public E&Ps we monitor hiked their 2022 budget guidance. Many for the second time already this year… The publics are on track to spend 15-20% more than they originally communicated when 2022 budgets were set. Why? Well… There’s a lot more to this …
Read More »Price Hikes Are Indeed Killing E&P Capex [2022 E&P Thesis Tracking]
One of our E&P thesis coming into 2022 is that well cost inflation will surprise to the upside, putting E&Ps between a rock and a hard place. This is happening now. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive …
Read More »The Great Debate Over 2022 US Oil Production Growth [Charts Of The Day]
In early-2022, the magnitude of US crude oil production growth this year is a hot topic. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill …
Read More »Gearing Up For E&P Budget News [Chart Of The Day]
A near perfect recipe for spending growth ($87 WTI, well cost inflation, slowing efficiency gains) is colliding with public Independent E&P capital discipline and maintenance mentality. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …
Read More »SimulFracs Will NOT Be A Rebundling Catalyst For Direct Sourcing E&Ps [Simulfrac Series]
Today we continue our simulfrac series with a fourth installment discussing implications for bundling vs. unbundling. Previously on the simulfrac series: “why it matters” and a thematic primer, before diving into E&P spending pattern implications. When it comes to direct sourcing… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
Read More »Putting E&P Spending Seasonality On Steroids? [Simulfrac Series]
The simulfrac trend is spreading fast in shale, and rightly so. Whatever frac efficiency metric you look at – whether it’s stages/crew day or stimulated feet per month or pumping hours per quarter or time on location – the step changes simulfracs are delivering are disruptive and mindblowing. The implications …
Read More »The 2021 Public E&P Spending Situation [Charts Of The Day]
Here are three charts updating the public E&P spending situation for tight oil, nat gas, and total Lower 48 in 2021 leveraging the latest Lium data with almost all the publics having now firmed up 2021 budgets and given 2020 actuals. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
Read More »1st Look At $70/BBL In The Permian… Spoiler Alert-New Record High Frac Sand Demand! [Chart Of The Day]
Oil price momentum continues. Good news from OPEC yesterday buoyed WTI above $65. What might $70 oil bring for Permian oilfield activity? The data scientists at Lium Research, our affiliate, had actually run the numbers on that very question a week before this latest oil price spike for data clients …
Read More »The 2021 Public E&P Spending Outlook, Updated To Incorporate Chevron’s Budget Release [Chart Of The Day]
Chevron alone is about 15% of the public Lower 48 E&P spending programs we track, so they are a big swing factor. With Chevron announcing their official… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …
Read More »2021 Public E&P Spending Indications Arrived Early This Year [Chart Of The Day]
We have fairly comprehensive visibility on 2021 E&P spending plans far earlier in the calendar than normal this year. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new …
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