Carolyn Davis

FERC acted to revamp the entire U.S. transmission grid to prepare for extreme climate threats and face the challenge of growing power demand – including for natural gas-fired generation – via a rulemaking that outlines how to plan and pay for facilities. Still to come are the legal battles. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on…

A 124-mile-long Western Canadian natural gas pipeline system that would deliver about 1 Bcf/d from west-central Alberta to northeastern Edmonton is in the works by a unit of Atco Ltd. The Yellowhead Mainline project, announced by Calgary-based Canadian Utilities Ltd., would cost more than C$2 billion (C$1.00/US 73 cents), according to preliminary estimates. The system…

BP plc will continue to pump out “prolific” natural gas volumes from the Haynesville Shale as hedges are in place pricing the supply at around $4.00/Mcf through this year, CEO Murray Auchincloss said Tuesday.  Auchincloss discussed first quarter performance during a conference call. He was asked why domestic gas volumes continue to be high in…

Houston-based Coterra Energy Inc. is shifting its near-term capital spending in the Lower 48 to focus on oil and liquids-rich plays, but optionality is still in play to take advantage of a “structural change in the natural gas macro” later this year, CEO Tom Jorden said. During the first quarter conference call, Jorden said caution…

Nearly everything is in place for Haynesville Shale pure-play Comstock Resources Inc. to become a major LNG supplier. First, though, the company has an “all-hands” effort to manage the assets with uncooperative natural gas prices. CEO Jay Allison discussed the first quarter performance and the outlook during a recent conference call. It was a tough…

ExxonMobil on Friday clinched its $65 billion tie-up with Permian Basin heavyweight Pioneer Natural Resources Co., but the merger has not come without drama. The transaction, announced last October, moves ExxonMobil to the top of the heap in the Permian, with control of 1.4 million-plus net acres in the Delaware and Midland sub-basins. Estimated output…

Dallas-based EnLink Midstream LLC, whose natural gas transport options extend from the Permian Basin to Louisiana, is looking to the “longer-term setup” for incremental demand growth, including the potential to power artificial intelligence (AI) data center growth, CEO Jesse Arenivas said. He discussed first quarter performance during a recent conference call and highlighted how the…

Lower 48 oil and gas permitting requests increased in March, up 26% over February, according to a compilation of federal and state data compiled by Evercore ISI. The analyst firm reported that 3,418 permits were issued in March versus 2,719 in February. The overall permit total this year, though, remained 1,018 lower than in March…

International land and offshore markets are driving near-term demand for NOV Inc.’s oilfield equipment, but digital and performance technologies are also in the pipeline, as exploration customers look for improved efficiencies, according to CEO Clay Williams. During the recent first quarter conference call, Williams laid out expectations for the near term. North American activity isn’t…