Gas players approach weak pricing with operational flexibility
Natural gas prices are setting up E&P companies operating in gas plays for a challenging 2024, maybe more challenging than they expected. On March 20, the 12-month strip settled at $2.71/MMBtu, down from more than $3.00/MMBtu when the year started, and the front-month settled at $1.70/MMBtu. The warm winter and growing associated gas production have pushed gas storage volumes 41% above the five-year average and 21% higher than this time last year, at 2.33 Tcf as of March 15.
Permian & Marcellus leaders dominate public producer rankings
Permian powerhouses and Appalachian gas juggernauts dominated the top 50 publicly traded oil and gas producers in the onshore Lower 48 market during 1H23, according to an analysis using Enverus Foundations data presented in the most recent issue of Upstream Pulse.