The Weekly USA Oil & Gas Update: 06 May 2014
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Bakken crude train derails in Lynchburg, VA, catches fire Thirteen cars carrying crude oil from North Dakota's Bakken field derailed in Lynchburg, with several catching fire, and three sinking into the nearby river. The resulting fire prompted a wide evacuation, and the heat from the fire could be felt atop neighboring skyscrapers. "We have not seen any environmental harm at this point, e.g., no fish kills or effects on other aquatic life," Virginia Department of Environmental Quality spokesman Bill Hayden said in an email. This is the latest in a string of accidents involving crude sourced from the Bakken, who's flammable nature raises safety questions around transport. Article here |
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Bakken yields its one billionth barrel of oil Drilling in the Bakken began in 2000, with the first wells in Montana. Activity moved to North Dakota five years later with horizontal well bores and modern hydraulic fracturing completions. Data now shows that Montana has produced 151 barrels and North Dakota 852 million barrels since then, putting the play over 1 billion barrels. According to Continental Resources, a leading operator in the play, two-thirds of this production has come in the last three years. At a current production volume of 1 million barrels per day and growing, lots more is coming. "It's been quite a revelation that's happened there," Continental Chairman Harold Hamm told The Associated Press. "It's right in line with expectations." Article here
BP giving up on its Utica Shale acreage The company took a write-down of $521 million on its Utica holdings based on the results of its appraisal wells. With this information, the company announced it will not proceed with development plans for its nearly 100,000 acres located in Ohio. "it's premature to say what we'll do with the remaining parts of that asset base," BP CFO Brian Gilvary told analysts on Apr. 29. Article here |
Environment and Safety News |
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Two workers killed in West Texas explosion at well location Workers were changing a wellhead when the explosion occurred due to a buildup of pressure. "There was actually not any fire involved. It was just an explosion of the gas," said Loving County Sheriff Billy B. Hopper. Nine others were injured, but not seriously enough for hospitalization. The deceased were contractors working for RKI Exploration and Production. According to Hopper, "It's very unusual for something like this to happen. This is the first person we've had die in the county in about a year." Article here
BP cleaning up oil spilled from Alaska pipeline Around the clock crews worked in Alaska's North Slope to clean up a 34-acre site where crude oil sprayed from a ruptured pipeline. The leak was discovered during a routine inspection. Article here |
Mergers and Acquisitions News |
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Encana sells East Texas natural gas assets for $530 million The deal includes 90,000 net acres in Leon and Robertson counties, with an average daily production in 2013 of 100 MMcf/d and 1,200 b/d total liquids. The buyer was undisclosed. Article here
EQT sells Jupiter gathering system in Marcellus for $1.18 billion The system gathers EQT's Marcelllus production Greene and Washington counties in Pennsylvania. Article here |
