the Barnett Shale is currently the largest and most active shale gas play in the US. Today, the Barnett shale is estimated to hold 5TCF of gas. Companies with large assets: CHK, DVN Eagle Ford.

In late 2007 and early 2008 drilling took off quickly from low levels such that today the Eagle Ford is the fastest-growing shale in the US. Permian - A huge legacy play where drilling began in ...

What Figure 3 tells us is that direct expenditures for drilling and completion activity, in this instance for shale plays, also drives additional spending to maintain and support the non-stop ...

Notably, the US L48 shale plays accounted for nearly 60% of this deal value, largely driven by ExxonMobil's acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources for $64.5 billion. In light of this recent ...

The Eagle Ford unconventional play in South Texas has proven prolific in terms of oil production, but activity on other formations within the Eagle Ford area will expand. While the Pearsall shale ...

Mitsubishi Corp is in talks to acquire the U.S. shale production and pipeline assets of Aethon Energy Management for roughly ...

Break-even costs in the shale plays have come down from an average ... About one in five shale wells drilled in the United States over the last few years produced four out of five new barrels ...

This brief essay is a synopsis of emerging shale plays in the US, Canada, Eastern Europe, and Asia. These plays reinforce the notion that the natural gas resource base, worldwide, is magnitudes ...

looking for the next big opportunities for junior explorers as the first round of shale plays begins to mature. Other countries probably offer the best early-stage resource investment opportunities ...

Higher oil and gas prices should lead to increased spending in US shale plays next year, with Rystad Energy projecting an increase of nearly 20% year on year. The Norway-headquartered analyst ...