US Lower 48 unconventional upstream summary

The shale boom in the United States has transformed the country's upstream landscape and changed global market dynamics. US Lower 48 unconventional oil and gas production has risen sevenfold in ten years, attracting hundreds of billions of dollars in investment. After the commodity price downturn began in 2014, operators focused on cutting costs and narrowed their focus to a handful of key areas. The slide-pack provides an overview of the US upstream industry and gives context and background for each of the most important unconventional plays, including: Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Barnett, SCOOP-STACK-Cana, Marcellus, Utica, DJ Niobrara, Bakken/Three Forks, Powder River, and the Permian's Bone Spring, Midland Wolfcamp, and Delaware Wolfcamp.