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US upstream in brief: efficiency gains finally fail to offset shrinking rig counts
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Report summary
The US week in brief report highlights the need-to-know events from US upstream. It is a rolling document, continuously updated with our own analysis and opinion on events impacting the sector. Coverage includes US onshore and Gulf of Mexico. Sources for the news stories include company press releases, industry events, press coverage, and our own modelling changes. The facts are presented, but more importantly we discuss implications for our modelling.
Table of contents
- Efficiency gains finally fail to offset shrinking rig counts
- Vickery Energy acquires Tribune Resources to establish core Marcellus position
- Chart of the week: 2024 emissions progress at a glance
- ICYMI: latest tight oil well cost outlook
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Continental farms into fourPAEblocks in VacaMuerta
- Assets
- Strategy
- ICYMI: Harbour’s USD 3.2 billion LLOG acquisition transforms Americas strategy
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2025 lookback: did our predictions ring true?
- Archive:
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
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US Lower 48 rig and crude production outlookTime normalized production by operator2023 vs. 2024 scope 1 GHG emissions intensity
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Where did the 2025 well cost savings come from?
What's included
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