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North Dakota’s Rig Count Drops as Consolidation Sweeps Oil Patch

 Operators in North Dakota’s Bakken oilfield reduced their rig count to 36 in April, down from 40 in March, marking the lowest number this year as a wave of consolidation has swept through the oil patch, state regulators said on Friday. “Their drilling budgets are disrupted especially if both are active in the Bakken. They …

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Oil and Gas Activity in U.S. Midwest, Rockies Fell in Q1, Kansas Fed Says

Oil and gas energy activity in Oklahoma, Colorado and the northern part of New Mexico fell in the first quarter of 2024, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said on Friday in its quarterly survey of energy activity. Drilling and business activity contracted for a fifth straight quarter and will likely continue to fall …

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U.S. Natgas Prices Hold Near 2-Week Low on Lower Demand Forecasts

U.S. natural gas futures held near a two-week low on Friday on worries about a huge storage surplus and forecasts for lower demand over the next two weeks than previously expected due primarily to a drop in feedgas to the Freeport LNG export plant in Texas. Analysts forecast gas stockpiles were about 36% above normal …

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