Tag: shale production

Texas Pipeline Operators Prepare for Higher Volume as Permian Basin Oil Production Picks Up

Texas oil pipeline operators are preparing to increase the volume of crude oil flowing through pipelines from domestic shale fields to its hubs on the Gulf Coast to pre-pandemic levels by October 2022, according to analysts. U.S. crude oil had been trading at about $100 a barrel, a boon for some Texas oil pipeline operators struggling…


OPEC Crude Output Cuts Should Help US Shale Profits in 2021

HOUSTON—A decision by OPEC and allied countries to cut crude production through March delivered a late Christmas present for U.S. shale firms that have slashed costs, but any rise in prices spurred by the unexpected move may be just a modest stocking stuffer. U.S. crude oil production has fallen 2 million barrels per day in…