The government of Alberta recently mandated production cuts in an attempt to reduce inventories and lift oil prices. Will this be enough to help Canada’s struggling oil sector?
Episode 92: 10 Things to be on High Alert for in 2019
Richard and John pose ten questions facing operators and oil service firms in 2019 and discuss how their response will create winners and losers and influence drilling, completion and production activity.
Episode 91: Oilpatch Strategies in 2019
What strategies will operators and oil service companies pursue in a low oil price environment? How will operators control costs and where will service firms look for growth? John and Richard discuss these questions and more.
Episode 90: What Drives Oil Demand?
Which has more of an impact on oil demand: price or population? Does the evidence suggest that the recent drop in oil prices will impact oil demand?
Episode 89: Stump the Spears
John and Richard are back with questions to test each other’s knowledge of the oilpatch. Let the lightning round begin!
Episode 88: Blindsided
John and Richard discuss the challenges faced by small and medium-sized operators in monitoring and anticipating price and availability trends in the oil service sector, and how this can impact their cost of operation.
Episode 87: Colorado’s Proposition 112
Richard and John evaluate the possible impact of Proposition 112 on Colorado’s oil and gas industry if it is approved on November 6th.
Episode 86: Outlook for Offshore Markets
E&P activity outside North America has slowly begun to recover. In this podcast Richard and John identify five offshore-related markets that are expected to grow in 2019. Plus, the Lightning Round makes a return!
Episode 85: Three Commercial Terms Expected to Change
In this podcast Richard and John identify three areas – two in drilling, one in completion — where they expect a change in how oil services are charged.
Episode 84: The Three Factors of Frac Efficiency
While frac job size (measured in pounds of sand per well) has skyrocketed in recent years, frac efficiency (measured in stages per day) has held steady. In this podcast Richard and John discuss the outlook for frac efficiency and three factors that can have an impact on improving it.