Tag: Oil & Gas Exploration
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RMP’s International LNG Map – 10th Anniversary Upgrade with Report
Introduction In the early 2000s, the United States was bracing for a natural gas shortage. Domestic production was in decline, and forecasts predicted a growing dependence on foreign energy. Against this backdrop, Cheniere Energy began developing their Sabine Pass facility in Louisiana as an import terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG). This project aimed to…
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2016 Michigan Hydrocarbon Production Results – Full Year
RMP publishes 2016 hydrocarbon production data. Check out this post to see how much oil, natural gas, and NGLs were produced in Michigan in 2016. We have charts, graphs, and numbers and three different top 10 lists.
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – October 2016
In the October 2016 MOGM we look again at the issue of putting Antrim Shale Wells on a vacuum system. We look at the numbers, like always, and we end with some final thoughts on how the word “fracking” has ironically set back environmental protection.
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2016 Michigan Hydrocarbon Production Results January – June
At this point in October of 2016, all the reporting through the first six months of 2016 is complete. RMP has again downloaded, parsed, and analyzed the Michigan hydrocarbon production data for the Michigan Basin. Click through to check out our reporting and graphical analysis of Michigan Basin production. This post’s cover photo was taken…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – September 2016
Click here to read respectmyplanet.org’s September 2016 – Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly magazine. Each month RMP keeps our readers in the Michigan Basin up to date on oil & gas news and activity. RMP is a Michigan based 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the responsible migration away from crude oil as an energy source…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – June 2016
In this month’s MOGM, RMP covers the dearth of oil & gas activity in Michigan and the bankruptcies precipitated by the collapse of the industry at large. We also talk about finances and economics of the Hydrogen Economy and how Michigan and the rest of the world can prosper by supporting Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles.…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – May 2016
In May 2016, the big news is the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings of Linn Energy and Breitburn Energy Partners. Both companies are top 5 producers in Michigan with Linn coming in as the #3 producer and Breitburn coming in as the #5 producer. RMP will be watching to see how these bankruptcies impact Michigan oil…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – February 2016
Check out the February “follow-up” edition of RMP’s Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly magazine. This month we revisit the Word of Faith 16-27 application for an oil well in the City of Southfield. Thousands of comments have been received and made public by the MDEQ. This month we take a closer look at public sentiment…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – October 2015
In the October 2015 edition of MOGM we see application and permitting activity continue to be slow keeping us on pace to be another of the slowest years of permitting activity in Michigan history. Two more original Collingwood HVHF wells were plugged this month dropping a couple more nails in the coffin of the Collingwood…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Production Report January – June 2015
The first six months of hydrocarbon production in the Michigan Basin are ready for reporting. In this post we examine the top ten producers in the oil, natural gas, and NGL categories. We find in 2015 that wells originally drilled in completed in the 1970’s and 1980’s are outperforming so new wells after having been…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – September 2015
The top story in September in the Michigan Basin continues to be Marathon Oil’s new applications and activity. Things move pretty slowly in oil & gas developments so we will keep on eye on their activity to see if it brings any new life to Michigan’s anemic oil & gas industry. So far this year,…
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Secret Science – Marathon Oil’s 2015 Activity In The Michigan Basin
Marathon Oil’s Science well is a part 625 well. A part 625 well has all its information held secret for 10 years. Marathon cleared some State of Michigan owned forest area and started a mineral test well. In the coming month’s, Marathon might be back to this same general location to drill the State Beaver…