US Oil Drillers Add Even More Rigs As Oil Prices Stay Higher
By Julianne Geiger – Aug 14, 2026, 12:07 PM CDT The total number of active drilling rigs for…
US Oil Drillers Turn Cautious as WTI Holds Near $85 per Barrel
By Julianne Geiger – Jul 31, 2026, 12:20 PM CDT The total number of active drilling rigs for…
Exxon and Chevron’s $26.5 Billion Quarter Draws Trump’s Ire
ExxonMobil and Chevron made a combined $26.5 billion in the second quarter after producing more oil, refining more…
US Oil Drillers Take A Break As Oil Prices Hover Near $100
By Julianne Geiger – Jul 24, 2026, 12:15 PM CDT The total number of active drilling rigs for…
US Oil Drilling Picks Up As Brent Gains 4%
By Julianne Geiger – Jul 17, 2026, 12:27 PM CDT The total number of active drilling rigs for…
Pace of US Oil Drilling Inches Up
By Julianne Geiger – Jun 12, 2026, 12:12 PM CDT The total number of active drilling rigs for…
Big Oil Rushes Into Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Shale
Local and international energy companies are vying for additional exploration blocks in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale basin as…
Big Oil Begins Return to Canada amid Energy Crunch
For about ten years, Big Oil moved away from Canada’s oil sands and into cheaper, more easily developed—and…
$100 Oil Isn’t Enough to Balance Alberta’s Books
Oil markets reversed their recent downtrend on Thursday, with oil prices surging after President Donald Trump declared that…
US Oil Drilling Activity Still Going Nowhere
By Julianne Geiger – Feb 20, 2026, 12:13 PM CST The total number of active drilling rigs for…
Global Upstream Capex Set To Fall Again In 2026 Amid Low Oil Prices
Last year, upstream oil investment was projected to have declined 2.5% Y/Y to $420 billion after low oil…
US Oil Drilling Activity Ends Down for 2025, But Production Still Near Highs
By Julianne Geiger – Jan 02, 2026, 11:19 AM CST The total number of active drilling rigs for…