Operational Updates
MDU Resources Reaches New Bakken Field Production Record
MDU Resources, announced that the company reached a new Bakken production record of over 3,500 net barrels of oil per day from its operated wells. Including its non-operated production, the peak rate is now over 5,000 net barrels of oil per day.
The company said that the results of these recent wells are very encouraging as their average 30-day rate represents a 44 percent improvement over all previous wells drilled by Fidelity. Additionally, the drilling operations continue to improve with the most recent long-lateral horizontal well, the Lance 21-22-27, being drilled in a record 28 days from spud to rig release.
In Stark County, Fidelity is drilling its first two long-lateral Three Forks wells and has seen very encouraging shows on both wells. These wells are on its core central…
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Williston Basin News

Bakken Midstream Project shelved; as future growth projects thin
Hess Midstream highlighted continued throughput growth across its Williston Basin (Bakken/Three Forks) systems, signaling higher utilization in gas gathering and processing. For producers, the only forward-looking capacity signal…

Empire Petroleum First Quarter 2023 Results
Empire Petroleum announced first quarter 2023 results. Highlights Increased year-over-year per day sales volumes by 4% to 2,206 barrels of oil equivalent per day ("Boe/d") (61% oil, 19%…

Vitesse Energy, Inc. First Quarter 2023 Results
Vitesse Energy, Inc. announced first quarter 2023 results. Highlights Completed spin-off from Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (the "Spin-Off") and closed the acquisition of Vitesse Oil, LLC on January…

Exxon Mobil First Quarter 2023 Results
Exxon Mobil Corp. announced its first quarter 2023 results. Highlights: Delivered record first quarter earnings of $11.4 billion, demonstrating structural earnings improvements through growth of advantaged assets, mix…

ExxonMobil Fourth Quarter, Full Year 2022 Results
Exxon Mobil Corp. reported its fourth quarter and full year 2022 results. Exxon announced fourth-quarter 2022 earnings of $12.8 billion, or $3.09 per share assuming dilution, resulting in…