The global oil & gas industry experienced a 30% drop in company filings mentions of shale in Q1 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Chesapeake Energy with 82% year-on-year increase, according to GlobalData’s analysis of over 410 oil & gas company filings. GlobalData’s United States of America (USA) Lower 48 Unconventional Oil and Gas (Major Shale Plays) Market Analysis and Forecast, 2021-2026 report provides a comprehensive analysis of crude oil and natural gas historical production in US L48 shale plays. It includes deatials on the latest M&A activity across major shale plays and top companies’ net acreage, and planned capital expenditures. Buy the report here.
Notably, shale was one of the most frequently referenced themes in Q1 2023, ranking highest in terms of mentions, ahead of esports and environment, according to GlobalData.
Of the top leading companies in the oil & gas industry, Chesapeake Energy had the greatest increase in references for shale in Q1 2023, compared with the previous quarter. GlobalData identified 111 shale-related sentences in the company's filings - 6% of all sentences - and an increase of 100% in Q1 2023 compared with Q1 2022. Diamondback Energy’s mentions of shale rose by 800% to 106 and Energy Transfer’s by 100% to 63 and Hess’s by 100% to 61 and EOG Resources’s by 100% to 57.
GlobalData’s Company Filings Analytics also applies sentiment weight to reference sentences, based on whether the sentences are positive, negative, or neutral. Starting at 100 in 2020, an index over 100 is more positive. The overall index for shale in Q1 2023 was 89.
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