JULY 2023 Volume 66 No. 7 THE ISSUE The " Better Business " Publication Serving the Exploration / Drilling / Production Industry JULY 2023 AOGR Special: Industry Perspectives Rockies Playmakers The CCS Journey This month's AOGR Special: Industry Perspectives provides a variety of topics that include answers to crucial market questions and innovative technology. A market check just beyond the mid-point of 2023 recognizes that the oil and natural gas landscape never stands still. What is the outlook for commodity markets and capital availability? Will private companies continue to be in the driver's seat for U.S. oil and natural gas activity? The special reports present a look at how technologies such as a new class of nanofluid chemistry can boost production from all types of wells, and provides an update on why the Permian Basin remains the proving ground of so many cutting-edge technical solutions. The Rocky Mountain Playmakers report reveals how Continental Resources, Enerplus, Civitas Resources and Chord Energy are scaling new heights in the Powder River, Williston and Denver-Julesburg basins. The CCS Journey explores a potentially vast market for the oil and gas industry's geologic and operational expertise. Industry news includes convention sections for TIPRO, KIOGA and PAW. Cover photo by Jim Blecha. Issue photography courtesy of Continental Resources and Denbury Inc. NEWS 14 | Federal Regulations: Mountain Valley Pipeline gets final federal OK; Biden administration proposes rollback of Trump-era ESA reforms; DOI's Chaco Canyon decision draws fire 16 | In the Courts: U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear coastal fracturing case; EPA settles with industry opponents on NSPS lawsuit 16 | Industry Leaders: McDougall elected Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma chairman 16 | Mergers and Acquisitions: Civitas acquisitions bring it into the Permian Basin; Earthstone, NOG ally to purchase EnCap's Novo 18 | Midstream Infrastructure: Enterprise Products Partners expands Haynesville capacity 82 | Energy Summit: Conference will mark 35 years 85 | Carbon Considerations: Wrightstone discusses CO2's benefits for PIOGA 86 | Geopolitics: Baker Institute scholars consider energy lessons from Russia-Ukraine war 88 | Public Opinion: Surveys show that forcing end to fossil fuels is deeply unpopular 90 | Green Energy: Epstein points to alternative energy advocates' contradictions OFFICIAL CONVENTION SECTIONS 46 | TIPRO: 2023 Texas Legislature Positive for Industry 52 | KIOGA: Washington Worries Reach Kansas 59 | PAW: Industry Continues Fight For Access to Federal Lands COLUMNS 21 | Tech Connections 23 | Washington Watchhttp://WWW.PROPX.COM