Dallas Fed: Oilfield Inflation Surges as Shale Activity Contracts in Q2

Dallas Fed: Oilfield Inflation Surges as Shale Activity Contracts in Q2

Oil and gas activity in the U.S. Eleventh District slipped into contraction in the second quarter of 2025, according to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey released Wednesday

Oil and gas activity contracts slightly as uncertainty remains elevated

Activity in the oil and gas sector contracted slightly in the second quarter of 2025, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey.

Oil and Gas Activity Contracted Slightly in Second Quarter 2025, Dallas Fed Survey - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events

(Reuters) – Activity in the U.S. oil and gas sector in Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico contracted slightly in the second quarter of 2025, the Dallas Fed survey showed on Wednesday, as firms grappled with a jump in steel tariffs. The decrease comes after U.S. President Donald Trump, who has encouraged U.S. producers to “drill, ...

Dallas Fed Energy Survey

Current Report   Oil and gas activity contracts slightly as uncertainty remains elevated What’s New This Quarter Special questions this quarter focus on changes to 2025 drilling plans, the impact of import tariffs on drilling plans and well costs, the expected impact of lower oil prices on oil production and service firm pricing and whether produced water management could constrain drilling and completion activity in the Permian Basin. Activity…