U.S. oil producer Comstock Resources said it was facing about a 15% rise in oilfield costs but was helping to offset inflation by switching to natural gas-powered equipment.

The company activated a BJ Energy Solutions natural gas-powered frack fleet in April to offset higher costs for diesel used to power oilfield equipment.

Woodlands-based BJ Energy Solutions announced on April 6 that it has entered into a three-year pressure pumping services agreement with a multinational oil company for its natural gas-powered TITAN fleet, which will be deployed in the Duvernay resource play near Fox Creek, Alberta.

The TITAN is the direct drive 5,000 horsepower natural gas-powered turbine driven pump, capable of delivering one of the most efficient 'power to pump'...

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BJ Energy Solutions (the "Company") has entered into a three-year pressure pumping services agreement with a Multinational Oil Company for its TITAN™ next-generation technology. The natural gas-powered TITAN fleet will be deployed for the Company in its Duvernay resource play near Fox Creek, Alberta...

Since deployment in early 2021, the first TITAN fracturing fleet has pumped over 1,000 stages in the Haynesville, with over 22,000 hours of total pump time across the eight pump, 40,000 hydraulic horsepower fleet.

BJ Energy Solutions has entered into two separate, three-year agreements with a leading independent oil and natural gas company for the provision of TITAN next-generation fracturing fleets in the Haynesville, the company said on June 21. These fleets will deploy in early 2022 and carry an optional two-year extension following the initial term...