Paisie: With Oil Prices, It’s All About the Economy

One of the keys to pricing is whether global conflicts curtail the flow of oil. They have not.

December 20, 2024

Battalion Oil Walks Away from Fury Resources Buyout

The Battalion Oil-Fury Resources merger had been in discussions for more than a year, but Battalion said Fury failed to meet financial deadlines to continue the talks.

December 20, 2024

Hirs: The High Cost of Overreaching Regulation, Secrecy

Energy regulators have withheld critical information that’s resulted in damage to  markets and competition.

December 12, 2024

Exxon: Longer Laterals, Cube Well Design Lowering Permian Costs

Exxon Mobil is boosting spending to grow global oil and gas production by 18% by 2030. U.S. rival Chevron Corp. recently said it’s cutting spending in favor of free cash flow.

December 11, 2024

Are Shale Producers Getting Credit for Reining in Spending Frenzy?

An unusual reduction in producer hedging found in a Haynes and Boone survey suggests banks are newly open to negotiating credit terms, a signal of market rewards for E&P thrift.

December 10, 2024

Utica Play Economics Are Middleweight, Enverus Says

Returns in America’s modest, middleweight oil play, are above the Bakken and Eagle Ford, but rank below the Midland, Delaware and Denver-Julesburg basins, Enverus reported.

December 4, 2024

Matador Resources Credit Facility Upped by 30% to $3.25B

Matador Resources’ 19 lenders unanimously approved a 30% increase to the E&Ps borrowing base to $3.25 billion.

December 4, 2024

Crescent Upsizes Stock Offering, Offers Debt for Ridgemar Acquisition

Crescent Energy is offering 21.5 million shares of its stock and borrowing additional funds to pay for the cash portion of a $905 million acquisition of Ridgemar Energy.

December 4, 2024

EON Enters Funding Arrangement for Permian Well Completions

EON Resources, formerly HNR Acquisition, is securing funds to develop 45 wells on its 13,700 leasehold acres in Eddy County, New Mexico.

December 2, 2024

E&P Consolidation Ripples Through Energy Finance Providers

Panel: The pool of financial companies catering to oil and gas companies has shrunk along with the number of E&Ps.

November 29, 2024