Japan’s JAPEX Backs Former TreadStone Execs’ New E&P Peoria
Japanese firm JAPEX U.S. Corp. made an equity investment in Peoria Resources, led by former executives from TreadStone Energy Partners.
March 26, 2025
Japan’s Mitsui Testing Western Haynesville Alongside Comstock, Aethon
Japanese firm Mitsui has plans to drill a horizontal well in the emerging western Haynesville play as renewed foreign investment in U.S. shale continues to pick up steam.
March 26, 2025
E&P Execs Level Scathing Criticism at Trump's Dill Baby Drill 'Myth'
E&P executives pushed back at the Trump administration’s “drill, baby, drill” mantra in a new Dallas Fed survey: “’Drill, baby, drill,’ does not work with [$50/bbl] oil,” one executive said.
March 26, 2025
Improving Gas Macro Heightens M&A Interest in Haynesville, Midcon
Buyer interest for Haynesville gas inventory is strong, according to Jefferies and Stephens M&A experts. But with little running room left in the Haynesville, buyers are searching other gassy basins.
March 24, 2025
Validus Pays $850MM for 89 Energy as Midcon M&A Heats Up
Elliott Investment Management-backed Validus Energy continues to roll up Midcontinent assets, closing an $850 million acquisition of 89 Energy III.
March 24, 2025
Will TG Natural Resources Be the Next Haynesville M&A Buyer?
TG Natural Resources, majority owned by Tokyo Gas, is looking to add Haynesville locations as inventory grows scarce, CEO Craig Jarchow said.
March 23, 2025
Exclusive: Mesa Minerals IV to Reload in Haynesville, Permian, Other Basins
Mesa Minerals IV, backed by NGP funds, is launching to acquire mineral and royalty interests in the Permian and Haynesville, said Mesa President and CEO Darin Zanovich at DUG Gas.
March 19, 2025
Sabine Oil & Gas to Add 4th Haynesville Rig as Gas Prices Rise
Sabine, owned by Japanese firm Osaka Oil & Gas, will add a fourth rig on its East Texas leasehold next month, President and CEO Carl Isaac said.
March 19, 2025
Exxon’s Dan Ammann: Bullish on LNG as Permian Drilling Enters ‘New Phase’
Dan Ammann, Exxon Mobil’s new upstream president, is bullish on the long-term role of LNG in meeting global energy demand. He also sees advantages of scale in the Permian Basin.
March 18, 2025
Uncoiled: Viper Energy Rides Investor, M&A Wave to New Heights in ‘24
With its units coming off an all-time high, Viper Energy made a $4.45 billion Permian acquisition. VNOM units are gaining favor among Wall Street investors. It took more than a decade and several economic downturns to get there.
March 17, 2025