Report: Diamondback in Talks to Buy Double Eagle IV for ~$5B
Diamondback Energy is reportedly in talks to potentially buy fellow Permian producer Double Eagle IV. A deal could be valued at over $5 billion.
February 14, 2025
Expand CFO: ‘Durable’ LNG, Not AI, to Drive US NatGas Demand
About three-quarters of future U.S. gas demand growth will be fueled by LNG exports, while data centers’ needs will be more muted, according to Expand Energy CFO Mohit Singh.
February 14, 2025
BP’s Eagle Ford Refracs Delivering EUR Uplift, ‘Triple-Digit’ Returns
BP’s shale segment, BPX Energy, is seeing EUR uplifts from Eagle Ford refracs “we didn’t really predict in shale,” CEO Murray Auchincloss told investors in fourth-quarter earnings.
February 14, 2025
NOG Spends $67MM on Midland Bolt-On, Ground Game M&A
Non-operated specialist Northern Oil & Gas (NOG) is growing in the Midland Basin with a $40 million bolt-on acquisition.
February 13, 2025
NAPE Panelist: Occidental Shops ~$1B in D-J Basin Minerals Sale
Occidental Petroleum is marketing a minerals package in Colorado’s Denver-Julesburg Basin valued at up to $1 billion, according to a panelist at the 2025 NAPE conference.
February 5, 2025
Not Sweating DeepSeek: Exxon, Chevron Plow Ahead on Data Center Power
The launch of the energy-efficient DeepSeek chatbot roiled tech and power markets in late January. But supermajors Exxon Mobil and Chevron continue to field intense demand for data-center power supply, driven by AI technology customers.
February 2, 2025
E&Ps Pivot from the Pricey Permian
SM Energy, Ovintiv and Devon Energy were rumored to be hunting for Permian M&A—but they ultimately inked deals in cheaper basins. Experts say it’s a trend to watch as producers shrug off high Permian prices for runway in the Williston, Eagle Ford, the Uinta and the Montney.
February 1, 2025
Viper to Buy Diamondback Mineral, Royalty Interests in $4.45B Drop-Down
Working to reduce debt after a $26 billion acquisition of Endeavor Energy Resources, Diamondback will drop down $4.45 billion in mineral and royalty interests to its subsidiary Viper Energy.
January 30, 2025
Hibernia IV Joins Dawson Dean Wildcatting Alongside EOG, SM, Birch
Hibernia IV is among a handful of wildcatters—including EOG Resources, SM Energy and Birch Resources—exploring the Dean sandstone near the Dawson-Martin county line, state records show.
January 30, 2025
Camino Reportedly Seeking $2B Sale as Midcon M&A Heats Up
Oklahoma producer Camino Natural Resources—one of the Midcontinent’s largest private E&Ps—is reportedly exploring a sale in the range of $2 billion.
January 30, 2025