EQT Sells Remaining Pennsylvania Non-op Assets to Equinor for $1.25B
EQT’s Northeast Pennsylvania divestiture to Equinor is the second deal between the two companies this year following a large swap of Marcellus assets in April.
October 29, 2024
Quantum Raises $10B for Oil, Gas, Midstream, Energy Transition
Quantum Capital Group raised $5.25 billion for its private equity flagship, Quantum Energy Partners VIII. A source told Hart Energy that most of the firm’s capital has gone into oil and gas because it offers the best risk-adjusted returns.
October 29, 2024
Crescent to Double, Largely Through M&A, in the Next Five Years, CEO Says
Crescent Energy CEO David Rockecharlie said that after closing the SilverBow acquisition, the company is continuing to hunt for new assets, although few make it past the company’s screening process.
October 23, 2024
EnCap Closes $6.4B for E&P Fund, Including Co-investments
EnCap’s Fund XII raised $5.25 billion for work in U.S. oil and gas basins. Coupled with its energy transition and midstream funds, the private equity firm has collectively raised $9 billion this year.
October 21, 2024
Lime Rock CEO: Small, Mid Cap E&Ps Stuck in M&A ‘No Man’s Land’
Eric Mullins said that as large-scale M&A players begin to rationalize their purchases, as much as $18 billion in non-core divestments could find homes to asset-hungry acquirers.
October 16, 2024
Post Oak Backs Third E&P: Tiburon Captures Liquids-rich Utica Deal
Since September, Post Oak Energy Capital has backed new portfolio companies in the Permian Basin and Haynesville Shale and made an equity commitment to Utica Shale E&P Tiburon Oil & Gas Partners.
October 15, 2024
Nabors Industries to Buy Parker Wellbore for $370MM
Nabors Industries Ltd. will buy Parker Wellbore for 4.8 million shares of Nabors common stock and assume an additional $100 million in debt as OFS companies continue to consolidate following a massive wave of E&P M&A since 2023.
October 15, 2024
WhiteHawk Proposes 17% Premium Cash Takeout Offer for PHX Minerals
WhiteHawk Energy, in pursuit of a merger with PHX Minerals for at least 18 months, has proposed an offer representing a 17% premium to the mineral company’s 30-day average weighted price.
October 14, 2024
Post Oak Backs New Permian Team, But PE Faces Uphill Fundraising Battle
As private equity begins the process of recycling inventory, likely to be divested from large-scale mergers, executives acknowledged that raising funds has become increasingly difficult.
October 11, 2024
Post Oak Capital Backs Permian Team, Invests in Haynesville
Frost Cochran, managing partner at Post Oak Energy Capital, said the private equity firm will continue to focus on the Permian Basin while making opportunistic deals as it recently did in the Haynesville Shale.
October 11, 2024