Darren
Barbee
Oil and Gas Investor
Hart Energy
The Midland—Oxy’s Second Growth Engine—Already Purring
From 18,000-ft laterals to new exploration in the Emma Barnett, Thaimar Ramirez, president and general manager of Oxy’s Midland Basin Business Unit, detailed the integration of its $12 billion CrownRock takeover.
Exclusive: Early Findings Show Untapped Potential in Barnett Exploration
Steven Jolley, Halliburton’s Permian Basin technology manager, gives insight into potential for new drilling opportunities around Andrews County and efficiencies operators are seeing within the Permian, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.
Scout Taps Trades, Farm-Outs, M&A for Uinta Basin Growth
With M&A activity all around its Utah asset, private producer Scout Energy Partners aims to grow larger in the emerging Uinta horizontal play.
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.
Exclusive: Trump Poised to Scrap Most Biden Climate Policies
From methane regulations and the LNG pause to scuttling environmental justice considerations, President-elect Donald Trump is likely to roll back Biden era energy policies, said Stephanie Noble, partner at Vinson & Elkins.
Exclusive: Permian’s Relevance in US Oil Production Expected to Increase
Jefferies’ Pete Bowden, the global head of industrial, energy and infrastructure investing, discussed the trajectory of the Permian Basin’s production and the future of M&A in the increasingly consolidated region, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.
Midstreamers Say Need for More Permian NatGas Pipelines Inevitable
The Permian Basin’s associated gas output could outstrip the region’s planned capacity well before the end of the decade, pipeline company executives said.
Push-Button Fracs: AI Shaping Well Design, Longer Laterals
From horseshoe wells to longer laterals, NexTier, Halliburton and ChampionX are using artificial intelligence to automate drilling and optimize completions.
Exclusive: CNX Exec Says NatGas Goes Far Beyond Data Center Needs
As a resilient energy source, no other solution comes close to providing the dependable power of natural gas, CNX New Technologies President Ravi Srivastava told Hart Energy.
ConocoPhillips: Longer Laterals Coming to Delaware Basin After Marathon Close
After closing a $17.1 billion acquisition of Marathon Oil, ConocoPhillips’ Delaware Basin leader sees opportunities to drill longer laterals and investigate secondary benches underground.