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Exclusive: Sheffield Clears the Air, Formentera is Not Just a PDP Buyer

Formentera Founder and Partner Bryan Sheffield delves into the company's drilling operations including the unique history of how Formentera took up assets in Australia's Beetaloo, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview. 

The Karl Rove Oil Executive Poll Result: The Industry Is Not Happy

A show of no hands revealed more than 400 attendees at Hart Energy’s Energy Capital Conference are not happy with U.S. politics today—and have no confidence it will be better after Nov. 5.

After BKV’s IPO, Is Market Open to More Public SMID Caps?

The market for new E&P and energy IPOs has been tepid since the COVID-19 pandemic. But investor appetite is growing for new small- and mid-sized energy IPOs, says Citigroup Managing Director Dylan Tornay.

Costly Consequences as E&Ps Navigate Methane Mitigation

Oil and gas companies are adjusting to an evolving emissions reduction landscape as state and federal regulators target methane emissions.

Permian Operations at Risk as Wastewater Equation Remains Unbalanced

Wastewater injection is a growing cause of induced seismic activity in oil- and gas-producing regions in the U.S., and without proper management solutions, operational capacities are at risk.

Surge Holds Dry Powder for Northern Midland Growth

Surge is holding out liquidity for growth in the Midland Basin, said Linhua Guan, CEO of Surge Energy America, at Hart Energy's SUPER DUG Conference. 

Exclusive: How Liberty’s ‘Improved’ Operations Transformed the Bakken’s Core

Liberty Resources II’s president and CEO Mark Pearson walks through the sale of its Bakken assets to Silver Hill Energy Partners and highlights a few M&A drivers in the play, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.

PureWest Bides Time, Positions for NatGas Demand in West Coast Markets

In this Hart Energy exclusive interview, PureWest's COO Kristel Franklin talks about how the private company is navigating the dismal natural gas market opposite public players. 

UpCurve CEO on Keeping Production Pace, Exploring Larger Deals

UpCurve Energy CEO Zach Fenton, discusses the company’s growth plans for 2024 and how UpCurve’s well production has evolved, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.

Permian Pulse: Franklin Mountain Stands Out Among Delaware M&A Targets

Franklin Mountain was a relative nobody when the company bid for Delaware Basin acreage in a 2018 BLM auction. Today, it’s one of the largest private U.S. oil producers and a major target for acquisition.