Strategic Minerals Buying: A Complex Game of 52 Card Pickup

Enverus’ minerals expert Phil Dunning pulls back the curtain on generational changes and seismic shifts in the U.S. minerals market that make it challenging to for aggregators to achieve scale.

Despite Court Ruling, Williams Running Mid-Atlantic NatGas Project

Williams opened its Regional Energy Access Project despite an appellate court vacating its FERC permit. Williams plans to seek a temporary permit to keep the new system open.

Energy Transfer’s Warrior Shrugs Off Newly Announced NatGas Pipeline

Energy Transfer said the July 31 announcement of the new Permian Basin Blackcomb natural gas pipeline will have “zero” effect on its Warrior Pipeline.

Olenox to Operate 181 NatGas Wells in Hugoton Field

New Asia Holdings selected Olenox Kansas to operate in the Hugoton, the largest natural gas field in North America.

Diamondback Curtails Permian Oil Output Amid Associated Gas Glut

Diamondback Energy, one of the Permian’s largest oil producers, curtailed some Permian oil output to limit associated gas production. Permian gas output is near record highs, and takeaway capacity out of the basin is bottlenecked.

EnLink Expects Matterhorn Line Operational by September

EnLink’s JV partners cited the effects from Hurricane Beryl causing slight delays in the Matterhorn Express Pipeline.

Blackcomb Takes Lead in Permian Pipeline Race for 2026

With WhiteWater Midstream’s announced Blackcomb, other proposed lines by Energy Transfer, Targa Resources and Kinder Morgan’s may shift to a later date or be scrapped.

Exclusive: Aethon M&A Gambit Pays Off with Woodside-Tellurian Deal

Aethon Energy, already a large LNG feed-gas supplier, sees Woodside’s acquisition of Tellurian and the Driftwood LNG project as a validation of the natural gas industry’s prospects.

As Oil Production Scales the Heights, Texas E&P Jobs Disappear —TXOGA

As operational efficiencies give E&Ps the ability to produce more oil with fewer rigs, Texas employment in the oil patch has fallen five out of the first six months of 2024.

EIA Forecasts Larger Decline in US Natural Gas Output for 2024

U.S. natural gas output will average around 103.3 Bcf/d this year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in its August edition of the short-term energy outlook report.