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Nissa Darbonne

Executive Editor-at-Large, Oil and Gas Investor

The author of The American Shales, Darbonne has been a journalist since 1984, beginning in the oil and gas fields of South Louisiana. She writes for Oil and Gas Investor and is actively involved in Hart's conference agendas. Prior to joining Hart in 1998, she was the business editor for The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, La.) and a correspondent for The Morning Advocate (Baton Rouge). She received her BA in English and journalism from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

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4Q Deal-Making Was $144B; What’s Next?

4Q Deal-Making Was $144B; What’s Next?

U.S. takeout targets are few now. Operators may go abroad to add reserves, according to Enverus. Private E&Ps may pick up offshoots from portfolio pruning.

January 23, 2024
EOG Joins Ascent, Encino in Top Oil Wells

Gushing, Ohio: EOG Joins Ascent, Encino in Top Oil Wells

EOG’s latest wells in its new Ohio oil play are rolling into state public records, while Ascent Resources and Encino Energy are reporting the biggest producers. All three are landing 3-milers. Some are 3.5 miles.

January 22, 2024
Bakken Lowell Georgia

Column: All the Pretty Oil & Gas

The beauty of the oil and gas field is well known by more than a century of wildcatters and oilfield-service professionals. Hart Energy shared it with the world, beginning in 1981.

December 5, 2023
Bryan Sheffield: Asset Sellers Need Bid/Ask Therapy

Bryan Sheffield: Asset Sellers Need Bid/Ask Therapy

Advisers need to sharpen their pencils at the negotiation table, E&P operator Bryan Sheffield said — because “all you're going to do is upset your seller by promising a market that isn't there. No one's going to pay you.”

December 1, 2023