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Surge of Longer Lateral Drilling to Enhance Reservoir Recovery
With energy demand growing, operators look to supply hydrocarbons by drilling longer wells.
Found in Mitchell County, Permian Basin: 2.5-mile Wolfcamp Stepouts
Bayswater Exploration & Production has taken its Midland Basin oil play far east into Mitchell County where a high carbonate content “gives us a chance to really compete with the big guys.”
CEO Darren Woods: What’s Driving Permian M&A for Exxon, Other E&Ps
Since acquiring XTO for $36 billion in 2010, Exxon Mobil has gotten better at drilling unconventional shale plays. But it needed Pioneer’s high-quality acreage to keep running in the Permian Basin, CEO Darren Woods said at CERAWeek by S&P Global.
Silver Hill Energy Enters Bakken with Liberty Resources Acquisition
Silver Hill Energy Partners LP is getting into the Bakken in North Dakota through the acquisition of Liberty Resources II.
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CEO: Devon Eyes 3-Mile Williston Wells With $5B Grayson Mill Deal
Devon Energy is digging deeper in the Williston Basin of North Dakota through a $5 billion deal with EnCap-backed Grayson Mill Energy.
July 8, 2024
D-J’s Elevation Midstream, ARB Midstream Subsidiary to Merge
Elevation Midstream and Platte River Holdings, a subsidiary of ARB Midstream, are merging to create a D-J Basin midstream company of scale.
July 8, 2024
Devon Energy Expands Williston Footprint With $5B Grayson Mill Deal
Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy is growing its Williston Basin footprint with a $5 billion cash-and-stock acquisition from Grayson Mill Energy, an EnCap portfolio company.
July 8, 2024
Tom Ward: Mach Looks to Other Basins as Midcon Competition Heats Up
When other E&Ps were packing up and exiting Oklahoma, Mach Natural Resources went all-in on the Midcontinent. Now Mach CEO Tom Ward says the company is exploring M&A options in other basins as competition and prices creep back up.
July 7, 2024
Nuclear in a Box: Mobile Nuclear Reactors May Answer Permian’s Power Ask
A top Permian producer has signed up for a small-footprint nuclear plant. A top pressure-pumper has invested in the developer. Industry members say interest in Permian nuclear is hot.
July 3, 2024
Whitecap Sells Stakes in Gas Processing Plants in Two Deals
In separate deals, WhiteCap Resources sold gas processing assets to Topaz Energy and Pembina Pipeline—a move that strengthens Pembina’s Western Alberta position, an analyst said.
July 2, 2024
The OGInterview: BPX E-fracs Push ‘Values Up, Emissions Down,’ CEO Says
BPX Energy CEO Kyle Koontz discusses the company’s role as the “nimble entrepreneurial” arm of supermajor BP in the Permian Basin and Haynesville and Eagle Ford shales.
July 2, 2024
Drowning in Produced Water: E&Ps Seek Economic Ways to Handle Water Surge
Strained disposal limits push beneficial reuse to the forefront for produced water management.
July 1, 2024
It’s All Relative: Family Oil Companies Attract Huge M&A Attention
What role do firms controlled by descendants of the original Permian Basin wildcatters play in a sector increasingly dominated by scale?
July 1, 2024
Formation Minerals Acquires Haynesville Shale Interests
Formation Minerals purchased Haynesville Shale interests on acreage operated by Aethon Energy Management.
July 1, 2024