Analysts: A Growing Bakken Will Require a Stronger Pipeline Network
East Daley looks at potential courses as the basin continues to increase production.
After M&A, Some ‘Stingy’ E&Ps Plan to Hold Operated Shale Inventory
After a whirlwind run of upstream consolidation, experts anticipated a wave of portfolio rationalization and divestitures. But with high-quality drilling locations already scarce, E&Ps may cling to operated inventory.
Summit Midstream Acquires Tall Oak Midstream III in $450MM Deal
The acquisition of Tall Oak Midstream III balances Summit Midstream’s crude and natural gas commodity exposure in preparation for high natural gas demand in the coming years, Summit Midstream CEO Heath Deneke said.
BKV CEO: IPO Driven by AI Power Demand, Improving Natgas Macro
BKV Corp. IPO’d on Sept. 26, nearly two years after the Barnett Shale’s top gas producer first filed to go public.
BKV Prices IPO at $270MM Nearly Two Years After First Filing
BKV Corp. priced its common shares at $18 each after and will begin trading on Sept. 26, about two years after the Denver company first filed for an IPO.
Barnett Shale’s BKV to Launch Delayed IPO of Natgas-focused E&P
BKV Corp. has positioned itself as an LNG supplier near Gulf Coast markets with production averaging 718 MMcfe/d across about 460,000 Barnett acres, supported by 778 miles of associated gas gathering pipelines and 65 compression units.
SM, Vital Reveal Wildcatting for Permian Barnett and Woodford Oil
SM Energy has landed two tests in its Midland Basin leasehold, while Vital Energy reports it’s drilled four. SM’s IPs are promising, while Vital has just begun flowback.
Permian Prowl: Exploratory Drilling, Permitting Up for Permian Barnett Wells
In the never-ending hunt for Permian drilling locations, a growing number of operators are testing wells in less-developed formations and the basin’s extensional fringes.
Barnett & Beyond: Marathon, Oxy, Peers Testing Deeper Permian Zones
Marathon Oil, Occidental, Continental Resources and others are reaching under the Permian’s popular benches for new drilling locations. Analysts think there are areas of the basin where the Permian’s deeper zones can compete for capital.
BKV CEO: Texas Grid Needs More Combined Cycle NatGas Plants
BKV CEO Chris Kalnin dives into the "core issue" of Texas' renewable grid and how the company is increasing production as the the largest producer in the Barnett Shale, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.