Diversified Energy Closes $1.3B Maverick Acquisition, Enters Permian

Diversified Energy Co. Plc completed its $1.3 billion acquisition of EIG-backed Maverick Natural Resources.

March 16, 2025

Ring May Drill—or Sell—Barnett, Devonian Assets in Eastern Permian

Ring Energy could look to drill—or sell—Barnett and Devonian horizontal locations on the eastern side of the Permian’s Central Basin Platform. Major E&Ps are testing and tinkering on Barnett well designs nearby.

March 7, 2025

Ring Sells Non-Core Vertical Wells as it Closes in on Lime Rock

Ring Energy Inc. said it sold non-core vertical wells with high operating costs as it works to close an acquisition of Lime Rock Resources IV’s Central Basin Platform assets.

March 6, 2025

Ring Energy Bolts On Lime Rock’s Central Basin Assets for $100MM

Ring Energy Inc. is bolting on Lime Rock Resources IV LP’s Central Basin Platform assets for $100 million.  

February 26, 2025

Diversified to Acquire Maverick, Enter Permian Basin in $1.3B Deal

Diversified Energy will acquire EIG’s Maverick Natural Resources, adding acreage that offsets Diversified’s core Western Anadarko position and Permian Basin assets in the northern Delaware.

January 27, 2025

Shale Outlook Permian: The Once and Future King Keeps Delivering

The Permian Basin’s core is in full-scale manufacturing mode, with smaller intrepid operators pushing the basin’s boundaries further and deeper.

January 10, 2025

Exclusive: Early Findings Show Untapped Potential in Barnett Exploration

Steven Jolley, Halliburton’s Permian Basin technology manager, gives insight into potential for new drilling opportunities around Andrews County and efficiencies operators are seeing within the Permian, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.

December 3, 2024

Classic Rock, New Wells: Permian Conventional Zones Gain Momentum

Spurned or simply ignored by the big publics, the Permian Basin’s conventional zones—the Central Basin Platform, Northwest Shelf and Eastern Shelf—remain playgrounds for independent producers.

December 2, 2024

Exclusive: Permian’s Relevance in US Oil Production Expected to Increase

Jefferies’ Pete Bowden, the global head of industrial, energy and infrastructure investing, discussed the trajectory of the Permian Basin’s production and the future of M&A in the increasingly consolidated region, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.

November 26, 2024

Exclusive: Ring Focused on Drilling Tech to Boost Central Basin Economics

Ring Energy CEO Paul McKinney delves into the company’s ongoing efforts to grow its Central Basin Platform portfolio through acquisitions and betting on drilling and completions technology, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.

October 31, 2024