TerraVest’s Green Energy to Acquire Aureus’ Canadian Water Management Services

TerraVest Industries Inc.’s partially-owned subsidiary Green Energy Services is buying Aureus Energy Services Inc.’s water management and hot oiling services in Alberta and British Columbia.

December 4, 2024

The Midland—Oxy’s Second Growth Engine—Already Purring

From 18,000-ft laterals to new exploration in the Emma Barnett, Thaimar Ramirez, president and general manager of Oxy’s Midland Basin Business Unit, detailed the integration of its $12 billion CrownRock takeover.

December 4, 2024

Q&A: Exxon Mobil Pioneers the Permian and Guyana

Liam Mallon, Exxon Mobil’s upstream president, discusses how XOM liquids production has hit a 40-year high on the 25th anniversary of the Exxon-Mobil merger, and plans for the future.

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

EON Enters Funding Arrangement for Permian Well Completions

EON Resources, formerly HNR Acquisition, is securing funds to develop 45 wells on its 13,700 leasehold acres in Eddy County, New Mexico.

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

Push-Button Fracs: AI Shaping Well Design, Longer Laterals

From horseshoe wells to longer laterals, NexTier, Halliburton and ChampionX are using artificial intelligence to automate drilling and optimize completions.

November 26, 2024

ConocoPhillips: Longer Laterals Coming to Delaware Basin After Marathon Close

After closing a $17.1 billion acquisition of Marathon Oil, ConocoPhillips’ Delaware Basin leader sees opportunities to drill longer laterals and investigate secondary benches underground.

November 22, 2024

LandBridge Closes Deal for 5,800 Acres in New Mexico's Delaware Basin

LandBridge said it announced or closed acquisitions totaling 53,080 acres in fourth-quarter 2024.

November 22, 2024

Coterra Takes Harkey Sand ‘Row’ Show on the Road

With success to date in Harkey sandstone overlying the Wolfcamp, the company aims to make mega-DSUs in New Mexico with the 49,000-net-acre bolt-on of adjacent sections.

November 20, 2024