Vitol CEO: US Shale Gas Growing Source of Shipping, Trucking Fuel
International commodities trading house Vitol sees growing demand for U.S. shale gas to spur LNG exports to China, India and emerging economies in Asia.
Dorchester Inks Deals for Midland, Delaware and D-J Basin Interests
Dorchester Minerals agreed to buy Permian Basin interests in the Midland and Delaware basins for roughly $215 million, based on its Sept. 16 unit price.
Diamondback Closes $26B Endeavor Deal, Forming Last Permian ‘Sandbox’
Diamondback Energy’s merger with Endeavor Energy Resources forms a company with pro forma production of 468,000 bbl/d (816,000 boe/d) on total Permian acreage of about 838,000 net acres.
APA Divests $950 Million in Non-core Permian Basin Assets
APA Corp. said it would sell assets in the Central Basin Platform, Texas and New Mexico Shelf and Northwest Shelf that average 21,000 boe/d, 57% oil.
Viper Energy Offers 10MM Shares to Help Pay for Permian Basin Acquisition
Viper Energy Inc., a Diamondback Energy subsidiary, will use anticipated proceeds of up to $476 million to help fund a $1.1 billion Midland Basin deal.
Delek Logistics Closes Acquisition of Permian’s H2O Midstream
Delek Logistics closed a $230 million deal to expand its water midstream service in the Permian Basin with the acquisition of H2O Midstream, which overlaps with Delek's Midland Basin footprint.
Five Point Closes Infrastructure Fund with $1.4B in Commitments
Five Point Energy, which created newly public Permian Basin company LandBridge, said its Five Point Energy Fund IV was oversubscribed from a target of $1.25 billion.
Non-op Rising: NOG’s O’Grady, Dirlam See Momentum in Co-purchase M&A
Non-operated specialist Northern Oil & Gas is going after larger acquisitions by teaming up with adept operating partners like SM Energy and Vital Energy. It’s helping bridge a capital gap in the upstream sector, say NOG executives Nick O’Grady and Adam Dirlam.
‘Knife Fight’ for NGLs Driving Midstream Mergers in 2024
The latest acquisitions in the midstream sector are focusing on natural gas gathering and processing to secure a spot in the lucrative NGL market.
Private Producers Find Dry Powder to Reload
An E&P consolidation trend took out many of the biggest private producers inside of two years, but banks, private equity and other lenders are ready to fund a new crop of self-starters in oil and gas.