Pickering Prognosticates 2025 Political Winds and Shale M&A
For oil and gas, big M&A deals will probably encounter less resistance, tariffs could be a threat and the industry will likely shrug off “drill, baby, drill” entreaties.
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.
Back to the Future: US Shale is Growing Up
The Patch’s maturity will be tested in 2025 amid ongoing consolidation and geopolitical dissonance.
Exxon’s Custom, Lightweight Proppant Boosts Permian EURs by 15%
Exxon is lowering drilling and completion costs, boosting EURs by 15% with custom proppant and considering upside from less developed Permian Basin zones.
Exclusive: Novi Labs’ Ludwig on AI Preventing Costly Drilling Mistakes
Novi Labs President and Co-Founder Jon Ludwig gives insight on how AI and machine learning allow diverse applications for oil and gas operations and less risk for cataclysmic failure, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.
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.
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.
Jefferies: With Permian Locked Up, E&Ps Hunt for New L48 Runway
With the core of the Permian Basin largely locked up, “intrepid operators” are hunting for runway in more nascent Lower 48 basins and in less developed Permian benches.
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.
Exclusive: Surge Energy Seeks Midland M&A with $1.3B in Dry Powder
Surge Energy is one of the largest private oil producers in the Permian Basin. With $1.3 billion in dry powder to put to work, Surge is scouring the northern Midland Basin for M&A, executive Travis Guidry told Hart Energy.