Sitio Fights for its Place Atop the M&R Sector

The minerals and royalties space is primed for massive growth and consolidation with Sitio aiming for the front of the pack.

April 2, 2025

SM Energy Marries Wildcatting and Analytics in the Oil Patch

As E&P SM Energy explores in Texas and Utah, Herb Vogel’s approach is far from a Hail Mary.

April 1, 2025

Prairie Operating Closes $600MM D-J Acquisition from Bayswater

Prairie Operating Co. has closed on its $602.75 million acquisition of Denver-Julesburg Basin assets from Bayswater Exploration and Production.

March 27, 2025

CPP Wants to Invest Another $12.5B into Oil, Gas

The Canada Pension Plan’s CPP Investments is looking for more oil and gas stories—in addition to renewable and other energies.

March 26, 2025

In Colorado, the Regulatory Noose Tightens for E&Ps

More stringent rules on everything from drilling and orphan wells to emissions is raising the cost of fossil fuel production in the state.

March 25, 2025

Oxy, Looking to Cut Debt, Sells D-J Minerals to Elk for $905MM

Elk Range Royalties bought 250,000 net royalty acres in the Denver-Julesburg Basin for $905 million from Occidental Petroleum, which is looking to shed debt after last year's acquisition of CrownRock.

March 23, 2025

EOG Ramps Gassy Dorado, Oily Utica, Slows Delaware, Eagle Ford D&C

EOG Resources will scale back on Delaware Basin and Eagle Ford drilling and completions in 2025.

March 16, 2025

USGS: 47 MMbbl of Oil, 876 Bcf of Gas in Conventional Rockies’ Basins

The U.S. Geological Survey surveyed areas where potential hydrocarbons in as yet undiscovered oil and gas formations in the Wind River, Bighorn and Powder River basins.

March 13, 2025

Wildcat Expanding Terminal Transporting Crude from Uinta to Gulf Coast

Wildcat Midstream has begun expanding its Helper export terminal for more capacity to take crude from the Uinta Basin to the Gulf Coast.

March 12, 2025

Summit Acquires Moonrise Midstream Assets to Alleviate D-J Constraints

A Summit Midstream Corp. (SMC) subsidiary will acquire Moonrise Midstream from Fundare Resources Co. in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $90 million.

March 10, 2025