Exxon Sits on Undeveloped Haynesville Assets as Peers Jockey for Inventory

Exxon Mobil still quietly holds hundreds of locations in the Haynesville Shale, where buyer interest is strong and inventory is scarce.

April 9, 2025

Analysts: Will E&Ps Redraw Plans as WTI Dips Below $60/bbl?

As WTI hovers near $60/bbl, U.S. E&Ps could be pushed to drop rigs and cut drilling in exploratory resource plays, analysts say.

April 8, 2025

Inside Prairie’s 11-Well Program in the D-J

Prairie Operating Co.’s 11-well program in the Denver-Julesburg Basin is drilling horizontal 2-milers with a Precision Drilling rig.

April 8, 2025

How Elk Range Took the Leap to Buy Oxy’s $905MM D-J Heirloom

Elk Range Royalties closed on a $905 million purchase of Occidental’s assets in the Denver-Julesburg Basin in March— a once-in-a-lifetime purchase, CEO Charlie Shufeldt told Hart Energy.

April 7, 2025

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

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

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

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

Amplify Updates $142MM Juniper Deal, Divests in East Texas Haynesville

Amplify Energy Corp. is moving forward on a deal to buy Juniper Capital portfolio companies North Peak Oil & Gas Holdings LLC and Century Oil and Gas Holdings LLC in the Denver-Julesburg and Powder River basins for $275.7 million, including debt.

March 6, 2025