Supreme Court’s Uinta Basin Rail Case Raises Stakes for LNG, Pipelines
The lawsuit, involving crude transport via railway in the Uinta Basin, is part of a larger intragovernmental fight that could have implications for how FERC decides pipeline and LNG plant permitting.
M&A Values: Permian Still No. 1 as U.S. Average Falls Sharply
Gas-weighted assets’ M&A values have declined with gas futures since 2022, according to J.P. Morgan Securities analysis.
D-J’s Elevation Midstream, ARB Midstream Subsidiary to Merge
Elevation Midstream and Platte River Holdings, a subsidiary of ARB Midstream, are merging to create a D-J Basin midstream company of scale.
It’s All Relative: Family Oil Companies Attract Huge M&A Attention
What role do firms controlled by descendants of the original Permian Basin wildcatters play in a sector increasingly dominated by scale?
SM Stock Dives Over 10% as Investors Weigh $2B Uinta Basin Deal
Shares for SM Energy were trading down after announcing a multibillion-dollar entry into Utah’s Uinta Basin, an unusual move that nonetheless adds scale to the company’s Eagle Ford Shale and Permian Basin operations.
SM Energy to Buy XCL Resources in $2.55B Entry into Uinta Basin
SM Energy has entered into a joint acquisition with Northern Oil and Gas to buy XCL Resources’ oil-heavy Uinta Basin assets in a core area that SM says competes with the Midland Basin.
Marketed: Anschutz Three-well Opportunity in Powder River Basin
Anschutz Exploration Corp. has retained EnergyNet for the sale of three wells in the Powder River Basin.
Watching the Uinta: XCL Petitions the FTC to Approve Altamont Acquisition
XCL Resources' petition was required under a prior agreement EnCap Energy Capital Fund XI struck with the FTC in 2022, which required the private equity group to sell off EP Energy’s Utah oil business.
Private Oil Producers Dwindle Amid Consolidation in New Top Operators List
According to a compilation by Enverus in an exclusive partnership with Oil and Gas Investor, the list of the top 20 private oil producers has been reshaped following a period of massive M&A.
Marketed: Anschutz Exploration Powder River Basin Opportunity
Anschutz Exploration Corp. has retained EnergyNet for the sale of a Powder River Basin in the Castle 3568-1324-1TH of Converse County, Wyoming.