US Energy Development Corp. Plans $1B Spend, Largely in Permian

U.S. Energy Development Corp. is planning to spend up to $1 billion across the Lower 48 this year, with most budgeted for the Permian Basin.

February 3, 2025

After Big, Oily M&A Year, Upstream E&Ps, Majors May Chase Gas Deals

Upstream M&A hit a high of $105 billion in 2024 even as deal values declined in the fourth quarter with just $9.6 billion in announced transactions.

January 29, 2025

The Private Equity Puzzle: Rebuilding Portfolios After M&A Craze

In the Haynesville, Delaware and Utica, Post Oak Energy Capital is supporting companies determined to make a profitable footprint.

January 28, 2025

Watch for Falling Gas DUCs: E&Ps Resume Completions at $4 Gas

Drilled but uncompleted (DUC) gas wells that totaled some 500 into September 2024 have declined to just under 400, according to a J.P. Morgan Securities analysis of Enverus data.

January 23, 2025

Huddleston: Haynesville E&P Aethon Ready for LNG, AI and Even an IPO

Gordon Huddleston, president and partner of Aethon Energy, talks about well costs in the western Haynesville, prepping for LNG and AI power demand and the company’s readiness for an IPO— if the conditions are right.

January 22, 2025

Aethon Dishes on Western Haynesville Costs as Gas Output Roars On

Aethon Energy’s western Haynesville gas wells produced nearly 34 Bcf in the first 11 months of 2024, according to the latest Texas Railroad Commission data.

January 22, 2025

Winter Storm Snarls Gulf Coast LNG Traffic, Boosts NatGas Use

A winter storm along the Gulf Coast had ERCOT under strain and ports waiting out freezing temperatures before reopening.

January 22, 2025

Bernstein Expects $5/Mcf Through 2026 in ‘Coming US Gas Super-Cycle’

Bernstein Research’s team expects U.S. gas demand will grow from some 120 Bcf/d currently to 150 Bcf/d into 2030 as new AI data centers and LNG export trains come online.

January 15, 2025

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.

January 14, 2025

Shale Outlook: Power Demand Drives Lower 48 Midstream Expansions

Rising electrical demand may finally push natural gas demand to catch up with production.

January 10, 2025