After M&A, Some ‘Stingy’ E&Ps Plan to Hold Operated Shale Inventory
After a whirlwind run of upstream consolidation, experts anticipated a wave of portfolio rationalization and divestitures. But with high-quality drilling locations already scarce, E&Ps may cling to operated inventory.
Election-proof? Shale Likely Unaffected by Presidential Outcome
Under a Trump or Harris administration, shale producer’s focus on shareholder returns and market forces will likely influence E&Ps more than politics, Rystad Energy analysts say.
Chevron’s Texas Haynesville May Fetch $1B from Tokyo Gas—Report
Chevron holds more than 70,000 net acres in Panola County, Texas, but had only five Haynesville wells on the acreage at year-end 2023.
Investor Returns Keep Aethon IPO-ready
Haynesville producer Aethon Energy is focused on investor returns, additional bolt-on acquisitions and mainly staying “IPO ready,” the company’s Senior Vice President of Finance said Oct. 3 at Hart Energy’s Energy Capital Conference (ECC) in Dallas.
Exclusive: Sheffield Clears the Air, Formentera is Not Just a PDP Buyer
Formentera Founder and Partner Bryan Sheffield delves into the company's drilling operations including the unique history of how Formentera took up assets in Australia's Beetaloo, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.
Energy Transfer Leads the Midstream Consolidation Flow
Energy Transfer co-CEOs discuss pipeline pain points, needed M&A, regulatory woes and much more in this Midstream Business exclusive.
Chesapeake, Southwestern to Form Expand Energy as $7.4B Deal Closes
Chesapeake Energy’s merger with Southwestern Energy is expected to close in the first week of October, with the combined company renamed Expand Energy Corp.
Dallas Fed: Low Natgas Prices Force Permian E&Ps to Curtail Output
Falling oil prices, recession fears and the U.S. election cycle are weighing on an increasingly pessimistic energy industry, according to a new survey of oil and gas executives by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
EnSight IV Energy Seller of Haynesville Assets to Quantent
EnSight said it had sold more than 7,000 net acres in Caddo, De Soto, Bossier and Red River parishes, Louisiana, to Quantent Energy Partners LLC for an undisclosed sum.
Analyst: Is Jerry Jones Making a Run to Take Comstock Private?
After buying more than 13.4 million Comstock shares in August, analysts wonder if Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones might split the tackles and run downhill toward a go-private buyout of the Haynesville Shale gas producer.