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. 

June 25, 2024

EIA Estimates Declined Rates of Flaring, Venting NatGas in 2023

Even as the rates of natural gas venting and flaring fell, according to Energy Information Administration data, another study shows CO2 emissions continued to rise globally.

June 20, 2024

URTeC: E&Ps Tap Refrac Playbook for Eagle Ford, Bakken Inventory

Refracs and other redevelopment projects might not be needle-moving growth drivers—but they’re becoming more common for E&Ps levered in maturing plays like the Eagle Ford and Bakken, experts discussed at URTeC 2024.

June 17, 2024

Exclusive: How Liberty’s ‘Improved’ Operations Transformed the Bakken’s Core

Liberty Resources II’s president and CEO Mark Pearson walks through the sale of its Bakken assets to Silver Hill Energy Partners and highlights a few M&A drivers in the play, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.

June 12, 2024

Permian To Drive Two-thirds of US Oil Output Growth Through '25 – EIA

The Permian Basin will drive U.S. oil production growth for the foreseeable future, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. But Permian associated gas growth continues to pressure the natural gas industry.  

June 12, 2024

Exclusive: Continental Dives Deep Into Anadarko's Complexities

The Anadarko Basin's complexities are not stopping Continental Resources from capitalizing on its resources and eyeing acreage that may possibly be on the market soon following the closing of some big deals, the company's Vice President of the Anadarko Basin Aaron Chang told Hart Energy's Nissa Darbonne at SUPER DUG. 

June 3, 2024

The OGInterview: Building a Bakken Beast

Chord Energy CEO Danny Brown breaks down the M&A strategy that is hitting all the right notes.

June 3, 2024

Multi-basin Mayhem: Conoco, Marathon Tout Eagle Ford, Bakken Runway

ConocoPhillips and Marathon Oil—which both trace their roots to the breakup of John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Trust more than a century ago—are combining in a $22.5 billion deal.

May 31, 2024

The Shape of M&A to Come: Is Devon Up Next to Join the Spree?

ConocoPhillips' recent $17.1 billion deal to acquire Marathon Oil came after the company missed out on buying CrownRock and Endeavor, two companies Devon Energy took a hard look at, Moelis’ Stephen Trauber said.

May 30, 2024

ConocoPhillips: Permian Basin a ‘Growth Engine’ for Lower 48

ConocoPhillips views the Permian Basin as a “growth engine” within its Lower 48 portfolio, the company’s Midland Basin Vice President Nick McKenna said during Hart Energy’s SUPER DUG event in Fort Worth.

May 15, 2024