Q&A: EnCap’s Thielemann: Private Equity ‘Survivors’ Poised to Thrive
EnCap private equity veteran Brad Thielemann discusses the role of private equity in traditional oil and gas investing — including the need to ramp up investments to meet demand — as well as its trajectory for financing the transitions ahead.
US Shale Basins Boast $54/bbl Average Breakeven Price
The average full-cycle breakeven for U.S. shale basins is approximately $54/bbl, while the average for public E&Ps and private operators is $53/bbl and $58/bbl, respectively, Wells Fargo said, citing Rystad Energy data.
April US Shale Production Set to Rise to Highest Since December 2019
Crude output in the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico, the biggest U.S. shale oil basin, is expected to rise to 5.62 MMbbl/d. Though that would be a record high, oil output from the region is expected to gain by 26,000 bbl/d from the previous month, it’s also the smallest increase since last December, the data showed.
Ovintiv Takes an ‘Encouraged but Measured Approach’ to 2023 Drilling, M&A
After a year of expansion in 2022, Ovintiv plans on a positive but cautious approach to M&A while bringing wells online in the Permian, Montney, Rockies and the Anadarko this year.
Hilcorp Affiliate Harvest Midstream to Purchase Paradigm’s Bakken, Eagle Ford Assets
Paradigm will sell three midstream gathering systems serving the Bakken, and another in the Eagle Ford, to Hilcorp-affiliate Harvest.
Marketed: Overland Energy Partners North Dakota 11-Well Package
Overland Energy Partners IV LLC et al retained EnergyNet for the sale of a producing mineral and royalty interest in an 11-well package located in McKenzie County, N.D.
Marketed: Valkyrie Resources WI in 11 Operated Wells
Valkyrie Resources LLC has retained Eagle River Energy Advisors in connection with the sale of its working interest in 11 operated, 1280-acre HBP DSUs in Divide County, N.D. to an operator committing to a three-well 2023 drilling and completion program.
Devon Energy CEO Rick Muncrief Shares Secrets of Successful A&D
Devon Energy’s chief executive revealed the formula that made the firm’s merger with WPX Energy work.
Intensity Infrastructure Partners Secures Equity Backing from EIV Capital
In February, EIV Capital raised $702 million in funding and said it had more than $900 million to deploy into new investments.
Strange Brew: 2022 M&A Neared Two-decade Low, but Large-cap E&Ps Sitting Pretty
Despite large-cap publics such as Devon Energy, Diamondback and Marathon Oil dominating M&A in 2022, the overall deal count fell to the lowest level since 2005, according to Enverus.