Williston

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

Chord Closes $4B Enerplus Acquisition for Williston Basin Scale

The Enerplus transaction gives Chord Energy another decade of drilling runway in the Bakken Shale play—the nation’s second-largest oil field.

May 31, 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

Enerplus, Chord on Track to Close $4B Williston Deal on May 31

Enerplus Corp. shareholders will vote on the deal, which was already approved by Chord stockholders, on May 24.

May 23, 2024

Empire Petroleum’s Williston Drilling Program Identifies New Zones

Empire Petroleum provided updates on its Williston Basin development drilling program in its first quarter 2024 earnings results.

May 16, 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

Chord Juggles Closing $4B Enerplus Deal, Plans to Drill 4-mile Laterals

Chord Energy expects to close its Enerplus acquisition by the end of May but, for now, is focused on three-mile and, eventually, four-mile laterals in the Williston Basin.

May 10, 2024

Exxon Shale Exec Details Plans for Pioneer’s Acreage, 4-mile Laterals

Exxon Mobil plans to drill longer, more capital efficient wells in the Midland Basin after a major boost from the $60 billion Pioneer Natural Resources acquisition. Data shows that Exxon is a leading operator drilling 4-mile laterals in the Permian’s Delaware Basin.

May 3, 2024