Executive Q&A: Marathon Oil’s Bakken Sweet Spot
Here’s why Marathon Oil remains optimistic and bullish on the Bakken even after over 15 years operating in the shale basin.
Energy A&D Transactions from the Week of Sept. 22, 2021
Here’s a snapshot of recent energy deals including Shell’s U.S. shale exit through the $9.5 billion cash sale of its Permian Basin position to ConocoPhillips.
On the Market Oil and Gas Quicklist (Week of Sept. 22, 2021)
Here’s a quicklist of oil and gas assets on the market including a legacy mineral position in the Permian Basin plus a Rock Oil nonop and minerals opportunity in the SCOOP and STACK plays of Oklahoma.
Tribes Say Dakota Access Oil Pipeline's Environmental Review is Biased
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia revoked a key environmental permit for the largest pipeline out of the North Dakota oil basin last year and ordered the study.
Northern Oil and Gas in Lead to Buy Comstock Bakken Assets
Northern Oil and Gas bid about $170 million for a nonoperated working interest in Comstock Resources’ Bakken assets, sources say.
Dakota Access Pipeline Asks US Supreme Court to Scrap Environmental Study Order
Energy Transfer, which operates the 570,000 bbl/d pipeline out of the Bakken shale basin, has said Dakota Access is safe.
Hart Energy Unconventional Activity Tracker (Week of Sept. 20, 2021)
The U.S. rig count hit a 2021 high this past week with the most notable increases week-over-week occurring in the Gulf Coast, Permian Basin and Appalachia shale plays.
ConocoPhillips Shares Insight on Boosting Bakken EUR
ConocoPhillips, which is advancing recovery from its Bakken wells, discusses its forward plans for the Williston Basin.
US Shale Production to Rise on Projected Permian Basin Boost
The projected increase in oil and gas production follows recent reports by the EIA of a sharp decline in the DUC count in all major U.S. shale regions.
Energy A&D Transactions from the Week of Sept. 15, 2021
Here’s a snapshot of recent energy deals including the sale by Colgate Energy of the Permian Basin water assets it had recently acquired as part of its $508 million acquisition from Occidental Petroleum.