More Top Stories in Shale Plays

Comstock, Aethon’s 17 Western Haynesville Wildcats Make 112 Bcf to Date

Comstock Resources and Aethon Energy each added one well to Texas state production data on the new western Haynesville play, dubbed ‘The Waynesville.’ The oldest has surfaced 2.1 Bcf per 1,000 lateral ft to date.

August 1, 2024

Oxy: Ecopetrol Declines to Buy Interests in Permian E&P CrownRock

Following discussions between Permian joint venture partners Occidental Petroleum and Ecopetrol, the Colombian oil company declined to acquire a 30% stake in CrownRock LP’s Midland Basin assets.

August 1, 2024

New Major Permian NatGas Blackcomb Pipeline Reaches FID

WhiteWater Midstream announced a joint venture to build the 2.5 Bcf/d Blackcomb pipeline, which would offer a new connection from the Permian Basin to South Texas.

August 1, 2024

Big Barrels: Meet Ohio’s New Utica Oil Play

After a false start in the early 2010s that went underwater with overwhelmingly low oil and associated-gas prices, a new group of Ohio drillers is going after the Utica’s volatile oil window. They’re talking now. Here’s what they’re up to.

August 1, 2024

Silver Hill Closes Fourth Oil, Gas Fund with $1.13B in Commitments

Silver Hill’s portfolio consists of operations across 55,000 net acres in East Texas and North Louisiana and 86,000 net acres in North Dakota.

July 31, 2024

As Chevron Deal Delays, Hess’ Bakken Oil Production Spikes 17%

Hess Corp. is producing and spending more as it awaits completion of Chevron’s proposed $53 billion acquisition, helping the E&P lift volumes in the Bakken and offshore Guyana.

July 31, 2024

Segrist: Gassed Up, Waiting to Go: Producers Aim to Remedy Gas Prices

The countdown clock for a surge in natural gas demand is ticking. Is the U.S. finally at the turning point?

July 31, 2024

NOG’s Banner 2Q: Biggest M&A Deals, New Basins, Record Production

Non-operated specialist Northern Oil & Gas (NOG) had a banner second quarter, inking its largest acquisition ever in Utah and hitting record quarterly production.

July 31, 2024

Texas Needs More Natgas Pipes as Prices Turn Negative Again

Spot gas prices for July 31 at the Waha hub in West Texas turned negative for a third time in July even as a record-breaking heatwave could boost U.S. power demand to an all-time high later this week as homes and businesses crank up their air conditioners.

July 31, 2024

Marketed: Gungnir Resources 30 Permitted Wells in Wyoming

Gungnir Resources has retained EnergyNet for the sale of a non-producing interests plus 30 producing wells in Laramie and Platte counties, Wyoming.

July 30, 2024