In Inventory-Scarce Permian, Could Vitol’s VTX Fetch $3B?
With recent Permian bids eclipsing $6 million per location, Vitol could be exploring a $3 billion sale of its shale business VTX Energy Partners, analysts say.
Prairie Operating Closes $600MM D-J Acquisition from Bayswater
Prairie Operating Co. has closed on its $602.75 million acquisition of Denver-Julesburg Basin assets from Bayswater Exploration and Production.
Japan’s JAPEX Backs Former TreadStone Execs’ New E&P Peoria
Japanese firm JAPEX U.S. Corp. made an equity investment in Peoria Resources, led by former executives from TreadStone Energy Partners.
Japan’s Mitsui Testing Western Haynesville Alongside Comstock, Aethon
Japanese firm Mitsui has plans to drill a horizontal well in the emerging western Haynesville play as renewed foreign investment in U.S. shale continues to pick up steam.
E&P Execs Level Scathing Criticism at Trump's Drill Baby Drill 'Myth'
E&P executives pushed back at the Trump administration’s “drill, baby, drill” mantra in a new Dallas Fed survey: “’Drill, baby, drill,’ does not work with [$50/bbl] oil,” one executive said.
IBAT CEO: Lithium Extraction in Smackover ‘Almost Child's Play’
Iris Jancik, the CEO of International Battery Metals, said the company aims to work with oil and gas companies to explore lithium extraction projects.
Brookfield Sells Pipeline Stake to ArcLight for Exit Totaling $1.7B
Kinder Morgan will continue as Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America’s operator following Brookfield Infrastructure’s sale of a 25% stake to Arclight Capital Partners.
Uncoiled: Viper Energy Rides Investor, M&A Wave to New Heights in ‘24
With its units coming off an all-time high, Viper Energy made a $4.45 billion Permian acquisition. VNOM units are gaining favor among Wall Street investors. It took more than a decade and several economic downturns to get there.
Diversified Energy Closes $1.3B Maverick Acquisition, Enters Permian
Diversified Energy Co. Plc completed its $1.3 billion acquisition of EIG-backed Maverick Natural Resources.
Sources: Citadel Buys Haynesville E&P Paloma Natural Gas for $1.2B
Hedge fund giant Citadel’s acquisition includes approximately 60 undeveloped Haynesville locations, sources told Hart Energy.