Chevron Closes $6.5B Sale of Canadian Oil Sands
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. completed its $6.5 billion deal to acquire Chevron’s Canadian oil sands assets as well as a 70% stake in Duvernay Shale assets.
The Explosive Evolution of Fracking: A 75-Year Journey
Despite some initial resistance to the idea, Halliburton and Stanolind Oil pioneered the hydraulic fracturing that led to the shale boom.
Pickering: Will Improving Drilling Efficiencies Outrun Inventory-led M&A?
Concerns on remaining inventory are a big driver of M&A activity, but improving drilling efficiencies allow for low rig counts to keep high production, says Dan Pickering, the chief investment officer of Pickering Energy Partners.
As Upstream M&A Settles, Oilfield Services Gear Up for More Deals
Within the first nine months of 2024, oilfield services dealmaking hit $19.7 billion—the highest since 2018, according to Deloitte.
Permian EOR Firm Plans Reverse Merger with Coconut Water Brand
Roosevelt Resources, which is developing an EOR project in the Texas Permian Basin, aims to go public through a reverse merger.
Surge Energy Balancing M&A Hunt with Testing Midland’s Shallow Zones
Surge Energy’s Travis Guidry discusses the potential for $1.3 billion in Permian Basin M&A and the company’s quest to grow inventory organically.
Utica Play Economics Are Middleweight, Enverus Says
Returns in America’s modest, middleweight oil play, are above the Bakken and Eagle Ford, but rank below the Midland, Delaware and Denver-Julesburg basins, Enverus reported.
Matador Resources Credit Facility Upped by 30% to $3.25B
Matador Resources’ 19 lenders unanimously approved a 30% increase to the E&Ps borrowing base to $3.25 billion.
Aris Water Solutions’ Answers to Permian’s Produced Water Problem
Aris Water Solutions has some answers to one of the Permian’s biggest headwinds—produced water management—but there’s still a ways to go, said CEO Amanda Brock at the DUG Executive Oil Conference & Expo.
The Midland—Oxy’s Second Growth Engine—Already Purring
From 18,000-ft laterals to new exploration in the Emma Barnett, Thaimar Ramirez, president and general manager of Oxy’s Midland Basin Business Unit, detailed the integration of its $12 billion CrownRock takeover.