Shale Outlook Permian: The Once and Future King Keeps Delivering

The Permian Basin’s core is in full-scale manufacturing mode, with smaller intrepid operators pushing the basin’s boundaries further and deeper.

Shale Outlook Uinta: Horizontal Boom to Continue in 2025

After two large-scale transactions by SM Energy and Ovintiv, the Uinta Basin is ready for development—and stacked pay exploration.

DOE Awards Pioneer Energy $27MM for Emissions Reduction Projects

Pioneer Energy said it will allocate most of the funds toward advancing its Emission Control Treater, a near zero emissions well pad production technology, as it implements projects in the Eagle Ford, Cotton Valley and Colorado.

Liberty Energy, DC Grid to Collaborate on Turnkey Power Solutions

Liberty Energy’s power solutions and DC Grid’s direct current systems will offer rapidly deployed, scalable and sustainable power for data centers, among other uses.

Aalo Atomics Advancing Microreactor Tech for US Energy Needs

Aalo Atomics intends to build an experimental microreactor facility at the Idaho National Laboratory.

Shale Outlook Eagle Ford: Sustaining the Long Plateau in South Texas

The Eagle Ford lacks the growth profile of the Permian Basin, but thoughtful M&A and refrac projects are extending operator inventories.

Artificial Lift Firm Flowco Seeks ~$2B Valuation with IPO

U.S. artificial lift services provider Flowco Holdings is planning an IPO that could value the company at about $2 billion, according to regulatory filings.

PakEnergy Acquires Petrosight to Expand Well Software Platform

PakEnergy LLC said the combined firm can deliver “unparalleled visibility and control” to well operators.

ZENRG Capitalizing on New Investments, Tech to Reduce Emissions

ZENRG Services recently secured funding from Chevron, BP Energy Partners and EIC Rose Rock to support its expansion of compression technology that keeps methane from being vented or flared.

Halliburton, Coterra Launch Fully Automated Hydraulic Fracturing Tech

Halliburton Energy Services and Coterra Energy’s initial rollout of their autonomous hydraulic fracturing technology led to a 17% increase in stage efficiency.