Darren
Barbee
Oil and Gas Investor
How E&P Deals Work Now
Just as the E&P sector changed its focus from growth and even sprawling net acreage to capital discipline, dealmaking in 2021 and beyond has been altered into a single question: Does it make money?
Energy A&D Transactions from the Week of Feb. 23, 2022
Here’s a snapshot of recent energy deals including the closing of Earthstone Energy’s acquisition of Warburg-backed Chisholme Energy for $604 million in the Permian Basin.
NAPE Summit’s Return Buzzes with New Opportunities
Technology, carbon capture and frontier oil and gas prospects shine at this year’s NAPE Summit.
Energy A&D Transactions from the Week of Feb. 16, 2022
Here’s a snapshot of recent energy deals including Crescent Energy’s $815 million all-cash acquisition of Uintah Basin assets previously owned by EP Energy in Utah.
Column: Is Private Equity the Buyer the Upstream M&A Market Has Been Seeking?
As energy transition and ESG pressures bring more upstream oil and gas assets to market, questions remain about who’s buying.
Chesapeake Energy Executives Reveal Top E&P Picks at NAPE
Chesapeake Energy Executive Chairman Mike Wichterich and Communications Director Gordon Pennoyer reveal their top E&P picks during this year’s NAPE Summit by comparing independent oil and gas companies to college teams.
Oil and Gas Investor A&D Trends: M&A is the Bomb
Most analysts expect another year of high-intensity firepower from upstream oil and gas deals, largely directed at the Permian Basin, as well as the Marcellus and Haynesville shales.
Energy A&D Transactions from the Week of Feb. 9, 2022
Here’s a snapshot of recent energy deals including Whiting Petroleum’s $237 million expansion in the Williston Basin’s Sanish Field.
Energy A&D Transactions from the Week of Feb. 2, 2022
Here’s a snapshot of recent energy deals including Maverick’s $440 million acquisition of ConocoPhillips Permian Basin assets plus further M&A activity in the Permian and D-J basins.
What Chesapeake’s Chief Oil & Gas Acquisition Reveals about Upstream Dealmaking
Andrew Dittmar, director at Enverus, explains why it’s still a great time to be a buyer in the upstream A&D space plus several other takeaways from Chesapeake’s pending takeover of Chief Oil & Gas.