Asia, EU Buyers Warming Up to US Shale M&A Again—Jefferies

Foreign asset buyers are considering U.S. upstream M&A to lower their LNG supply costs and avoid windfall taxes on European operations, Jefferies Managing Director Bill Marko says.

Marketed: Territory Resources 15-well Package in Oklahoma

Territory Resources LLC has retained EnergyNet for the sale of 15-well package in Kay, Noble and Pawnee counties, Oklahoma.

Utica Oil Riches’ Biggest Challenge: Moving the Crude

Leslie Armentrout, the president and co-founder of Silver Cross Energy Partners discusses the opportunities of the Central Basin Platform and Utica—and the challenges.

Enterprise Closes $950MM Acquisition of Delaware’s Piñon Midstream

Enterprise Products Partners acquisition of Piñon Midstream expands Enterprise’s New Mexico Delaware Basin footprint with sour-gas processing.

Alliance Adds Mineral Interests to Its Permian-weighted Portfolio

Alliance Resource Partners reported purchasing about $10.5 million of mineral assets in the third quarter.

Blackstone in Talks to Buy US Pipeline Stakes from EQT for $3.5B, Sources Say

If the talks are successful, the deal would help natural gas producer EQT slash the debt pile it accumulated from its acquisition of pipeline operator Equitrans Midstream earlier this year.

1PointFive Taps Enterprise Products for CO2 Pipeline Network

The network will carry captured carbon from the Houston Ship Channel to a southeast Texas sequestration hub.

Small-ball Deals Plentiful, but Prices Vary

Despite a smaller IPO market and a fiscal discipline mandate, many small players continue to find and make deals in the U.S. oil patch, panelists said during Hart Energy’s A&D Conference in Dallas, Texas.

EIG’s MidOcean Completes Acquisition of Additional 15% Stake in Peru LNG

MidOcean Energy now holds a 35% stake in Peru LNG. Hunt Oil will remain the operator of the South American export facility.

Analyst: Public E&Ps Race to Stay Relevant in a Consolidating Energy Market

A shrinking pool of opportunities is leading to scarcity and driving the rising valuations for crude E&Ps in the current A&D market, said TD Cowen analyst David Deckelbaum at Hart Energy’s A&D Strategies and Opportunities Conference.