Hunting for Growth: Petro-Hunt Digs Deeper into Delaware, Williston

Dallas-based Petro-Hunt, one of the nation’s largest private oil and gas producers, is drilling in the Permian and Williston basins—and keeping an eye out for accretive M&A.

TotalEnergies Buys UK Power Plant from EIG for $575MM

TotalEnergies signed an agreement with EIG, an institutional investor in the global energy sector, for the acquisition of all the shares of West Burton Energy for an enterprise value of £450 million (US$575 million).

Family Offices: Familiar and New Names Coming to Oil, Gas Table

Haynes and Boone semi-annual surveys of oil and gas lenders and producers reveal measured optimism capital formation—and a broader audience of family offices than seen in prior decades is tuning in.

Enbridge Closes $4.3B Deal for NatGas Utility Questar Gas

Following the closing of its deal for Questar Gas Co., Canadian midstream company Enbridge Inc. is nearing the full completion of its acquisition of three U.S. gas utilities.

Hunt Oil Co. Markets DJ, Midcontinent-heavy Minerals Package

Hunt Oil Co., one of the nation’s oldest family-owned oil companies, is marketing minerals and royalties across several major basins.

Kinetik Sells $540MM Stake in Gulf Coast Express Pipeline

Kinetik Holdings’ $540 million deal will help the midstream company pay for its recently announced acquisition of Durango Permian Infrastructure.

Marketed: Excess Energy 207 Well Package in Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford Shale

Excess Energy has retained EnergyNet for the sale of a Austin Chalk and Eagle Ford Shale, 207 well package in La Salle and Webb counties, Texas.

Norway’s Equinor Divests Gina Krog Field Interests

Equinor is selling its 19.5% interests in production licenses (PL) 048E, which is the Eirin field, and PL 1201 to PGNiG Upstream Norway for an undisclosed amount.

Occidental, BHE Renewables Form JV to Extract Lithium

The joint venture between Occidental Petroleum and Berkshire Hathaway’s BHE Renewables takes shape as companies aim to meet growing demand for lithium, a key ingredient for rechargeable batteries used for electronics, energy storage and electric vehicles.

Permian Pulse: Franklin Mountain Stands Out Among Delaware M&A Targets

Franklin Mountain was a relative nobody when the company bid for Delaware Basin acreage in a 2018 BLM auction. Today, it’s one of the largest private U.S. oil producers and a major target for acquisition.