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Enverus: M&A Set to Cool with Smaller Deals, Higher Breakevens
With fewer acquisition targets, Enverus Intelligence Research said the quality of acquired inventory is declining, with breakevens averaging $50/bbl in 2024 versus $45/bbl in 2022 and 2023.
E&P Highlights: Jan. 21, 2025
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, with Flowserve getting a contract from ADNOC and a couple of offshore oil and gas discoveries.
Major Interest: Chevron, Shell Join Vaca Muerta Crude Pipe Project
Oil producers are pumping record levels from Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale. Chevron and Shell have backed a new crude pipeline project that aims to boost takeaway capacity—and exports—of Vaca Muerta oil.
AI-Shale Synergy: Experts Detail Transformational Ops Improvements
An abundance of data enables automation that saves time, cuts waste, speeds decision-making and sweetens the bottom line. Of course, there are challenges.
Helmerich & Payne Seals $1.97B Deal for KCA Deutag
Helmerich & Payne has completed its acquisition of KCA Deutag International Ltd. as it positions itself as a global onshore drilling powerhouse.
GridStor Acquires Battery Storage Project from Black Mountain
GridStor’s acquisition of the battery energy storage project in Oklahoma from Black Mountain Energy Storage comes amid a need for new power resources to support the region’s electric system reliability.
Burgum: Yes to US Power Supply, Reliability; No on Sage Grouse
Interior Secretary nominee Doug Burgum said the sage grouse is neither endangered nor threatened; he'll hold federal leases as scheduled; and worries the U.S. is short of electric power and at risk of losing the “AI arms race” to China and other adversaries.
Green Lantern Sells Vermont Solar Project to Sea Oak Capital
Green Lantern Solar’s 500-kW Brighton Solar project is sited on the closed portion of an operating family-owned gravel operation.
Report: Will Civitas Sell D-J Basin, Buy Permian’s Double Eagle?
Civitas Resources could potentially sell its legacy Colorado position and buy more assets in the Permian Basin— possibly Double Eagle’s much-coveted position, according to analysts and media reports.
Amplify to Add D-J, Powder River Assets in Merger Agreement with Juniper Capital
Amplify Energy Corp. is combining with certain Juniper Capital portfolio companies in a merger agreement that adds 287,000 acres in the Denver-Julesburg and Powder River basins.