Tokyo Gas Seeks More US Natural Gas Assets, President Says

The Japanese company paid $2.7 billion to acquire Texas-based natural gas producer Rockcliff Energy in December and agreed to purchase a 49% stake in North American energy marketing and trading firm ARM Energy Trading in February.

Classic Rock: E&Ps Launch Refracs of Vintage Eagle Ford Wells

SilverBow Resources, ConocoPhillips and Devon are among E&Ps seeing positive results from restimulating mature Eagle Ford wells, although no operator is sold on the idea.

Diamondback, Five Point JV Buys More Midland Water Infrastructure

Deep Blue, the joint venture between Diamondback Energy and Five Point Energy, has acquired pipeline and hundreds of thousands of barrels of water disposal capacity from Lagoon Operating Midland.

CorEnergy Infrastructure Aims for June Emergence from Bankruptcy

CorEnergy said the sale of its MoGas and Omega pipelines and repayment of its secured debt encouraged stakeholders to approve recapitalizing the company’s balance sheet.

The OGInterview: Building a Bakken Beast

Chord Energy CEO Danny Brown breaks down the M&A strategy that is hitting all the right notes.

ProPetro to Acquire Aqua Prop for $35.6MM

As part of the transaction, initially valued at $35.6 million, ProPetro will own and provide onsite sand storage and handling.

Schumer Asks DOJ to Investigate FTC Claim Oil Exec Colluded with OPEC

Earlier in May, the Federal Trade Commission gave the go-ahead to Exxon Mobil's $60 billion purchase of Pioneer Natural Resources, but barred former Pioneer CEO Scott Sheffield from Exxon's board on allegations he attempted to collude with OPEC to raise oil prices.

Energy Partnerships: Don’t Settle for ‘First Person that Comes Along’

Energy executives share insights and tips—look for red flags, run the “intercontinental flight test”—when forming lasting collaborative partnerships.

Chord Closes $4B Enerplus Acquisition for Williston Basin Scale

The Enerplus transaction gives Chord Energy another decade of drilling runway in the Bakken Shale play—the nation’s second-largest oil field.

Multi-basin Mayhem: Conoco, Marathon Tout Eagle Ford, Bakken Runway

ConocoPhillips and Marathon Oil—which both trace their roots to the breakup of John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Trust more than a century ago—are combining in a $22.5 billion deal.