Darren
Barbee
Oil and Gas Investor
Nabors Industries to Buy Parker Wellbore for $370MM
Nabors Industries Ltd. will buy Parker Wellbore for 4.8 million shares of Nabors common stock and assume an additional $100 million in debt as OFS companies continue to consolidate following a massive wave of E&P M&A since 2023.
Now in 18 Permian Counties, What Will Diamondback Divest?
Post-acquisition of Endeavor Energy, Diamondback Energy has property in 18 West Texas counties. While analysts wait to hear what will be sold, Endeavor is up-shifting D&C efficiencies down to $625 per lateral foot.
WhiteHawk Proposes 17% Premium Cash Takeout Offer for PHX Minerals
WhiteHawk Energy, in pursuit of a merger with PHX Minerals for at least 18 months, has proposed an offer representing a 17% premium to the mineral company’s 30-day average weighted price.
Quantum Teams Looking for Acquisitions ‘Off the Beaten Path’
Blake Webster, partner at Quantum Capital Group, said the private-equity firm’s portfolio teams are looking to buy from sellers looking for cash buyouts, though not necessarily in the usual places.
Post Oak Backs New Permian Team, But PE Faces Uphill Fundraising Battle
As private equity begins the process of recycling inventory, likely to be divested from large-scale mergers, executives acknowledged that raising funds has become increasingly difficult.
Post Oak Capital Backs Permian Team, Invests in Haynesville
Frost Cochran, managing partner at Post Oak Energy Capital, said the private equity firm will continue to focus on the Permian Basin while making opportunistic deals as it recently did in the Haynesville Shale.
ONEOK’s EnLink/Medallion Deal is Market-wise, Financially Astute
In addition to bolstering its multi-basin network, ONEOK pulled off a $5.9 billion transaction while leaving its credit rating intact.
‘Worried’ E&Ps Keep Merging as Shale Ages, Costs Rise—Kimmeridge
With just half as many public E&Ps around today as there were in 2017, Kimmeridge and Managing Partner Ben Dell think the E&P space still has—and needs—plenty more M&A.
Babcock & Wilcox Sell Italian, Swedish Businesses
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises will focus on core business lines, including coal-to-natural gas conversions in the U.S., the company said.
Quantum’s VanLoh: New ‘Wave’ of Private Equity Investment Unlikely
Private equity titan Wil VanLoh, founder of Quantum Capital Group, shares his perspective on the dearth of oil and gas exploration, family office and private equity funding limitations and where M&A is headed next.