Crescent Upsizes Stock Offering, Offers Debt for Ridgemar Acquisition

Crescent Energy is offering 21.5 million shares of its stock and borrowing additional funds to pay for the cash portion of a $905 million acquisition of Ridgemar Energy.

The Midland—Oxy’s Second Growth Engine—Already Purring

From 18,000-ft laterals to new exploration in the Emma Barnett, Thaimar Ramirez, president and general manager of Oxy’s Midland Basin Business Unit, detailed the integration of its $12 billion CrownRock takeover.

Crescent Energy Bolts On $905MM Central Eagle Ford Acreage

Crescent Energy will purchase Eagle Ford assets from Carnelian Energy Capital Management-backed Ridgemar Energy for $905 million, plus WTI-based contingency payments of up to $170 million.

Summit Midstream Completes $450MM Tall Oak Acquisition

Summit said the motivation for the acquisition of Tall Oak Midstream III was to rebalance the company’s portfolio between oil and gas assets.

Total Close to $2.1B Acquisition of Germany’s VSB—Report

TotalEnergies is close to acquiring vertically-integrated renewable developer VSB Group from private equity firm Partners Group for about 2 billion euros, Bloomberg News reported.

Q&A: Exxon Mobil Pioneers the Permian and Guyana

Liam Mallon, Exxon Mobil’s upstream president, discusses how XOM liquids production has hit a 40-year high on the 25th anniversary of the Exxon-Mobil merger, and plans for the future.

Marketed: Berlin Resources Anadarko Basin Opportunity

Berlin Resources has retained EnergyNet for the sale of a working interest opportunity in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.

Marketed: Bison Energy 30-Well Package in Niobrara Shale

Bison Energy has retained EnergyNet for the sale of a 30 well package in Adams and Arapahoe counties, Colorado.

US Plans $7.5B Loan for Stellantis, Samsung JV for Battery Factories

If given the final go-ahead, Stellantis and Samsung’s StarPlus Energy joint venture will use the financing for lithium-ion battery cell and module manufacturing plants in Indiana.

GeoPark Signs SPA to Acquire Repsol’s Colombian Assets for $530MM

GeoPark Ltd. has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Respol Exploracion and Repsol E&P to acquire upstream oil and gas assets in Colombia.