U.S. Onshore
News
August 13, 2024
In a lawsuit filed Monday in New York state court, Martin Siegel says the Conoco deal could deprive Marathon investors of more than $6 billion in value. He further alleges Marathon, its directors and financial adviser Morgan Stanley, misrepresented the deal in a proxy statement recommending shareholders back it.
News
August 11, 2024
Granite Ridge acquired 51 gross (4.7 net) future drilling locations for $12.6 million. The estimated future development costs for the acquired properties is $50 million. The acquisitions include assets in the Midland, Delaware, DJ, Williston and Appalachian basins.
News
August 08, 2024
The deal will increase Occidental’s production 5% to about 1.32 MMboed in 2024, with the extra coming from the Permian basin, the Houston-based company said in a statement Wednesday. Capital spending will increase about 6% to $6.9 billion.
Article
July 2024
Frac sand and proppant supply have evolved massively over the past decade and are still changing rapidly, with new ideas and new techniques. As shale gas is developed around the world, these learnings will follow, to unlock tremendous value to global supply chains.
Article
July 2024
For one West Texas operator, the combination of advanced nanoparticle-based additives and digital technology delivered cost savings and predictable results.
News
August 04, 2024
The move would have allowed Ecopetrol to add around 50,000 bpd, “providing much-needed growth visibility outside of Colombia,” Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Will Hares wrote in a note. BTG Pactual estimated it would expand Ecopetrol’s reserves by 11%.
News
August 02, 2024
EOG Resources Inc., one of the largest independent shale producers, Coterra Energy Inc. and Civitas Resources Inc. increased their 2024 production forecasts Thursday, with the latter saying it is seeing stronger-than-expected well performance in the Permian basin, North America’s busiest oil and gas field, where five producers over the past week reported results that surprised to the upside. Ovintiv Inc. and Matador Resources Co. made similar recent production announcements.
News
August 01, 2024
The combined company is the second largest operator in the Eagle Ford. The combination creates leading mid-cap E&P with scaled, balanced portfolio of high-quality assets. Additionally, the new company is well-positioned for further growth through accretive, returns-driven M&A
News
August 01, 2024
Ovintiv followed Matador Resources Co. in raising full-year production plans at a time when U.S. drillers have been committing to flat or moderate output growth so they can return more cash to investors and expand portfolios of future drilling sites.
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Hess increases oil and gas production on Guyana, Bakken success amid Chevron, ExxonMobil arbitration
July 31, 2024
Net production was 494,000 boepd in the second quarter of 2024, compared with 387,000 boepd in the second quarter of 2023, primarily due to higher production in Guyana and the Bakken. In the third quarter of 2024, E&P net production is expected to be in the range of 460,000 boepd to 470,000 boepd, primarily reflecting planned downtime in Guyana and Southeast Asia.
News
July 30, 2024
Upstream M&A activity notched its third consecutive quarter of heightened value with more than $30 billion transacted. That brings year-to-date activity, including July deals, to nearly $90 billion and nearly $250 billion transacted in the last 12 months. Prior to the latest run of consolidation, quarterly M&A value had only topped $30 billion three times since the start of 2017.
News
July 29, 2024
The cost to drill and frac new wells in U.S. shale basins is expected to drop about 10% this year as explorers look to get more for less amid record output, according to a report from Wood Mackenzie.
News
July 29, 2024
Post Oak Minerals V, an affiliate of Post Oak Energy Capital LP, has completed 10 acquisitions valued at over $475 million since early 2024, primarily focusing on the Permian basin.
News
July 29, 2024
The deal is part of Occidental’s previously announced plan to divest assets to help fund its acquisition of closely held CrownRock LP.
Article
July 2024
The Permian basin is the largest oil field in the U.S., but it is also one of the world’s biggest methane emitters. As producers come under pressure to cut emissions to tackle global warming, electric actuation can slash emissions, while making processes more efficient.
News
July 24, 2024
Matador executives on a Wednesday earnings conference call with analysts credited the better-than-expected well performance to drilling efficiency improvements such as crews spending less time drilling wells and hydraulic fracturing more wells simultaneously.
News
July 24, 2024
Since its creation in 2019, the Permian Strategic Partnership has doubled its membership and committed $153 million in philanthropic investments to generate over $1.5 billion in community support and collaborative investments.
Article
July 2024
When it comes to performance regressing as activity increases, one way to advance drilling is to find better and more reliable ways to ensure that we transfer the know-how and skills we already have to new workers and new teams.
News
July 21, 2024
FTC investigators are looking for evidence of executives attempting to collude with OPEC officials on oil market dynamics, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not be named discussing non-public information. Such communications, particularly on pricing and output, could be illegal under U.S. antitrust laws.
News
July 21, 2024
Colombian driller EcoPetrol could end up acquiring an even larger stake, up to 49%, in the assets Occidental agreed to buy from CrownRock LP for $12 billion in late 2023. This option expires in August, according to a filing.
News
July 16, 2024
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced it is seeking public opinion on whether or not to expand so-called “protected” areas in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve (NPR-A). If enacted, the measure would expand on the Biden administration’s recent ban on new oil and gas drilling projects in the region.
