Permian
Mergers , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Earnings
Stice: Diamondback’s Small Company Culture Suits Big M&A Appetite
Diamondback Energy CEO Travis Stice tells analysts that the company’s nimble nature is among its top qualities, allowing for rapid growth and the successful integration of Endeavor Energy this year.
Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Exploration & Production , Drilling
Decoding the Delaware: How E&Ps Are Unlocking the Future
The basin is deeper, gassier, more geologically complex and more remote than the Midland Basin to the east. But the Delaware is too sweet of a prize to pass up for many of the nation’s top oil and gas producers.
Natural Gas , Pipelines , Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) , Trade , International
Permian Gas Finds Another Way to Asia
A crop of Mexican LNG facilities in development will connect U.S. producers to high-demand markets while avoiding the Panama Canal.
Energy Storage , Emissions , Infrastructure
Electrifying Permian Could Threaten West Texas Power Grid—Enverus
Emissions reduction targets and cryptocurrency mining could double power demand and threaten the grid in West Texas by 2040, according to a report by Enverus Intelligence Research.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Mergers , Investment
M&A Spotlight Shifts from Permian to Bakken, Marcellus
Potential deals-in-waiting include the Bakken’s Grayson Mill Energy, EQT's remaining non-operated Marcellus portfolio and some Shell and BP assets in the Haynesville, Rystad said.
Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Earnings
Chevron CEO: Permian, D-J Basin Production Fuels US Output Growth
Chevron continues to prioritize Permian Basin investment for new production and is seeing D-J Basin growth after closing its $6.3 billion acquisition of PDC Energy last year, CEO Mike Wirth said.
Service Contracts , Service & Supply , Field Development
ProPetro to Provide eFrac Services to Exxon’s Permian Operations
ProPetro has entered a three-year agreement to provide electric hydraulic fracturing services for Exxon Mobil’s operations in the Permian Basin.
Exploration & Production , Shale Plays , Crude Oil , Natural Gas
Barnett & Beyond: Marathon, Oxy, Peers Testing Deeper Permian Zones
Marathon Oil, Occidental, Continental Resources and others are reaching under the Permian’s popular benches for new drilling locations. Analysts think there are areas of the basin where the Permian’s deeper zones can compete for capital.
Finance , Investment , Rig Counts , Service & Supply , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Trends
Oil and Gas Chain Reaction: E&P M&A Begets OFS Consolidation
Record-breaking E&P consolidation is rippling into oilfield services, with much more M&A on the way.
Earnings , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Crude Oil , Natural Gas
Exxon Mobil, Chevron See Profits Fall in 1Q Earnings
Chevron and Exxon Mobil are feeling the pinch of weak energy prices, particularly natural gas, and fuels margins that have cooled in the last year.