Diamondback Touts Land, Cheap Gas to Lure Data Centers to Permian
With 65,000 land acres, cheap natural gas and an abundant produced water supply, Diamondback wants to lure power-hungry data centers to West Texas.
November 5, 2024
Exxon Plans Longest 20,000-Ft Wells on Pioneer’s Midland Asset
Exxon Mobil has already drilled some of the longest wells in the New Mexico Delaware Basin. Now, the Texas-based supermajor looks to go longer on Pioneer’s Midland Basin asset.
November 4, 2024
Diamondback Swaps Delaware Assets, Pays $238MM For TRP’s Midland Assets
After closing a $26 billion acquisition of Endeavor Energy Resources, Diamondback Energy is getting deeper in the Midland Basin through an asset swap with TRP Energy.
November 4, 2024
ConocoPhillips Hits Permian, Eagle Ford Records as Marathon Closing Nears
ConocoPhillips anticipates closing its $17.1 billion acquisition of Marathon Oil before year-end, adding assets in the Eagle Ford, the Bakken and the Permian Basin.
November 1, 2024
Hess Goes Forth in Bakken with Chevron Deal Entangled in Dispute
Waiting to close a $55 billion sale to Chevron, Hess Corp. plans to continue running four rigs in the North Dakota Bakken shale play through the fourth quarter.
October 30, 2024
Report: ConocoPhillips Shopping Delaware Basin Assets for $1B Sale
ConocoPhillips has laid out a $2 billion divestiture campaign to reduce debt from a blockbuster acquisition of Marathon Oil.
October 30, 2024
BP Profit Falls On Weak Oil Prices, May Slow Share Buybacks
Despite a drop in profit due to weak oil prices, BP reported strong results from its U.S. shale segment and new momentum in the Gulf of Mexico.
October 30, 2024
Asia, EU Buyers Warming Up to US Shale M&A Again—Jefferies
Foreign asset buyers are considering U.S. upstream M&A to lower their LNG supply costs and avoid windfall taxes on European operations, Jefferies Managing Director Bill Marko says.
October 29, 2024
'A Renewed Look': Central Basin Platform's Old Rock Gains New Interest
As majors prune their portfolios to sell non-core assets, M&A activity is heating up on the Permian’s Central Basin Platform and Northwest Shelf—and Ring Energy hopes to be a buyer.
October 29, 2024
Asset Manager Buys SandRidge Stake, Looks for More Midcon M&A
Investment manager Third Avenue believes Midcon E&P SandRidge Energy is primed for M&A and a boost to shareholder returns.
October 22, 2024