Vital Energy Inc.
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About
Vital Energy is an independent energy company headquartered in Tulsa, Okla. The company is focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties, primarily in the Permian Basin of West Texas, where it holds in excess of 163,000 net acres.
News
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.
Enverus: 1Q Upstream Deals Hit $51B, but Consolidation is Slowing
Oil and gas dealmaking continued at a high clip in the first quarter, especially in the Permian Basin. But a thinning list of potential takeout targets, and an invigorated Federal Trade Commission, are chilling the red-hot M&A market.
Mighty Midland Still Beckons Dealmakers
The Midland Basin is the center of U.S. oil drilling activity. But only those with the biggest balance sheets can afford to buy in the basin's core, following a historic consolidation trend.
E&P Earnings Season Proves Up Stronger Efficiencies, Profits
The 2024 outlook for E&Ps largely surprises to the upside with conservative budgets and steady volumes.
The One Where EOG’s Stock Tanked
A rare earnings miss pushed the wildcatter’s stock down as much as 6%, while larger and smaller peers’ share prices were mostly unchanged. One analyst asked if EOG is like Narcissus.
Vital Energy's ‘Wildly Successful’ 2023 ‘Small Ball’ M&A Now in ‘Moneyball’ Mode
The operator added big runs in $1.6 billion of 2023 deals. Now Vital is looking to make more out of its hits via geology and geophysics, including steals “for free.” Still, it might pick up big consolidators’ cast-offs.
Vital Energy Again Ups Interest in Acquired Permian Assets
Vital Energy added even more working interests in Permian Basin assets acquired from Henry Energy LP last year at a purchase price discounted versus recent deals, an analyst said.
Vital Energy Deal Adds Permian Basin Working Interests
Vital Energy said it had added working interests from Henry Resources in a deal valued at $55 million.
Fury Road: Will $450MM Battalion M&A Fuel More Go-private Deals?
Delaware Basin E&P Battalion Oil is being acquired in a go-private transaction by a newly formed E&P Fury Resources. Could go-private sales become more common for small E&Ps with limited runway in the public markets?
Analysis: Will $2.7B Tokyo Gas-Rockcliff Deal Reopen Natgas M&A?
The Lower 48 has seen a whirlwind of oil and gas M&A this year, including a historic volume of transactions across the Permian Basin. After Tokyo Gas Co.’s $2.7 billion bid to acquire Haynesville E&P Rockcliff Energy II, could the window for natural gas deals be reopening?
Analysts: Permian Basin Rigs Plummeted on Record Upstream M&A
A land grab for top-quality drilling locations fueled record Permian Basin M&A activity in 2023. To preserve inventory, E&Ps are radically slashing drilling activity on their new assets, East Daley Analytics reports.
Vital Energy Rapidly Grows in Permian with Slew of Deals
Rebranded Vital focuses on proven strategy of buying up smaller private producers under the radar.
Buy and Buy: Vital Energy's M&A Strategy for the Permian
Vital Energy’s rapid growth in the Permian Basin stems from CEO Jason Pigott’s strategy of acquiring smaller private producers—one after the other.
Consistency is Key to the Future of Drilling Automation
Drilling specialists at Halliburton and Vital Energy see the implementation of AI and machine learning in the oilfield and as potentially transformative.
Vital Energy Promotes Katie Hill to COO
Vital Energy is promoting Katie Hill to senior vice president and COO effective Nov. 13, the company said.