Executive Oil Conference


Pickering: Will Improving Drilling Efficiencies Outrun Inventory-led M&A?

Concerns on remaining inventory are a big driver of M&A activity, but improving drilling efficiencies allow for low rig counts to keep high production, says Dan Pickering, the chief investment officer of Pickering Energy Partners.

Surge Energy Balancing M&A Hunt with Testing Midland’s Shallow Zones

Surge Energy’s Travis Guidry discusses the potential for $1.3 billion in Permian Basin M&A and the company’s quest to grow inventory organically.

Aris Water Solutions’ Answers to Permian’s Produced Water Problem

Aris Water Solutions has some answers to one of the Permian’s biggest headwinds—produced water management—but there’s still a ways to go, said CEO Amanda Brock at the DUG Executive Oil Conference & Expo.

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.

Exclusive: Early Findings Show Untapped Potential in Barnett Exploration

Steven Jolley, Halliburton’s Permian Basin technology manager, gives insight into potential for new drilling opportunities around Andrews County and efficiencies operators are seeing within the Permian, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.

Scout Taps Trades, Farm-Outs, M&A for Uinta Basin Growth

With M&A activity all around its Utah asset, private producer Scout Energy Partners aims to grow larger in the emerging Uinta horizontal play.

E&P Consolidation Ripples Through Energy Finance Providers

Panel: The pool of financial companies catering to oil and gas companies has shrunk along with the number of E&Ps.

Exclusive: Permian’s Relevance in US Oil Production Expected to Increase

Jefferies’ Pete Bowden, the global head of industrial, energy and infrastructure investing, discussed the trajectory of the Permian Basin’s production and the future of M&A in the increasingly consolidated region, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.

Midstreamers Say Need for More Permian NatGas Pipelines Inevitable

The Permian Basin’s associated gas output could outstrip the region’s planned capacity well before the end of the decade, pipeline company executives said.

Push-Button Fracs: AI Shaping Well Design, Longer Laterals

From horseshoe wells to longer laterals, NexTier, Halliburton and ChampionX are using artificial intelligence to automate drilling and optimize completions.