Executive Oil Conference


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.

ConocoPhillips: Longer Laterals Coming to Delaware Basin After Marathon Close

After closing a $17.1 billion acquisition of Marathon Oil, ConocoPhillips’ Delaware Basin leader sees opportunities to drill longer laterals and investigate secondary benches underground.

Boosted by Oxy Deal, Permian Resources Expects to Grow in Delaware

Permian Resources Co-CEO Will Hickey expects more growth in the Delaware Basin thanks to his company’s advantageous cost structure.

Oxy CEO Hollub Sees More Consolidation Coming in Permian, Globally

Occidental Petroleum CEO Vicki Hollub names emissions and water management as top challenges for Permian operators and an incentive for growth.

Water Management Called ‘Massive Headwind’ for Permian Operators

Amanda Brock, CEO of Aris Water Solutions, says multiple answers will be needed to solve the growing amounts of produced water generated by fracking.

Permian Trends Continue to Point to Crude Growth

Smaller, more creative M&A deals are becoming the standard in the Permian’s Midland and Delaware basins, an Enverus analyst says.

Tackling Methane Emissions: Triple Crown’s Secret to Success

Triple Crown Resources, the private Permian Basin operator, is cutting methane emissions and delivering returns.

Post-Earthstone Deal, Permian Resources Switches Up M&A Strategy

E&P Permian Resources will shift to smaller-scale deals to add value as opportunities to consolidate in the Midland and Delaware basins shrink.

ProPetro CEO: Next-gen Equipment Demand High Despite Market Headwinds

As the oilfield service market faces headwinds from consolidation and a dwindling rig count, ProPetro CEO Sam Sledge sees Permian Basin demand picking up for next-generation equipment.

M&A: Permian Buyers, Sellers Find ‘Goldilocks’ Zone in 2023

Permian Basin M&A has taken off in 2023 largely because buyers and sellers are in a ‘Godilocks’ zone in which prices are just right, executives at RBC Capital Markets and Jefferies said.