Latest Hart Energy Exclusives
Range Resources Holds Production Steady in 1Q 2024
NGLs are providing a boost for Range Resources as the company waits for natural gas demand to rebound.
EQT Sees Clear Path to $5B in Potential Divestments
EQT Corp. executives said that an April deal with Equinor has been a catalyst for talks with potential buyers.
Novo II Reloads, Aims for Delaware Deals After $1.5B Exit Last Year
After Novo I sold its Delaware Basin position for $1.5 billion last year, Novo Oil & Gas II is reloading with EnCap backing and aiming for more Delaware deals.
Matador Hoards Dry Powder for Potential M&A, Adds Delaware Acreage
Delaware-focused E&P Matador Resources is growing oil production, expanding midstream capacity, keeping debt low and hunting for M&A opportunities.
TotalEnergies, Vanguard Renewables Form RNG JV in US
Total Energies and Vanguard Renewable’s equally owned joint venture initially aims to advance 10 RNG projects into construction during the next 12 months.
US Interior Department Releases Offshore Wind Lease Schedule
The U.S. Interior Department’s schedule includes up to a dozen lease sales through 2028 for offshore wind, compared to three for oil and gas lease sales through 2029.
Utah’s Ute Tribe Demands FTC Allow XCL-Altamont Deal
More than 90% of the Utah Ute tribe’s income is from energy development on its 4.5-million-acre reservation and the tribe says XCL Resources’ bid to buy Altamont Energy shouldn’t be blocked.
Hess Midstream Increases Class A Distribution
Hess Midstream has increased its quarterly distribution per Class A share by approximately 45% since the first quarter of 2021.
Mexico Presidential Hopeful Sheinbaum Emphasizes Energy Sovereignty
Claudia Sheinbaum, vying to becoming Mexico’s next president this summer, says she isn’t in favor of an absolute privatization of the energy sector but she isn’t against private investments either.
Rhino Taps Halliburton for Namibia Well Work
Halliburton’s deepwater integrated multi-well construction contract for a block in the Orange Basin starts later this year.
Keeping it Tight: Diversified Energy Clamps Down on Methane Emissions
Diversified Energy wants to educate on emission reduction successes while debunking junk science.
Solar Panel Tariff, AD/CVD Speculation No Concern for NextEra
NextEra Energy CEO John Ketchum addressed speculation regarding solar panel tariffs and antidumping and countervailing duties on its latest earnings call.
NextEra Energy Dials Up Solar as Power Demand Grows
NextEra’s renewable energy arm added about 2,765 megawatts to its backlog in first-quarter 2024, marking its second-best quarter for renewables — and the best for solar and storage origination.
Halliburton’s Low-key M&A Strategy Remains Unchanged
Halliburton CEO Jeff Miller says expected organic growth generates more shareholder value than following consolidation trends, such as chief rival SLB’s plans to buy ChampionX.
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.
Baker Hughes Awarded Saudi Pipeline Technology Contract
Baker Hughes will supply centrifugal compressors for Saudi Arabia’s new pipeline system, which aims to increase gas distribution across the kingdom and reduce carbon emissions
Ithaca Energy to Buy Eni's UK Assets in $938MM North Sea Deal
Eni, one of Italy's biggest energy companies, will transfer its U.K. business in exchange for 38.5% of Ithaca's share capital, while the existing Ithaca Energy shareholders will own the remaining 61.5% of the combined group.
Venture Global Gets FERC Nod to Process Gas for LNG
Venture Global’s massive export terminal will change natural gas flows across the Gulf of Mexico but its Plaquemines LNG export terminal may still be years away from delivering LNG to long-term customers.
PrairieSky Adds $6.4MM in Mannville Royalty Interests, Reduces Debt
PrairieSky Royalty said the acquisition was funded with excess earnings from the CA$83 million (US$60.75 million) generated from operations.
Report: Crescent Midstream Exploring $1.3B Sale
Sources say another company is considering $1.3B acquisition for Crescent Midstream’s facilities and pipelines focused on Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico.
Equitrans Midstream Announces Quarterly Dividends
Equitrans' dividends will be paid on May 15 to all applicable ETRN shareholders of record at the close of business on May 7.
BCCK, Vision RNG Enter Clean Energy Partnership
BCCK will deliver two of its NiTech Single Tower Nitrogen Rejection Units (NRU) and amine systems to Vision RNG’s landfill gas processing sites in Seneca and Perry counties, Ohio.
EIG’s MidOcean Closes Purchase of 20% Stake in Peru LNG
MidOcean Energy’s deal for SK Earthon’s Peru LNG follows a March deal to purchase Tokyo Gas’ LNG interests in Australia.
Clean Energy Begins Operations at South Dakota RNG Facility
Clean Energy Fuels’ $26 million South Dakota RNG facility will supply fuel to commercial users such as UPS and Amazon.
Texas LNG Export Plant Signs Additional Offtake Deal With EQT
Glenfarne Group LLC's proposed Texas LNG export plant in Brownsville has signed an additional tolling agreement with EQT Corp. to provide natural gas liquefaction services of an additional 1.5 mtpa over 20 years.
Deepwater Roundup 2024: Americas
The final part of Hart Energy E&P’s Deepwater Roundup focuses on projects coming online in the Americas from 2023 until the end of the decade.
Ohio Utica’s Ascent Resources Credit Rep Rises on Production, Cash Flow
Ascent Resources received a positive outlook from Fitch Ratings as the company has grown into Ohio’s No. 1 gas and No. 2 Utica oil producer, according to state data.
E&P Highlights: April 22, 2024
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, including a standardization MoU and new contract awards.
US EPA Expected to Drop Hydrogen from Power Plant Rule, Sources Say
The move reflects skepticism within the U.S. government that the technology will develop quickly enough to become a significant tool to decarbonize the electricity industry.
For Sale? Trans Mountain Pipeline Tentatively on the Market
Politics and tariffs may delay ownership transfer of the Trans Mountain Pipeline, which the Canadian government spent CA$34 billion to build.