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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.

Exclusive: CNX Exec Says NatGas Goes Far Beyond Data Center Needs

As a resilient energy source, no other solution comes close to providing the dependable power of natural gas, CNX New Technologies President Ravi Srivastava told Hart Energy.

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.

Exclusive: Why Family Offices Favor ‘Lower-Risk’ Oil, Gas Investments

Evan Smith, Stephens’ senior vice president for investment banking, describes growth in the company’s network of family offices, specifically those investing in the energy sector, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.

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.

Expand Foresees Drilling U-Turns in Appalachia

As Expand Energy leans into its newly combined Chesapeake-Southwestern acreage, Tim Beard, the company’s vice president of drilling, would be “surprised” if Expand did not drill U-turn wells in the Appalachian Basin.