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.

Sliding Oil Prices Could Prompt Permian E&Ps to Cut Capex

A reduction in the rig count would also slow the growth of natural gas output from the region, benefitting gassy Gulf Coast players, according to Enverus.

Summit Midstream Completes $450MM Tall Oak Acquisition

Summit said the motivation for the acquisition of Tall Oak Midstream III was to rebalance the company’s portfolio between oil and gas assets.

Q&A: Exxon Mobil Pioneers the Permian and Guyana

Liam Mallon, Exxon Mobil’s upstream president, discusses how XOM liquids production has hit a 40-year high on the 25th anniversary of the Exxon-Mobil merger, and plans for the future.

Adkins: The Overhang of Excess Oil May Not Be All that Massive

Raymond James’ J. Marshall Adkins says the market is factoring in perceptions of OPEC excess capacity from countries such as Venezuela, Nigeria and Iraq that have yet to hit their production potential—and probably won't anytime soon.

Pickering on Permian: Marginal Barrels, Stripper Wells, More

As the Permian Basin matures and global oil demand grows, Dan Pickering, chief investment officer for Pickering Energy Partners, offers his thoughts on the basin’s future, costs, demand and the price of oil.

EIA: NatGas in Storage Drops for Second Week in a Row

Natural gas prices dip after a positive trend for most of November.

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.

Gran Tierra Enters Montney Shale JV with Logan Energy

In addition to its joint venture with Logan Energy Corp., Gran Tierra Energy Inc. also announced a seventh successful discovery well in Ecuador.