Oil and Gas Investor Magazine - June 2017
Cover Story
Got Minerals?
Oil and gas mineral interests are in the spotlight—and institutions and private equity teams seeking passive income have noticed.
Feature
A&D Outlook: The Big Truck Without Brakes
The remarkable “Delaware Spring” is on repeat thanks to stable commodity prices, technological advancements and a reasonable bid-ask spread.
CEO Outlook: Positioning For Growth
Three industry leaders are ready to make strategic investments, but cautious about where they will go.
Conventional Strategies: Rediscovering Michigan
Core Energy has found the way to more oil in the northern state via EOR and exploration in the Niagaran reefs.
Executive Q&A: Concho's Permian Machine
Concho Resources’ steady-as-she-goes mantra, combined with its oversized pure-play portfolio, sets it apart as a Permian powerhouse.
Insights From Stratas Advisors: Deepwater Exploration Perseveres
As oil prices pick back up, deep and ultradeepwater drilling will continue to dominate in the GoM over the next five years.
Management Strategy: The Startup Road
Two launches illustrate the different ways entrepreneurs are putting money to work in today’s oil and gas market.
Midcontinent E&P: Stacked And Merged
The central Anadarko Basin Scoop/Stack bonanza is far from locked and done if you know where to look next, according to these three operators.
Shale Plays: Next Steps In The Permian
Operators are thrilled with prospects and results in the Permian, executing SPACs and tackling stacked pay to get the most out of the biggest, best basin.
A&D Trends
A&D Trends: The Bakken: Like A Boss?
The oil-rich Bakken may have been dozing during the downturn, but with a slow recovery in commodity prices, A&D activity could awaken.
At Closing
At Closing: Notes From Near And Far
Majors and international oil companies will continue to play offense after a year of buying up private equity-backed E&Ps.
Bright Spots
Bright Spot: Meet Rick Garza
Rick Garza explains the value of rigorous analysis and significant data to the oil and gas space.
E&P Momentum
E&P Momentum: Bigger, Better, But More Nuanced
As operators super-size wellsite activities, subtle changes in process are generating more hydrocarbons at a lower per unit price.
From the Editor-in-Chief
From The Editor In Chief: Lurking Danger
Perception is reality, and today’s teenagers’ view of oil and gas puts the industry in peril.
On the Money
On The Money: Adrift, Or Darkest Before The Dawn?
Global inventories and a re-emergence of corporate M&A activity could improve the apathetic-to-low investment sentiment.