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Investment, Legislation, Infrastructure, Joint Ventures, Construction, Pipelines

Passage of Debt Bill Clears Way for MVP, Swifter Permitting for Infrastructure

The MVP natural gas pipeline and a swifter permitting process win as debt ceiling legislation weathers resistance from senators.

June 2, 2023

Super DUG, Exploration & Production

SUPER DUG: Enerplus Banks on ‘Underappreciated’ Bakken, Refracs

Enerplus COO Wade Hutchings expects the company to generate free cash flow of $475 million in 2023 with plans to launch refracturing efforts in the Bakken while easing down Marcellus Shale production.

June 2, 2023

Service Contracts, Storage, Pipelines

Kinder Morgan to Add Storage Capacity on Texas System

Kinder Morgan’s expansion, for which it is soliciting interested shippers, will increase working storage capacity by more than 6 Bcf, the company said.

June 1, 2023

Energy Transition, Technology, Midstream

SUPER DUG: XRI's Durand on Midstream Water's Evolution [WATCH]

Hart Energy's technology editor Jennifer Pallanich sat down with XRI Holding's John Durand to talk about the past and future evolution of midstream water, as well as the parallels and differences in the company's expansion into Canada. 

June 1, 2023

Shale Plays, Pipelines

Enterprise Completes Acadian Haynesville Pipeline Extension

The Acadian extension is one of multiple projects totaling $3.8 billion Enterprise plans to put in service in 2023.

June 1, 2023

Company Profiles, Crude Oil

The Biggest Little Producer in the Permian

Mewbourne Oil CEO Ken Waits shares the strategy that propelled the 58-year-old private company to the top of the nation’s most prolific play, the Permian Basin.

June 1, 2023

Exploration & Production, Shale Plays, Acquisitions & Divestitures

Family Behind Stronghold Energy Raises $500MM for Permian Deals

After selling Stronghold Energy II to Ring Energy for $465 million last year, Steve and Caleb Weatherl aim to develop another Permian position with their new E&P, Garrison Energy.

May 31, 2023

Acquisitions & Divestitures

A&D Minute: E&Ps Keep an Eye Out for Depth, M&A [WATCH]

In this week's A&D Minute, ConocoPhillips snaps up Canadian oil sands assets in a $3 billion deal, tripping up Suncor in the process, and VTX Energy and Stronghold Energy II stay open-minded to M&A in attempts to target depth. 

May 31, 2023

Super DUG, Exploration & Production, Shale Plays

SUPER DUG: E&Ps Explore Emerging Basins, Deeper Zones in Inventory Hunt

As producers scramble to extend their inventory runways, companies are drilling deeper test wells in the Permian Basin and exploring emerging plays in the Lower 48.

May 31, 2023

Investment, Legislation, Joint Ventures, Pipelines

Energy Investors Cheer Pipeline Provision in Budget Bill

A budget bill deal between Biden and McCarthy pushes pipeline construction and permitting reform and could potentially clear the way to finish Equitrans’ Mountain Valley Pipeline—news that catapulted the company’s stock.

May 30, 2023