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Ovintiv to Boost 2024 Free Cash Flow to Nearly $2B
Ovintiv management reported its on track to generate $1.9 billion in 2024 free cash flow but skirted a question about the company’s possible pursuit of Midland Basin E&P Double Eagle.
Surge of Longer Lateral Drilling to Enhance Reservoir Recovery
With energy demand growing, operators look to supply hydrocarbons by drilling longer wells.
Found in Mitchell County, Permian Basin: 2.5-mile Wolfcamp Stepouts
Bayswater Exploration & Production has taken its Midland Basin oil play far east into Mitchell County where a high carbonate content “gives us a chance to really compete with the big guys.”
CEO Darren Woods: What’s Driving Permian M&A for Exxon, Other E&Ps
Since acquiring XTO for $36 billion in 2010, Exxon Mobil has gotten better at drilling unconventional shale plays. But it needed Pioneer’s high-quality acreage to keep running in the Permian Basin, CEO Darren Woods said at CERAWeek by S&P Global.
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Beth McDonald Appointed SM Energy COO
Beth McDonald joins SM Energy as its new executive vice president and COO, bringing with her about 20 years of experience as an executive at Pioneer Natural Resources.
September 9, 2024
Five Point Closes Infrastructure Fund with $1.4B in Commitments
Five Point Energy, which created newly public Permian Basin company LandBridge, said its Five Point Energy Fund IV was oversubscribed from a target of $1.25 billion.
September 9, 2024
Post Oak-backed Quantent Closes Haynesville Deal in North Louisiana
Quantent Energy Partners’ initial Haynesville Shale acquisition comes as Post Oak Energy Capital closes an equity commitment for the E&P.
September 9, 2024
Non-op Rising: NOG’s O’Grady, Dirlam See Momentum in Co-purchase M&A
Non-operated specialist Northern Oil & Gas is going after larger acquisitions by teaming up with adept operating partners like SM Energy and Vital Energy. It’s helping bridge a capital gap in the upstream sector, say NOG executives Nick O’Grady and Adam Dirlam.
September 5, 2024
Mach Units Fall 12% After Announcing Offering to Finance M&A Deals
Mach Natural Resources (MNR) units are trading down over 12% after announcing plans to sell 7.85 million common units to fund two pending acquisitions in the Midcontinent.
September 5, 2024
Matterhorn Express, Partially Online, to Ease Permian Gas Bloat
The long-awaited Matterhorn Express pipeline is shipping small amounts of natural gas out of the Permian Basin, according to an E&P CEO.
September 5, 2024
ARC Resources Divests Non-core, Non-Montney Assets
ARC Resources did not provide additional information on the divested assets, which the company said had results in proceeds of $59.2 million.
September 5, 2024
‘Knife Fight’ for NGLs Driving Midstream Mergers in 2024
The latest acquisitions in the midstream sector are focusing on natural gas gathering and processing to secure a spot in the lucrative NGL market.
September 5, 2024
Franklin Mountain Pulls Trigger on Gunbarrel’s 18-well Delaware Project
In August, Franklin Mountain Energy brought online its 18-well Gunbarrel project, targeting the Delaware Basin’s Third Bone Spring and Wolfcamp A, among other intervals.
September 5, 2024
Marketed: ConocoPhillips Bakken Shale Opportunity
ConocoPhillips has retained EnergyNet for the sale of working interest participation in three wells located in the Bakken Shale in McKenzie County, North Dakota.
September 4, 2024