ARC Closes on $1.18B Oil, Gas Acquisition in Alberta
The deal, centered on the Kakwa region in Alberta, follows ARC Resource’s strategy of strengthening its Montney position.
Volatility to Slow Upstream M&A After $17B in Q1 Dealmaking—Enverus
Upstream deal markets are heading into territory reminiscent of the conditions seen in the first half of 2020, said Andrew Dittmar, Enverus’ principal M&A analyst.
Whitecap, Veren Enter $10.4B Merger of Western Canadian Basin E&Ps
Whitecap Resources and Veren Inc. will create the largest light oil and condensate producer in the Alberta Montney and Kaybob Duvernay in an all-share combination valued at CA$15 billion (US$10.43 billion).
Ovintiv Closes Montney Acquisition, Completing $4.3B in M&A
Ovintiv closed its $2.3 billion acquisition of Paramount Resource’s Montney Shale assets on Jan. 31 after divesting Unita Basin assets for $2 billion last week.
Ovintiv Closes $2B Uinta Sale to FourPoint Resources
Ovintiv is exiting Utah’s Uinta Basin in a $2 billion sale to FourPoint Resources, which will take over some of the play’s highest quality acreage.
Riverstone’s Leuschen Plans to IPO Methane-Mitigation-Focused SPAC
The SPAC will be Riverstone Holdings co-founder David Leuschen’s eighth, following the Permian Basin’s Centennial Resources, the Anadarko’s Alta Mesa Holdings and the Montney’s Hammerhead Resources.
Enverus: M&A Set to Cool with Smaller Deals, Higher Breakevens
With fewer acquisition targets, Enverus Intelligence Research said the quality of acquired inventory is declining, with breakevens averaging $50/bbl in 2024 versus $45/bbl in 2022 and 2023.
Pickering Prognosticates 2025 Political Winds and Shale M&A
For oil and gas, big M&A deals will probably encounter less resistance, tariffs could be a threat and the industry will likely shrug off “drill, baby, drill” entreaties.
Shale Outlook Uinta: Horizontal Boom to Continue in 2025
After two large-scale transactions by SM Energy and Ovintiv, the Uinta Basin is ready for development—and stacked pay exploration.
MVP Produces Lithium at DLE Plant in Montney
MVP Lithium said it produced 99.9% pure battery-grade lithium hydroxide from brine via direct lithium extraction.