Midland Basin
Highlights , Shale Plays
Best of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (April 3, 2020)
Two extended-lateral Wolfcamp Shale producers completed by CrownQuest and a horizontal Frontier discovery in Wyoming’s Converse County top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Business , Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Trends
E&P A&D Playbook: Trends in US Land Prices
This play-by-play takes a deep look into pricing trends across six key oil and gas basin areas, including the two most active gas plays and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Investment , Exploration & Production , Shale Plays
E&P Momentum: As Goes Exxon Mobil, So Goes the Permian
Exxon Mobil Corp. has made major strategic moves to gain a significant position in the Permian Basin. The market awaits the results.
Public Capital , Unconventional , Shale Plays
Laredo Petroleum Receives NYSE Continued Listing Notice
Laredo Petroleum began this year with its common stock trading around $2.76 per share but has since seen its stock price nosedive by roughly 87%.
Exploration & Production , Technology
E&P Momentum: Frac Hit Vexation
A review of frac hits on legacy well production produces unexpected results in the southern Midland Basin.
Shale Plays , Water Management , Midstream
The Rise of Water in the Midstream
Greater water usage by oil and gas producers is necessitating new infrastructure projects from increasingly specialized operators.
Public Capital , Exploration & Production , Shale Plays
Exxon Mobil, Hess, Concho, Callon, Kosmos Join US Producers Tightening Capex
On average, Reuters estimates North America oil and gas producers have cut their 2020 budgets by about 30% since the fall in oil prices.
Business , Exploration & Production , Shale Plays , Trends , Mergers
2020 M&A Outlook: Analyzing Permian Basin Consolidation
Analysts with Bernstein Research identified WPX Energy, Occidental Petroleum and Battalion Oil as top acquisition targets in the Permian Basin.
Company Profiles
Lario’s Legacy
A rich history of refining and E&P, with a noteworthy patriotic role as well, guides the fourth generation to run this family-owned E&P.
Company Profiles , Midstream
Executive Q&A: A New Dawn For Oryx Midstream
Permian crude oil mover Oryx Midstream Services accepted a $3.6 billion takeover bid last year and is now recapitalized to go so much further. What that might look like is left to the imagination of its founding team.