Rockies
Unconventional , Natural Gas , Crude Oil , Shale Plays
US Shale Oil, Natgas Production Growth To Hit Slowest In A Year
U.S. oil production from seven major shale formations is expected to rise about 22,000 barrels per day next month, which would be the smallest monthly increase since shale output declined in February 2019.
People , Water Management , Midstream
Oilfield Water Logistics Appoints Price Moncrief As CFO
Price Moncrief, a seasoned finance and corporate executive who previously worked for Concho Resources, will lead OWL’s strategic financial management as the company continues its expansion in the Permian Basin.
Lease Sales
Marketed: Uinta-Piceance Basin Operated Conventional Assets
Foundation Energy Management retained Eagle River Energy Advisors for the sale of certain operating working interest assets and associated lands in the Uinta-Piceance Basin of Colorado and Utah.
Exploration & Production , Emissions , Technology
Crestone Peak Enters Air Quality Monitoring Partnership For Colorado Well Sites
Crestone Peak Resources revealed on Jan. 16 an innovative partnership for a large-scale test of real-time continuous air quality monitoring at its oil and natural gas production sites in Colorado.
Lease Sales
Marketed: Merit Energy Powder River Basin Waterflood Asset
Merit Energy retained Detring Energy Advisors to market for sale its 100% operated producing properties, leasehold and related assets located in Campbell and Crook counties, Wyo., with bids due Feb. 26.
Rig Counts , Unconventional
Chart: Western Rig Count As of January 17, 2020
California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
Public Capital , People , Exploration & Production , Shale Plays
Enerplus Taps Wade Hutchings From Devon Energy For COO Role
Wade Hutchings’ appointment as COO is in conjunction with the retirement of Ray Daniels, who has had a decades-long career in energy including 12 years at Enerplus.
Lease Sales
On The Market Oil And Gas Quicklist (Week Of Jan. 15, 2020)
Here’s a quicklist of oil and gas assets on the market including Corterra Energy Arkoma Basin properties and Echo Investment Partners foreclosure process.
Trends
Energy A&D Transactions From The Week Of Jan. 15, 2020
Here’s a snapshot of energy deals from the past week including Kimbell’s acquisition of NGP-backed Springbok plus the closing of Parsley’s multibillion-dollar merger with Jagged Peak.
Public Capital , Exploration & Production , Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Mergers
PDC Energy Completes $1.7 Billion All-stock Merger With SRC Energy
PDC now adds SRC Energy’s core area of operations in the Greater Wattenberg Field of the D-J Basin to its portfolio, which includes positions in the D-J and Permian basins.