D–J Basin
Business , Shale Plays
Chevron Plans $6.5 Billion US Shale Capex, Permian Growth in ‘24
California major Chevron Corp. is setting aside $6.5 billion to develop its U.S. shale portfolio next year, with the bulk of the spend allocated in the Permian Basin.
Earnings , Acquisitions & Divestitures , International
Chevron CEO: Upstream Returns to be ‘Structurally Higher’ than Downstream
Chevron’s $53 billion acquisition of Hess Corp. will concentrate the California major even further in upstream oil and gas production—the part of its portfolio where Chevron sees the most future upside.
Acquisitions & Divestitures
Which Assets Will Chevron Shop After $53B Hess Deal?
Chevron is entering the Bakken Shale play in a big way through its $53 billion acquisition of Hess Corp. After closing, will the supermajor be in North Dakota to stay?
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Shale Plays , Crude Oil , CCS/CCUS
Silencing the Doubters: Occidental CEO Vicki Hollub Lauded for Anadarko Deal
Four years after acquiring Anadarko Petroleum, Occidental CEO Vicki Hollub has proved her critics wrong, and she credits the deal with carrying the company through the depths of the pandemic.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Finance
Civitas Resources $1B Senior Notes Offering to Fund Vencer Acquisition
The unsecured notes offering will finance Civitas Resources’ Vencer Energy acquisition, another funding step in the company’s multibillion dollar expansion into the Permian Basin.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Mergers
A&D Minute: Making Sense of M&A Scramble [WATCH]
In this week's A&D Minute, East Daley Analytics' Justin Carlson answers the question of what drives deals across the shale patch and where those deals get inked.
Rig Counts , Crude Oil
$70, $80, $90? No Matter WTI Price, Production to Creep Along
As public E&Ps hold fast with capital discipline, even exuberant prices might not be enough to substantially bump up production, although private operators remain a wild card, analysts said.
Acquisitions & Divestitures
Diamondback’s Viper Energy Grabs $1B in Permian Basin Royalty Interests
Viper Energy’s cash-and-equity deal adds 2,800 net royalty acres in the Midland Basin and 1,800 net royalty acres in the Delaware Basin with an average 0.7% net revenue interest.
Shale Plays , Crude Oil , Natural Gas , ESG
Innovations Continue to Push the Limits of Efficiency
Next-generation fleets are poised to take center stage.
Technology , Exploration & Production , E&P Tech Trends
Tech Trends: Welltec's Solution to Bradenhead Aches [WATCH]
In this week's episode of Tech Trends, Hart Energy's Jaxon Caines spoke with Welltec's Solutions Director, Nick Rakic, about the technology company's 'Metal Expandable Packer' and how it reduces sustained casing pressure in a wellhead.