Piceance Uinta
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.
Why Buying Double Eagle Does (and Doesn’t) Make Sense for Ovintiv
Proceeds from an Ovintiv divestiture in the Uinta Basin could help fund a deal for Double Eagle’s Midland Basin assets, but analysts say the money could just as easily be used for debt reduction.
Building a Better Non-op? Control the Purse Strings, Executives Say
As they trail E&Ps in the public markets, some non-operated oil and gas companies are taking firmer control of drilling decisions as executives look to reinvent their business model.
Quantum Buys Rockies E&P Caerus Oil and Gas for $1.8B
Private equity firm Quantum Capital Group closed an acquisition of Caerus Oil and Gas. Quantum is splitting Caerus’ assets in Colorado and Utah between two portfolio companies.
CEO: Berry Seeks Horizontal Drilling Opportunities in Uinta Basin
Berry Corp., which has a large footprint in California’s San Joaquin Basin, might be more excited about deals and drilling near its Uinta Basin acreage.
Utah Tar Sands Developers Plan Go-public Deal with SPAC
The owners of a Utah tar sand mine project agreed to a go-public combination with a blank-check sponsor.
After $2.55B Deal, NOG and SM to Buy More Uinta Basin Assets
Northern Oil & Gas and SM Energy, which are acquiring Uinta Basin E&P XCL Resources, will acquire additional assets in the basin with the purchase of Altamont Energy, which XCL had been trying to buy.
NOG’s Banner 2Q: Biggest M&A Deals, New Basins, Record Production
Non-operated specialist Northern Oil & Gas (NOG) had a banner second quarter, inking its largest acquisition ever in Utah and hitting record quarterly production.
2Q Upstream M&A Tops $30B as Deals Hit Utah, Eagle Ford, Bakken
A historic run of U.S. upstream M&A transactions continued unabated during the second quarter, according to Enverus data.
SM Energy Offers Senior Notes to Help Fund $2B XCL Resources’ Deal
SM Energy said it intends to use the net proceeds from the notes to fund its pending $2.04 billion purchase of XCL Resources.