Rockies
Public Capital , People , Exploration & Production
Amplify Energy Names Martyn Willsher CEO in Leadership Reshuffle
Martyn Willsher, previously interim CEO and CFO of the Houston-based E&P company, has worked for Amplify Energy and its predecessor companies since 2012
Restructurings , Public Capital , Exploration & Production , Shale Plays
Extraction Oil & Gas Emerges from Bankruptcy with Tom Tyree as CEO
Extraction Oil & Gas also instituted a new governance model that strives for “environmental leadership through low-impact operations, emission reductions and reporting,” says the company’s new chairman, Benjamin Dell.
Rig Counts , Unconventional
Chart: Western Rig Count as of January 22, 2021
California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
Highlights , Shale Plays
E&P Plus: January 2021 US Drilling Activity Highlights
Check out the latest oil and gas drilling activity highlights across the U.S. including a Marcellus discovery announced by Chesapeake Energy in Pennsylvania’s Bradford County plus the two strongest Haynesville Shale wells drilled to date in North Louisiana.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Trends , Mergers
Energy A&D Transactions from the Week of Jan. 20, 2021
Here’s a snapshot of recent energy deals including the closing of ConocoPhillips’ $13.3 billion acquisition of Concho Resources, one of the largest independent shale producers in the Permian Basin.
Lease Sales
On the Market Oil and Gas Quicklist (Week of Jan. 20, 2021)
Here’s a quicklist of oil and gas assets on the market including Unit Petroleum operated Kansas properties plus a nonop Barnett Shale position from Tokyo Gas.
Restructurings , Public Capital , Exploration & Production , Shale Plays , Gathering & Processing
NGL Energy Partners Provides Update on Extraction Bankruptcy
Extraction Oil & Gas is a customer of Grand Mesa Pipeline, a subsidiary of NGL Energy Partners that provides takeaway capacity for crude oil producers in the D-J Basin where Extraction’s operations are focused.
Rig Counts , Unconventional , Shale Plays
Hart Energy Unconventional Activity Tracker (Week of Jan. 18, 2021)
The U.S. rig count rose by 10 in the last week, according to Enverus which also notes that the count is down less than 1% in the last month and down 50% year-over-year.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Trends , Mergers
Energy A&D Transactions from the Week of Jan. 13, 2021
Here’s a snapshot of recent energy deals including the closing of Devon’s all-stock merger with WPX plus Pioneer completed its acquisition of Parsley creating a premier Permian independent energy company.
Lease Sales
On the Market Oil and Gas Quicklist (Week of Jan. 13, 2021)
Here’s a quicklist of oil and gas assets on the market including PennEnergy Resources Utica Shale properties plus bids are due for the sale of Gulf of Mexico Shelf assets by Ankor E&P Holdings and KOA Energy.