Rockies

Acquisitions & Divestitures , Shale Plays

Analysts: Will Occidental Sell in GoM, Rockies After $12B Permian Deal?

As Occidental spends $12 billion to add scale in the Midland Basin, analysts wonder if the E&P will divest assets in the Gulf of Mexico, the Rockies or other parts of its portfolio.

December 18, 2023

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.

December 8, 2023

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.

November 1, 2023

Midstream , Mergers

Crestwood Unitholders Approve $7.1B Energy Transfer Merger

Energy Transfer’s merger-acquisition of Crestwood will strengthen the company’s position in Williston, Delaware and Powder River basins.

October 31, 2023

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?

October 26, 2023

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.

October 20, 2023

Pipelines , Natural Gas , Acquisitions & Divestitures

Western Midstream Closes Acquisition of Meritage

Western Midstream’s acquisition of Meritage Midstream Services II adds approximately 1,500 miles of natural gas pipelines to its portfolio.

October 16, 2023

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.

October 11, 2023

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.

October 4, 2023

Environmental , Emissions , Exploration & Production , America's Natural Gas , Hart Energy Exclusive , Acquisitions & Divestitures

Exclusive: PureWest's Strategy Focuses on Pinedale Anticline [WATCH]

With its recent acquisition by a family consortium of family offices and financial institutions, PureWest is capitalizing on the "fairly unique deal" with its growth strategy going forward, says CEO Chris Valdez in this Hart Energy LIVE Exclusive. 

October 3, 2023