Texas/La Gulf Coast
People , Midstream
Martin Midstream Names Bob Bondurant CEO as Founder Ruben Martin Retires
Martin Midstream’s founder, Ruben Martin, will retire as president and CEO on Dec. 31, but remain as board chairman and will continue to be actively involved in its business development.
Highlights , Shale Plays
Best of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Oct. 23, 2020)
Occidental Bone Spring completions, EOG Niobrara producers at a Johnson County wellpad in Wyoming plus commingled Woodford/Hayes wells reported by Calyx Energy top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Rig Counts , Unconventional
Chart: Gulf Coast Rig Count as of October 23, 2020
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas RRC Dist. 1, 2, 3, 4., 5, 6, inland, offshore
Lease Sales
Marketed: Eagle Ford Shale ORRI Package, Burleson County, Texas
Clear Fork Royalty Fund LP retained EnergyNet for the sale of an overriding royalty interest package in the Eagle Ford Shale in Burleson County, Texas, through an auction closing Oct. 29.
Highlights , Shale Plays
E&P Plus: October 2020 US Drilling Activity Highlights
Check out the latest oil and gas drilling activity highlights across the U.S. featured in the October issue of E&P Plus including Chesapeake Energy Marcellus Shale discoveries plus a Wolfcamp well tested by Occidental Petroleum in New Mexico’s Eddy County.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Trends , Mergers
Energy A&D Transactions from the Week of Oct. 21, 2020
Here’s a snapshot of recent energy deals including a wave of upstream mergers in the Permian Basin that saw ConocoPhillips agreeing to acquire Concho Resources and Pioneer Natural Resources buying Parsley Energy.
Lease Sales
On the Market Oil and Gas Quicklist (Week of Oct. 21, 2020)
Here’s a quicklist of oil and gas assets on the market including Lime Rock Resources nonop working interest assets in the core of the Williston Basin plus a Haynesville Shale/Cotton Valley opportunity from Mammoth Minerals.
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) , Tankers
First LNG Tanker Heading to Louisiana Cameron Plant Since Hurricane Delta
The first LNG tanker to go to Cameron LNG's export plant in Louisiana since Hurricane Delta was set to arrive on Oct. 20.
Lease Sales
Marketed: Mammoth Minerals Haynesville Shale, Cotton Valley Opportunity
Mammoth Minerals retained EnergyNet for the sale of a Haynesville Shale/Cotton Valley opportunity in Louisiana's Caddo Parish through a sealed-bid offering closing Nov. 11.
Rig Counts , Unconventional , Shale Plays
Hart Energy Unconventional Activity Tracker (Week of Oct. 19, 2020)
Rig count is up 13% in the last month. The most significant weekly rig increases by major basin were in the Permian (up four to 129), Gulf Coast (up four to 31) and Appalachia (up three to 35).