Eagle Ford

Acquisitions & Divestitures

SilverBow Closes $700MM Deal for Chesapeake’s South Texas Assets

SilverBow Resources plans to develop its newly acquired high-return Chesapeake Energy inventory with an expanded capital program in 2024.

November 30, 2023

Acquisitions & Divestitures

Baytex Energy Divests Western Canada Crude Assets for $113MM

After closing a $2.2 billion deal this summer to add significant scale in the Eagle Ford, Calgary-based Baytex Energy is shedding some of its assets in southwestern Saskatchewan.

November 27, 2023

Hart Energy Exclusive , Investment , Acquisitions & Divestitures

Exclusive: US Energy Evaluates their Permian Investment, Other Basins [WATCH]

U.S. Energy Development Corp. board chairman Jordan Jayson explains the decision making for their large Permian Basin investment and sheds light on his thoughts about gas projects in this Hart Energy LIVE Exclusive Interview.

November 5, 2023

Wind , Renewables , Field Development , Crude Oil , International , Natural Gas

Despite JV Reports, BP Focused on Organic Growth Not M&A—CEO

BP remains focused on its transformation into an integrated energy company, interim CEO Murray Auchincloss said during a quarterly webcast, ruling out M&A for now despite reports the company was seeking joint venture partners.

October 31, 2023

Joint Ventures

Sources say BP Exploring JVs in US Shale; Interim CEO Denies ‘Rumors’

Interim BP CEO Murray Auchincloss told Reuters on Oct. 31 that rumors about the company’s shale business are “not true,” and that the London-based supermajor has all the U.S. resources it needs.

October 31, 2023

A&D Strategies and Opportunities , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Exploration & Production

Exclusive: SilverBow Sees Potential in Chesapeake Assets [WATCH]

Laura Gu, vice president of corporate and asset development at SilverBow Resources discusses in this Hart Energy LIVE Exclusive their latest Eagle Ford acquisition and the company's process of pioneering into the Austin Chalk.

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

Lease Sales

Marketed: Non-Operated Oil, Gas Interests in Lower 48

A private seller has retained Detring Energy Advisors to market for sale of certain non-operated oil and gas interests across several basins in the Lower 48.

October 3, 2023

Shale Plays

Analysts: Top-Tier Drilling Inventory Shrinking as Well Costs Rise

The cost of supply for North American shale producers is expected to continue rising, according to a recent analysis by Enverus Intelligence Research.

September 27, 2023

Acquisitions & Divestitures

Crescent Energy Ups Interest in Western Eagle Ford Shale

Crescent Energy is boosting its stake in a western Eagle Ford Shale, bringing its total M&A spending in the play to $850 million this year. 

September 6, 2023