Buyers Scramble for Their Slice of the Haynesville
A natural gas demand wave approaches, but there’s precious little left in the market to buy in the coveted Haynesville Shale.
US Energy M&A Shifts Gassier into Appalachia, Midcon as Oil Slips
U.S. upstream M&A activity reached $2.3 billion in April, defying a sharp 12% collapse in oil prices. Natural gas-driven deals led the way, including EQT’s $1.8 billion Olympus Energy acquisition.
Trauber: Shell-BP Merger Would Make “A Lot of Sense”
BP’s U.S. shale operations include the Permian, Eagle Ford and Haynesville. The next wave of oil and gas consolidation may include mergers between the majors, veteran M&A insider Stephen Trauber of Moelis tells Hart Energy.
What's Affecting Oil Prices This Week? (May 12, 2025)
U.S. officials said on May 11 that a deal had been made to reduce the U.S. trade deficit with China. While all the details may not be established, oil prices will get another boost from this “deal”.
On the Market This Week (May 5, 2025)
Here is a roundup of marketed oil and gas leaseholds in the Permian, Williston and Appalachian basins and the Bakken, Haynesville and Eagle Ford shales.
BKV, CIP Enter CCUS Joint Venture with $500MM Investment
The joint venture between BKV and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners comes after BKV entered an agreement on May 1 with Comstock Resources for CCUS projects in the Haynesville Shale.
WhiteHawk Buys PHX Minerals for $187MM, Expands into Midcontinent
PHX Minerals agreed to sell to WhiteHawk Energy for $187 million, expanding WhiteHawk’s natural gas portfolio in the Haynesville Shale and Midcontinent.
Post Oak’s Permian Roots Grow Deeper with $480MM in ’24 Minerals M&A
Post Oak Energy Capital was early to invest in M&R as a standalone asset class. Today, it manages 85,000 net royalty acres.
What’s Next for the US as an Apex Hydrocarbon Producer?
Expect more company integration and more investor attention to data centers and LNG terminals in the U.S. hydrocarbon space, says East Daley Analytics.
EOG Resources Cuts $200MM in Oily Capex on Tariff, OPEC+ Uncertainty
EOG Resources’ spending cuts will result in 80 fewer net completions and three fewer rigs, year-over-year, in the Eagle Ford and Delaware and Powder River basins.