Bakken
Public Capital , Unconventional , Shale Plays
ConocoPhillips Counting On US Shale To Bring In More Cash
The U.S. independent has set its sights on bringing in $50 billion in free cash flow over the next decade, including $19 billion from its Lower 48 assets.
Lease Sales
On The Market Quicklist (Week Of Nov. 20, 2019)
Here’s a quicklist of oil and gas assets on the market including an Austin Chalk HBP leasehold package plus New Mexico exploratory acreage from Shell.
People , Investment , Company Profiles , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Trends
Executive Q&A: Brotherhood Of Minerals
Sanjit and Shan Bhattacharya built a nimble and flexible mineral buying company that competes on the ground with much bigger companies. And wins.
Rig Counts , Unconventional
Chart: Western Rig Count As of November 15, 2019
California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
Infrastructure , Construction , Pipelines
Dakota Access Oil Pipeline Eyes Expansion Over Tribe’s Objections
Energy Transfer seeks to build a pump station and double capacity of the system.
Lease Sales
On The Market Quicklist (Week Of Nov. 13, 2019)
Here’s a quicklist of oil and gas assets on the market including a Permian Basin nonop package plus assets from QEP and Salt Creek Oil and Gas.
Lease Sales
Marketed: Multiple Salt Creek Nonop Bakken Shale Packages
Salt Creek Oil and Gas retained EnergyNet for the sale of multiple nonop packages of North Dakota Bakken Shale assets in Mountrail County through auctions closing Nov. 13.
Highlights
Best Of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Nov. 8, 2019)
Wolfcamp wells and a U.S. Gulf of Mexico development test by Shell plus four Eagle Ford producers top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Earnings , Unconventional , Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures
Marathon Oil Adds Eagle Ford Scale With $185 Million Bolt-On
Marathon Oil also unveiled a new Delaware Basin oil play with over 60,000 contiguous net acres in Ward and Winkler counties, Texas.
People , Company Profiles , Exploration & Production , Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures
Forty Under 40: John Argo, Continental Resources
Today’s featured Forty Under 40 honoree is John Argo, Continental Resources’ vice president of business development who has helped the Oklahoma City-based oil producer reduce its debt by more than $1 billion.