Scout Taps Trades, Farm-Outs, M&A for Uinta Basin Growth

With M&A activity all around its Utah asset, private producer Scout Energy Partners aims to grow larger in the emerging Uinta horizontal play.

November 27, 2024

Pitts: US Energy Pioneers, Capital Wanted for Vaca Muerta

Despite its vast potential, Argentina lacks the resources—both in capital and technical expertise—to fully tap the potential of the Vaca Muerta play.

November 27, 2024

Push-Button Fracs: AI Shaping Well Design, Longer Laterals

From horseshoe wells to longer laterals, NexTier, Halliburton and ChampionX are using artificial intelligence to automate drilling and optimize completions.

November 26, 2024

Electrification of Permian Faces a Problem: Not Enough Shock for the System

Permian Basin producers may have to wait years for Texas utilities to grow the grid.

November 21, 2024

Coterra Takes Harkey Sand ‘Row’ Show on the Road

With success to date in Harkey sandstone overlying the Wolfcamp, the company aims to make mega-DSUs in New Mexico with the 49,000-net-acre bolt-on of adjacent sections.

November 20, 2024

Norway's Massive Johan Sverdrup Oilfield Shut by Power Outage

Norway's Equinor has halted output from its Johan Sverdrup oilfield, western Europe's largest, due to an onshore power outage, the company said on Nov. 18.

November 18, 2024

Encino’s Tim Parker: Plenty of Utica Oil—and Takeaway Too

Encino Energy's Tim Parker tells Hart Energy's Nissa Darbonne about the economics of drilling in the company's Utica oil development at the DUG Appalachia Conference and Expo. 

November 15, 2024

Coterra Eyes Wolfcamp D, Penn Shale Upside with $3.95B Permian M&A

With $3.95 billion in Permian M&A, Coterra is adding new Delaware Basin locations in the Bone Spring, Harkey and Avalon benches—and eyeing upside from deeper zones.

November 15, 2024

Oxy Divests Some Powder River Basin Assets to Anschutz

Occidental Petroleum and Anschutz Exploration confirmed the transaction but didn't disclosed details as, separately, Powder River Basin operator Peak Resources plans an IPO this week.

November 11, 2024

EQT Flexes Midstream Muscles in 3Q After Equitrans Acquisition

Natural gas producer EQT Corp. says it has far more flexibility to respond to market prices following its acquisition of Equitrans Midstream.

October 30, 2024