Shale Plays , Transactions , Private Equity
Novo II Reloads, Aims for Delaware Deals After $1.5B Exit Last Year
After Novo I sold its Delaware Basin position for $1.5 billion last year, Novo Oil & Gas II is reloading with EnCap backing and aiming for more Delaware deals.
Policy & Regulations , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Shale Plays
Utah’s Ute Tribe Demands FTC Allow XCL-Altamont Deal
More than 90% of the Utah Ute tribe’s income is from energy development on its 4.5-million-acre reservation and the tribe says XCL Resources’ bid to buy Altamont Energy shouldn’t be blocked.
Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures
Enverus: 1Q Upstream Deals Hit $51B, but Consolidation is Slowing
Oil and gas dealmaking continued at a high clip in the first quarter, especially in the Permian Basin. But a thinning list of potential takeout targets, and an invigorated Federal Trade Commission, are chilling the red-hot M&A market.
Shale Plays , Natural Gas , Crude Oil
EIA: Permian, Bakken Associated Gas Growth Pressures NatGas Producers
Near-record associated gas volumes from U.S. oil basins continue to put pressure on dry gas producers, which are curtailing output and cutting rigs.
Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures
Benchmark Closes Anadarko Deal, Hunts for More M&A
Benchmark Energy II closed a $145 million acquisition of western Anadarko Basin assets—and the company is hunting for more low-decline, mature assets to acquire.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Natural Gas , Shale Plays
EQT Strengthens Appalachian Position in Swap with Equinor
EQT, the largest natural gas producer in the U.S., is taking greater control of the production chain with its latest move.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Shale Plays
GeoPark to Acquire Interests in Vaca Muerta
GeoPark Ltd. entered into a binding offer to acquire a non-operated working interest in Argentina’s Neuquen Basin’s Vaca Muerta Formation as it extends its reach across Latin America.
Exploration & Production , Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures
CEO: Continental Adds Midland Basin Acreage, Explores Woodford, Barnett
Continental Resources is adding leases in Midland and Ector counties, Texas, as the private E&P hunts for drilling locations to explore. Continental is also testing deeper Barnett and Woodford intervals across its Permian footprint, CEO Doug Lawler said in an exclusive interview.
Completions , Unconventional , Drilling , DUG Haynesville , Shale Plays
Haynesville’s Harsh Drilling Conditions Forge Tougher Tech
The Haynesville Shale’s high temperatures and tough rock have caused drillers to evolve, advancing technology that benefits the rest of the industry, experts said.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Shale Plays , Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) , DUG Haynesville , Hart Energy Exclusive
Exclusive: Rockcliff CEO on $2.7B TGNR Deal, Value of Haynesville M&A
Rockcliff Energy CEO and President Alan Smith discusses the ups and downs of executing the transaction with TG Natural Resources and what's on the Rockcliff III radar, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.