EnCap Doubles Investment In Permian Basin-focused Minerals Company
The additional minerals investment comes less than a week after EnCap agreed to sell its stake in Phillips Energy Partners to Kimbell Royalty Partners.
February 11, 2019
Trends
Continued Stability Forecast For Oil, Gas Mergers, Acquisitions
The continued strength of the Permian Basin will force smaller oil and gas companies to merge or be acquired by larger competitors, which Gibson Dunn attorneys say is a positive for the industry.
February 3, 2019
Heroes And Villains
The A&D market got whammied in December. Year-end is usually a tough stretch for deal-making, but even industry veterans were lamenting the state of the business.
February 1, 2019
The Pure-Play Risk For Shale Industry
Specialization works—until it doesn’t. Oil and gas specialists would be wise to consider these hidden risks in pursuing the pure-play strategy.
January 31, 2019
A&D Trends: Free-Market Farce
Big ticket, stock-heavy M&A overshadowed low-volume asset deals late in the year—and investors shunned both.
January 29, 2019
Frozen Out: M&A In The Ice Age
Publicly held E&Ps are settling in for a long cold spell, lest they be burned. Forego deals for fear of shareholder reprisal? Or press ahead despite market backlash?
January 3, 2019
Trends To Watch In 2019
Expect plenty of capital, plenty of volatility, plenty of shifts in investor strategies—and plenty of unfolding stories to track as the new year progresses.
January 1, 2019
Trends, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Public Capital, Private Equity, Unconventional, Technology, Lease Sales
Year Of Consolidation Highlights 2018 Oil And Gas Deal Making
Overall, 2018 was the Year of Consolidation as several E&Ps agreed to merge throughout the U.S., including inside and outside the prolific Permian Basin.
December 28, 2018
Public Capital, Service Contracts, Company Profiles, Unconventional, Deepwater, Conventional, Technology, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Trends, Mergers
Oilfield Services: Is It Back?
The oilfield service sector is making a comeback, energy analysts say. However, investors remain wary of the industry that bottomed out in 2016 when oil prices slumped.
December 19, 2018
Fortune And Glory: 2019 Shale M&A Horoscope
Analysts, experts and industry observers size up M&A for the Permian, Marcellus, Stack and Powder River Basin and take a look at what the tea leaves portend for 2019.
December 18, 2018