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Shale Plays
CEO Darren Woods: What’s Driving Permian M&A for Exxon, Other E&Ps
Since acquiring XTO for $36 billion in 2010, Exxon Mobil has gotten better at drilling unconventional shale plays. But it needed Pioneer’s high-quality acreage to keep running in the Permian Basin, CEO Darren Woods said at CERAWeek by S&P Global.
Silver Hill Energy Enters Bakken with Liberty Resources Acquisition
Silver Hill Energy Partners LP is getting into the Bakken in North Dakota through the acquisition of Liberty Resources II.
Analysts: Top-Tier Drilling Inventory Shrinking as Well Costs Rise
The cost of supply for North American shale producers is expected to continue rising, according to a recent analysis by Enverus Intelligence Research.
The Future of Shale: ‘The Brainiac Stuff is Coming’
Lab tests show that 90% of oil is still left in rock that’s drilled.
More Top Stories in Shale Plays
Lease Sales
Marketed: Berlin Resources Anadarko Basin Opportunity
Berlin Resources LLC has retained EnergyNet for the sale of an Anadarko Basin opportunity in the Donita 35/2 AP #1H in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.
May 13, 2024
Lease Sales
Marketed: Wayfinder Resources, KSE Minerals Five Well Package in Oklahoma
Wayfinder Resources Operating and KSE Minerals has retained EnergyNet for the sale of a Mississippian/ Woodford opportunity in Canadian County, Oklahoma.
May 13, 2024
Promotions
PropFlow Names David Ward as CEO
As CEO, David Ward will lead and build out PropFlow’s operations of eliminating debris from proppant at well sites in the Permian Basin and other plays.
May 13, 2024
CCS/CCUS, Service & Supply, Joint Ventures
Worley to Design CCS Facilities for Bayou Bend JV
Bayou Bend is a carbon capture and sequestration joint venture between Chevron, TotalEnergies and Equinor located along the Gulf Coast in Texas.
May 13, 2024
Gathering & Processing, Pipelines
LM Energy to Expand Gas Gathering System in the Delaware
LM Energy is building new compressor stations and adding 70 miles of pipeline in the Delaware Basin.
May 13, 2024
Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Trends, Shale Plays
Permian M&A: Oxy Shops Delaware Assets, Family Oil Cos. Stand Out
As operators scour the Permian Basin for M&A opportunities, they’re keeping an eye on a tepid divestiture market. Family-owned oil companies also stand out among the pack of private inventory holders remaining in the Permian, according to Enverus Intelligence Research.
May 10, 2024
Acquisitions & Divestitures, Field Development, Exploration & Production
Chord Juggles Closing $4B Enerplus Deal, Plans to Drill 4-mile Laterals
Chord Energy expects to close its Enerplus acquisition by the end of May but, for now, is focused on three-mile and, eventually, four-mile laterals in the Williston Basin.
May 10, 2024
Exploration & Production, Drilling
Crescent Energy: Bigger Uinta Frac Now Making 60% More Boe
Crescent Energy also reported companywide growth in D&C speeds, while well costs have declined 10%.
May 9, 2024
Field Development, Drilling
New Permian Math: Vital Energy and 42 Horseshoe Wells
Vital Energy anticipates making 42 double-long, horseshoe-shaped wells where straight lines would have made 84 wells. The estimated savings: $140 million.
May 9, 2024
Emerging Plays, Heavy Oil, Earnings
EOG: Utica Oil Can ‘Compete with the Best Plays in America’
Oil per lateral foot in the Utica is as good as top Permian wells, EOG Resources told analysts May 3 as the company is taking the play to three-mile laterals and longer.
May 9, 2024