May 7, 2008:
Brigham Gains 48K Bakken Acres Brigham Exploration Co., Austin, Texas, (NasdaqGS: BEXP) has acquired approximately 48,000 additional net acres west of the Nesson Anticline in the Williston Basin Bakken play from an undisclosed private seller ...more
May 7, 2008:
Irish Company To Acquire Triangle’s GOM Assets Dublin, Ireland-based Providence Resources Plc (London AIM: PVR) plans to acquire all of the Gulf of Mexico assets of privately held Triangle Oil and Gas Inc., Lafayette, La., for US$67.5 ...more
May 7, 2008:
Pride To Sell Platform Rig Fleet For $66MM Blake International LLC plans to acquire the fleet of platform rigs and related equipment of offshore drilling contractor Pride International Inc., Houston, (NYSE: PDE) for $66 million in cash.
The fleet ...more
May 7, 2008:
Whiting To Acquire 115 Bcfe/Proved In UT For $365MM Whiting Petroleum Corp., Denver, (NYSE: WLL) plans to acquire interests in producing gas wells, development acreage and gas-gathering facilities in Flat Rock Field in Uintah County, Utah, from Chicago Energy ...more
May 6, 2008:
Petrohawk Cancels MLP IPO Petrohawk Energy Corp., Houston, (NYSEL HK) has canceled the IPO of MLP HK Energy Partners LP. The deal had originally been postponed in March due to market conditions.
The S-1 was ...more
May 6, 2008:
Swift To Sell Remaining NZ Assets An undisclosed buyer plans to acquire the remaining New Zealand assets of Swift Energy Co., Houston, (NYSE: SFY) for US$15 million.
The purchase price will be paid over 30 months after ...more
May 6, 2008:
Comstock Divesting 8.5 MMcf/d In S./E. TX An undisclosed buyer plans to acquire East Texas and South Texas properties from Comstock Resources Inc., Frisco, Texas, (NYSE: CRK) for $122 million.
The properties include Comstock's interests in J.C. Martin, ...more
May 5, 2008:
Chesapeake Sells 2nd VPP For $623MM An undisclosed buyer has acquired long-lived producing assets in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas in a volumetric production payment (VPP) from Chesapeake Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, (NYSE: CHK) for $622.7 million.
The ...more
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