Headlines: A Quick Start To 2017 A&D Activity

In this week's video: Parsley Energy is starting off the year with multiple unrelated acquisitions in the Midland and Delaware worth $650 million. That’s just the start of what promises to be a bigger year in A&D news. A Moody’s Investors Services analyst says M&A activity will likely accelerate—but where? And with President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration just a week away, many in the industry are anxious to see how U.S. energy policy will shift.

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• Parsley To Acquire 23,000 Net Midland, Delaware Acres
• A&D Predictions 2017: Deal Fads, Permian Fades And Eagle Ford Resurgence
• API Head Hopeful Trump Redefines Energy Policy
• Texas Lt. Gov.: With Trump, Help Is On The Way