United States
Policy & Regulations , Lease Sales
Oil, Gas Groups Sue BLM to Block Increased Federal Drilling Fees
Under new U.S. Bureau of Land Management rules, royalty rates will jump to 16.67% from 12.5% and minimum lease bonds will increase to $150,000 from $10,000, which industry groups say will deter future oil and gas development.
Super DUG , Exploration & Production , Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures
SUPER DUG Shale 4.0 Era about Building Scale- Rystad
The Shale 3.0 era or capital discipline era will be followed by the Shale 4.0 era, which will see companies focused on building scale, according to Rystad Energy Senior Shale Analyst Matthew Bernstein.
Exploration & Production , Gathering & Processing , Crude Oil
BPX Looks to Ramp US Production Over 60% by 2030
BPX Energy is looking to boost its U.S. production over 60% by 2030 as it considers bringing online a fourth processing facility in the Permian by mid-year 2025, Clark Edwards, the company’s vice president of development, said during SUPER DUG in Fort Worth.
Artificial Intelligence , Machine Learning , Exploration & Production , Super DUG
Quantum Capital’s View on AI: Lots of Benefits, Pain Points
The energy industry is lagging in the race to implement AI, but Sebastian Gass, CTO of Quantum Capital Group, offered a few solutions during Hart Energy’s 2024 SUPER DUG Conference & Expo.
Discoveries , Field Development , Exploration & Production
Empire Petroleum’s Williston Drilling Program Identifies New Zones
Empire Petroleum provided updates on its Williston Basin development drilling program in its first quarter 2024 earnings results.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Field Development , Emerging Plays , Emissions , Super DUG , Shale Plays
Permian Powerhouse: Apache Doubles Down on Core Assets After Callon Acquisition
Apache CEO John Christmann detailed plans for the Permian Basin and Suriname during the SUPER DUG Conference & Expo.
Natural Gas , Crude Oil , Super DUG , Hart Energy Exclusive , Solar
Exclusive: Adkins on Challenged Gas Prices, Growing Crude Demand
J. Marshall Adkins, head of energy investment banking at Raymond James, details the future of natural gas prices and misconceptions about crude demand coming to an end in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.
Trade
US to Favor Existing Investors for Venezuela Oil Licenses, Say Sources
The U.S. is preparing to prioritize issuing limited licenses to operate in Venezuela to companies with existing oil production and assets over those seeking to enter the sanctioned OPEC nation for the first time.
Acquisitions & Divestitures
Crescent Energy to Buy Eagle Ford’s SilverBow for $2.1 Billion
Crescent Energy’s acquisition of SilverBow Resources will create the second largest Eagle Ford Shale E&P with production of about 250,000 boe/d, the companies said.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Exploration & Production , Super DUG
Diamondback’s Van’t Hof Plays Coy on Potential Delaware Divestiture
Diamondback Energy’s President and CFO Kaes Van't Hof also addressed new Permian exploration and the lack of “fun” dealing with the FTC on its deal to buy Endeavor Energy Resources.