Eagle Ford
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.
Exploration & Production , Shale Plays
ConocoPhillips: Permian Basin a ‘Growth Engine’ for Lower 48
ConocoPhillips views the Permian Basin as a “growth engine” within its Lower 48 portfolio, the company’s Midland Basin Vice President Nick McKenna said during Hart Energy’s SUPER DUG event in Fort Worth.
International , Natural Gas , Crude Oil
BP CEO: Final Permian Processing Facility to Come Online by Mid-year
BPX Energy, BP’s Houston-based subsidiary, plans to bring on its fourth and last Permian Basin processing facility in mid-year 2025, CEO Murray Auchincloss said.
IPO , Shale Plays , Exploration & Production
U.S. Shale-catters to IPO Australian Shale Explorer on NYSE
Tamboran Resources Corp. is majority owned by Permian wildcatter Bryan Sheffield and chaired by Haynesville and Eagle Ford discovery co-leader Dick Stoneburner.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Field Development , Shale Plays
Exxon Shale Exec Details Plans for Pioneer’s Acreage, 4-mile Laterals
Exxon Mobil plans to drill longer, more capital efficient wells in the Midland Basin after a major boost from the $60 billion Pioneer Natural Resources acquisition. Data shows that Exxon is a leading operator drilling 4-mile laterals in the Permian’s Delaware Basin.
Rig Counts , Natural Gas
Repsol to Drop Marcellus Rig in June
Spain’s Repsol plans to drop its Marcellus Shale rig in June and reduce capex in the play due to the current U.S. gas price environment, CEO Josu Jon Imaz told analysts during a quarterly webcast.
Dividends/Buybacks
Matador Resources Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
Matador Resources’ dividend is payable on June 7 to shareholders of record by May 17.
Shale Plays , Natural Gas , Crude Oil
EIA: Permian, Bakken Associated Gas Growth Pressures NatGas Producers
Near-record associated gas volumes from U.S. oil basins continue to put pressure on dry gas producers, which are curtailing output and cutting rigs.
Acquisitions & Divestitures
Kimmeridge Withdraws SilverBow Deal to Focus on E&P’s ‘Broken’ Board
Investment firm Kimmeridge said it had withdrawn its offer to combine its Eagle Ford E&P with SilverBow Resources as it promotes a slate of independent directors for SilverBow’s board at the company’s May annual meeting.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Shale Plays
Kodiak Gas Services Closes $850MM Deal for CSI Compressco
Kodiak Gas Services’ acquisition of CSI Compressco was financed as an all-equity transaction valued at approximately $854 million, including assumption of $619 million in debt.