United States
Dividends/Buybacks , Exploration & Production , Midstream , Service & Supply
Dividends Declared in the Week of May 6
Here is a selection of upstream, midstream and service and supply companies’ dividends declared in the past week.
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.
Renewables , Solar , Wind , Energy Storage , Hydrogen , Bioenergy/Biomass , International
Energy Transition in Motion (Week of May 10, 2024)
Here is a look at some of this week’s renewable energy news, including $1.5 billion in investment commitments for low-carbon energy initiatives.
Geothermal , Offshore Technology Conference (OTC)
Geothermal Energy Talk Rises to the Surface at OTC
Experts discuss what it’ll take to advance geothermal energy and bring scale to the emerging power source.
Crude Oil , Natural Gas , Rig Counts
US Drillers Cut Oil, Gas Rigs for Third Week in a Row
Baker Hughes said oil rigs fell three to 496 this week, their lowest since November, while gas rigs rose one to 103.
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.
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%.
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.
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.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Lease Sales , Crude Oil
Magnolia Bolts-on 27,000 Acres in South Texas’ Giddings Field
Magnolia Oil & Gas said it paid $125 million to a private operator to acquire the acreage, which has minimal production.