U.S. shale plays are expected to produce 7.34 MMBOPD and 69.76 Bcf/d this July, a new record for overall output: EIA EnerCom has released the latest Effective Rig Count, examining the state of drilling activity in major shale basins. The EERC reached 2,919 in May, rising for the seventh month in a row. An Effective Rig Count of 2,919 means
From PE Hub Family offices are becoming a preferred destination for many investment professionals, with several pros making the move these past months. “There was a time all investment guys wanted to go to hedge funds; now they want family offices,” said Michael Castine of Ridgeway Partners, an executive search and consulting firm. Among those who have made the move recently: APG Asset
Strong interest in upstream sector Netherland Sewell & Associates (NSAI) is taking its popular Oil & Gas Property Evaluation Seminars on the road again this summer. The NSAI professionals will speak to the London financial and investment community on June 26-27, to Singapore July 10-11, and to Mexico City on Sept. 5-6, 2018. Each year, NSAI conducts its Oil &
Newly formed DoublePoint Energy LLC holds one of the largest private land positions in the core of the Midland Double Eagle Energy Holdings III of Ft. Worth and Denver’s FourPoint Energy have formed DoublePoint Energy LLC, a new pure-play Midland Basin company with more than 70,000 acres in Midland, Glasscock, Martin, Howard, Upton and Reagan Counties. The assets of the new company are a combination of Double Eagle’s existing Midland Basin acreage
From Breaking Energy Last week at Chevron’s annual general meeting, a shareholder resolution calling on the company to improve its methane management and disclosure received a 45% vote. This strong vote follows a majority vote at Range Resources, where 50.3% of voting shareholders supported a similar methane disclosure resolution (up from just 20% in 2013). Oil and gas industry shareholders are sending
Calgary-based E&P Artis Exploration Ltd. closed a CDN$180 million (USD$138 million) growth equity investment from Warburg Pincus. Founded in 2015, Artis is focused on the Duvernay East Shale Basin of Western Canada, where the company holds a contiguous acreage position of over 260,000 net acres. Artis is led by Darryl Metcalfe, who was previously president and CEO at Artek Exploration.
Current operations 3.15 times more productive than those of January 2014 EnerCom has released the latest Effective Rig Count, examining the state of drilling activity in major shale basins. The EERC rose in April, reaching 2,826 rigs. This indicates it would take 2,826 rigs from January 2014 to match the current activity level, due to the significant improvements in techniques
In the context of the total business sector, the global private equity industry raised a record $453 billion from investors in 2017, leaving it with more than $1 trillion to pour into companies and new business ventures, Reuters reported at the beginning of the year. The capital raised in 2017 surpassed the previous landmark of $414 billion set in 2007.
EnerCom anticipates 2,000+ institutional investors, 80+ presenters from upstream and oilfield service/technology sectors, energy economists and oil and gas finance professionals EnerCom has updated presenting oil and gas companies for the 23rd annual edition of its popular The Oil & Gas Conference®, coming this summer to Denver, Colo. This year’s oil and gas investment conference will be held August 19-22,
PermRock Royalty Trust will soon launch its initial public offering of 6,250,000 trust units, representing approximately 51.4% beneficial interest in the trust. The initial offering price is expected to be between $19.00 and $21.00 per unit. Boaz Energy II, LLC is the sponsor of the trust and will be selling the units being offered. Additionally, Boaz intends to grant the
Jagged Peak Energy LLC Announces Private Offering of $400 Million Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026
An exclusive OAG360 interview with Drillcore Founder and Managing Partner Evan Turner New York-based Drillcore Energy Partners launched its debut fund this week, a $250-million private equity fund targeting U.S. upstream. Drillcore said it seeks to allocate the capital raised from limited partners for its channel of proprietary deal flow. The firm is out of the gate with an inventory of pending
