Discoveries & Formations

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Eni makes oil discovery offshore Mexico

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(WO) – Eni made a new oil discovery on the Yatzil exploration prospect in Block 7, located in the mid-deep water of the Cuenca Salina in the Sureste Basin, offshore Mexico. According to preliminary estimates, the new finding …

ConocoPhillips welcomes record of decision on the Willow Project

ConocoPhillips welcomes record of decision on the Willow Project

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HOUSTON – ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) welcomes the Department of the Interior’s Record of Decision (ROD) on the Willow project, adopting the three core pads detailed in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) preferred Alternative E.

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Argentina “awakens” Vaca Muerta shale to increase oil and natural gas production

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(Bloomberg) — In a windswept desert southwest of Buenos Aires, black steel tubes the length of school buses extend in a line toward the horizon. The scene is the clearest sign yet that one of the world’s biggest …

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Permian Strategic Partnership “applauds” increased transportation funds for Permian basin

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(WO) — The following statement can be attributed to Permian Strategic Partnership (PSP) Chairman Secretary Don Evans:

 

 

“The Permian Strategic Partnership applauds the decision of the Texas Transportation Commission, which oversees the Texas Department of Transportation, …

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Quantum Energy, Bison partner to acquire and develop oil and natural gas assets in Denver basin

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(WO) – Quantum Energy Partners and the management of Bison Oil & Gas formed Bison Oil & Gas Partners IV, LLC (“Bison IV”) with equity capital commitments in excess of $500 million.

 

 

Building on the success …

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Alaska condemns restrictions on Alaskan oil drilling project by Biden administration

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(Bloomberg) – Alaska’s senators sharply condemned any potential Biden administration move to authorize ConocoPhillips’ $8 billion Willow oil project with restrictions so onerous it wouldn’t be viable, warning that would be seen as a rejection — and an …

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One of the world’s hottest oil plays prepares for new auction

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Guyana, one of the world’s hottest frontier oil plays, is expected to have its new oil production sharing agreement (PSA) model ready in time for its auction that runs through mid-April, according to Guyana’s VP.

The oil and …

Vital Energy announces Midland Basin acquisition

Vital Energy announces Midland Basin acquisition

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TULSA, OK, Feb. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE: VTLE) (“Vital” or the “Company”) today announced the signing of a definitive purchase and sale agreement to acquire the assets of Driftwood Energy Operating, …

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Permian Strategic Partnership: oil and gas has a “positive impact” on communities across Permian Basin

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(WO) – Permian Strategic Partnership (PSP) President and CEO Tracee Bentley made a compelling case for the positive impact of oil and natural gas production on local communities during her testimony before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy …

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Budding oil and gas company drills new wells in Permian Basin, Haynesville shale

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WO) — Growing oil and gas company Verde Bio Holdings is drilling new wells on its shale properties amidst higher oil and gas prices.

The company recently received notices that over eight new wells have been brought online. …

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North Dakota’s aging Bakken shale field “holding back” U.S. oil production

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(Bloomberg) – North Dakota’s Bakken shale field — once the largest and busiest American shale patch — is showing signs of age, threatening to hold back U.S. oil production as the world thirsts for more crude.

Mature wells …

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Three Crown completes drilling Falcon Prospect horizontal Niobrara oil well

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For Immediate Release – STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colorado – January 26, 2023 – Three Crown Petroleum (“Three Crown” or the “Company”) today provided a drilling update of the Falcon Prospect in Converse County, Wyoming.

The Company spud …

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Exxon stops flaring in the Permian, urges others to follow suit

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One of the biggest oil producers taking part in the most prolific U.S. shale play has decided to stop routine gas flaring in the Permian and plans to push for all other shale well operators to do the …

Canacol Energy makes three oil and gas discoveries in Colombia’s Middle Magdalena Valley

Canacol Energy makes three oil and gas discoveries in Colombia’s Middle Magdalena Valley

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Publisher’s Note: Canacol Energy will be a presenter at EnerCom Dallas- The Energy Investment & ESG Conference in Dallas on April 18-19, 2023. Register now.

(WO) — Canacol Energy Ltd. made three gas discoveries at Dividivi 1, Saxofon …

COPL reports first oil production at Cole Creek Unit in Wyoming

COPL reports first oil production at Cole Creek Unit in Wyoming

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(WO) — Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (COPL) and its partners announced first oil production from the Frontier 1 sands at its Cole Creek Unit. The company began recompletion operations on the well 11-27-35n-77w at the end of Dec. …

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Chesapeake Energy Corporation announces sale of initial Eagle Ford package for $1.425 billion

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OKLAHOMA CITYJan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:CHK) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell the Brazos Valley region of its Eagle Ford asset to WildFire …

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Oil production picking up in second-largest U.S. shale field

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Oil production in South Texas, home of the second largest U.S. shale field, is expected to rise as much as 4% this year, as higher prices spur more drilling and as U.S. crude exports set new records.

Output …

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INTERVIEW-Exxon set to order 5th Guyana oil vessel, sizing up more blocks

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HOUSTON – Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM.N is preparing to approve its fifth oil production project in Guyana and is considering taking additional exploration acreage, the head of its Guyanese operations, Alistair Routledge, told Reuters in an interview.

 

The …

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Eni makes “significant” gas discovery offshore Egypt

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(Bloomberg) — Eni Spa announced a new gas discovery in the East Mediterranean Sea in offshore Egypt, according to a company statement on Jan 15.

 

The discovery is “significant,” but the amount wasn’t disclosed.

The Italian energy …

Talos Energy achieves successful results from Lime Rock and Venice prospects

Talos Energy achieves successful results from Lime Rock and Venice prospects

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HOUSTONJan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Talos Energy Inc. (“Talos” or the “Company”) (NYSE: TALO) today announced that the Company’s Lime Rock and Venice prospects both successfully discovered commercial quantities of oil and natural gas …

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Analysis: Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale boom is running out of road

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ANELO, Argentina – Argentina’s booming shale production in Vaca Muerta, a formation that rivals the United States’ Permian Basin, is at risk of running out of road as infrastructure to handle the oil and gas nears capacity, threatening to …

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U.S. Energy and Atlantic Energy complete Delaware Basin well pad

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(WO) — ­U.S. Energy Development Corporation, an exploration and production (E&P) company focused on the development of energy projects throughout North America, completed its Rio Hondo 3-Well pad this quarter. U.S Energy worked alongside Midland-based Atlantic Energy Partners, …

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Oil production plateaus in the Permian push producers to Midland

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(Bloomberg) — With over two-thirds of the Permian’s premium land now drilled, producers are seeking more permits than ever to burrow beneath Midland and its 130,000 residents, according to BMO Capital Markets.

 

Analysts say the Permian could …

Three Crown spuds high potential Falcon Prospect horizontal Niobrara oil well

Three Crown spuds high potential Falcon Prospect horizontal Niobrara oil well

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Three Crown Petroleum spud the high-potential Patterson 3H, a 1.5 mile horizontal well targeting the Niobrara formation on November 24, 2022. The well located on Three Crown’s Falcon Prospect in the prolific Powder River Basin in …

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Is the Eagle Ford shale play getting a second wind?

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Over the last year, the Eagle Ford Shale play has seen a lot of renewed interest in investment as well as M&A activity. Just this November, Marathon Oil Company, (NYSE:MRO) announced in their quarterly earnings call they had …

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Zephyr Energy commences drilling operations in Utah’s Paradox Basin

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(WO) — Zephyr Energy Plc, the Rocky Mountain oil and gas company focused on responsible resource development and carbon-neutral operations, announce on Monday that drilling operations have commenced on the State 36-2 LNW-CC well at its flagship …

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Diamondback Energy, Inc. announces northern Midland Basin acquisition

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MIDLAND, Texas, Nov. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) (“Diamondback” or “the Company”) today announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire all leasehold interest and related assets …

Three Crown Petroleum an Oil and Gas 360 Profile Company

Three Crown Petroleum an Oil and Gas 360 Profile Company

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Three Crown has established a 240.387 gross/205.5 net acre 1.5 mile horizontal drilling prospect in the prolific Power River Basin in Converse County, WY that is surrounded by established oil production in the Shannon, Niobrara and

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Oil majors expect Permian production growth to slow

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Two Big Oil majors have said they expect oil production in the Permian to rise by less than they had initially planned this year, suggesting industry problems are indeed serious enough to hold back production growth in the …

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Exxon makes more oil and gas discoveries offshore guyana

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U.S. oil and gas major Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) has announced on Wednesday that it has made two more discoveries at the Sailfin-1 and Yarrow-1 wells in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, bringing discoveries on the block to …