Exploration and Production (E&P)

Antero Resources: Longer, Faster Marcellus Laterals

Antero Resources: Longer, Faster Marcellus Laterals

Antero spent $1.28 billion on drilling and completions in 2017, producing an average of 2,253 MMcfe/d

Antero Resources

Full-year and Q4 2017 spending

Antero Resources (ticker: AR) spent $1.282 billion on drilling and completions in 2017. The company invested $204 million for …

Diamondback Energy Earns $115 Million in Q4, Earmarks $1.3 Billion-$1.5 Billion 2018 Permian Spend

Diamondback Energy Earns $115 Million in Q4, Earmarks $1.3 Billion-$1.5 Billion 2018 Permian Spend

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (ticker: FANG) pulled in a net income of $115 million in the fourth quarter of 2017, or $1.16 per diluted share. Diamondback spent $246 million on drilling, completions, non-operated properties and $61 million on infrastructure in the …

LINN Energy Sells 28,000 Acres of Conventional West Texas for $119.5 Million

LINN Energy Sells 28,000 Acres of Conventional West Texas for $119.5 Million

LINN Energy, Inc. (ticker: LNGG) has signed a definitive agreement to sell its interest in conventional properties located in west Texas to an undisclosed buyer for a contract price of $119.5 million, subject to closing adjustments.

The properties to be …

Denbury Resources Plans $300 Million 2018 CapEx

Denbury Resources Plans $300 Million 2018 CapEx

Denbury Resources Inc. (ticker: DNR) released its preliminary year-end 2017 proved reserves, production and capital expenditures, along with its 2018 capital budget and estimated annual production.

Preliminary Q4 2017/annual production

Denbury’s production averaged 61,144 BOEPD (97% oil) during the fourth …

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United States Powers Up Commodities Exports in 2022

The United States will become a net energy exporter in 2022, according to the newly released Annual Energy Outlook 2018 (AEO2018) Reference case from the EIA.

The cause? EIA says changes in the petroleum and natural gas market are driving …

Advantage Oil & Gas Averaged Production of Nearly 40 MBOEPD in 2017

Advantage Oil & Gas Averaged Production of Nearly 40 MBOEPD in 2017

Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. (ticker: AAV) released Q4 2017 and year-end 2017 results today. The company added reserves, increased annual production by 16% and spent $249 million in 2017.

Growing reserves

PDP reserves increased 27% due to the recognition …

Alta Mesa Deal: ARM Energy Sold Kingfisher Midstream to Silver Run II for $1.55 Billion

Alta Mesa Deal: ARM Energy Sold Kingfisher Midstream to Silver Run II for $1.55 Billion

ARM Energy Holdings LLC said that the company and its partners have sold Kingfisher Midstream, LLC to Silver Run Acquisition Corporation II, in exchange for an aggregate consideration of up to $1.55 billion.

The transaction consideration is comprised of $800 …

Alta Mesa Resources, Silver Run, Kingfisher Deal is in the Books

Alta Mesa Resources, Silver Run, Kingfisher Deal is in the Books

Stock will trade on Nasdaq: AMR, starting Feb. 12

Silver Run Acquisition Corporation II (ticker: SRUN) completed its business combination with Alta Mesa Holdings, LP and Kingfisher Midstream, LLC.

Alta Mesa is an independent exploration and production company focused on …

PLS Tracks $129.3 Billion in New Oil and Gas Capital in 2017

PLS Tracks $129.3 Billion in New Oil and Gas Capital in 2017

Capitalize, PLS Inc.’s proprietary comprehensive capital markets tracking platform, released a statistical review of the oil and gas industry’s capital markets activity for calendar year 2017.

Key findings:

  • $34 billion in equity raised through offerings in 2017, down 36% from
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Southwestern Energy Aims $1.25 Billion CapEx at Appalachian Basin

Southwestern Energy Company (ticker: SWN) will be going deeper into the Appalachian once again in 2018. The plan includes drilling 100-120 wells, completing 105-125 wells and placing 125-145 wells to sales.

2017 recap

In 2017, SWN had a total net …

Southwestern Energy Could Soon Unload Fayetteville Shale Business

Southwestern Energy Could Soon Unload Fayetteville Shale Business

Southwestern cites ‘advancing opportunities in Appalachia’, cost cutting 

Southwestern Energy Company (ticker: SWN) sent out a press release announcing its intention to find “strategic alternatives” for its Fayetteville Shale E&P business and the related midstream gathering assets.

The company …

ExxonMobil Stacks 2.7 Billion More Barrels into Reserves, Bringing 2017 Total to 21.2 Billion Barrels

ExxonMobil Stacks 2.7 Billion More Barrels into Reserves, Bringing 2017 Total to 21.2 Billion Barrels

Exxon Mobil Corporation (ticker: XOM) added 2.7 billion oil-equivalent barrels of proved oil and gas reserves in 2017, replacing 183% of 2017 production. ExxonMobil’s proved reserves totaled 21.2 billion oil-equivalent barrels at year-end 2017. Liquids represented 57% of the …

Anadarko Petroleum Rakes in $976 Million in Q4

Anadarko Petroleum Rakes in $976 Million in Q4

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (ticker: APC) reported fourth quarter of 2017 net income attributable to common stockholders of $976 million, or $1.80 per share (diluted).

Net cash provided by operating activities in the fourth quarter of 2017 was $1.4 billion.

For …

Halcon Resources Snaps Up 22,617 Delaware Acres

Halcon Resources Snaps Up 22,617 Delaware Acres

Halcon Resources Corporation (ticker: HK) has recently entered into definitive agreements to acquire 22,617 net acres in Ward County, Texas for approximately $381 million.

The properties are currently producing ~1,325 BOEPD which equates to a purchase price of ~$14,674/acre (after …

Pioneer Natural Resources on a Permian Tear: 224 Wells Drilled in 2017, 20 Rigs Operating in 2018

Pioneer Natural Resources on a Permian Tear: 224 Wells Drilled in 2017, 20 Rigs Operating in 2018

250-275 gross wells expected to be on production in the Permian Basin in 2018

$2.6 billion 2018 Permian-focused CapEx

Pioneer Natural Resources (ticker: PXD) placed 64 horizontal wells on production in the fourth quarter of 2017. In the Permian, 43 …

Laredo Petroleum Announces Management Moves

Laredo Petroleum Announces Management Moves

Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (ticker: LPI) announced this week that Patrick J. Curth, senior VP of exploration and land, will transition to a senior advisor role in anticipation of his retirement in March 2019.

VP of Exploration and Geosciences Technology James …

EnerCom Oilfield Tech & Innovation Conference Coming to Dallas, Texas – Feb. 23, 2018

EnerCom Oilfield Tech & Innovation Conference Coming to Dallas, Texas – Feb. 23, 2018

EnerCom Oilfield Tech & Innovation Conference provides innovative companies a unique opportunity to highlight their technologies to oil and gas industry prospects, customers, investors and industry management professionals

EnerCom, Inc. is hosting its winter Oilfield Tech & Innovation Conference in …

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Double Eagle III’s Wingspan Covers $1 Billion

Double Eagle Energy Holdings III announced that inclusive of a recent capital raise, the company has secured equity commitments of more than $1 billion. The equity commitments are anchored through funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (ticker: …

Jones Energy Spends $248 Million in 2017, Prepares Merge Play CapEx

Jones Energy Spends $248 Million in 2017, Prepares Merge Play CapEx

Jones Energy, Inc. (ticker: JONE) produced 21,207 BOEPD in Q4 2017, 6.5% above the company’s midpoint guidance. Oil volumes made up 29% of total production at 6,217 BOPD and NGL volumes represented 30% of Q4 production.

For the full year …

CNOOC 2018: 470 MMBOE Target, $11 Billion CapEx

CNOOC 2018: 470 MMBOE Target, $11 Billion CapEx

CNOOC Limited (ticker: CEO) plans to target 470-480 MMBOE for its net production goal in 2018. The geographic production areas are split between China (64%) and overseas (36%). The company’s net production for 2017 stood at approximately 469 MMBOE. As …

New Wells Drilled in Pennsylvania Increased in 2017

From Pittsburgh Business Times

The number of new wells drilled in Pennsylvania increased in 2017 over 2016 after falling the two prior years.

And a larger percentage of those wells are being drilled in southwestern Pennsylvania than in the past.…

Stone Energy: Production, Reserves and CapEx Update

Stone Energy: Production, Reserves and CapEx Update

Stone Energy Corporation (ticker: SGY) estimates that its 2018 capital expenditure budget will reach up to $212 million. The budget allocates 36% to exploration, 27% to development and 37% to P&A expenditures.

Interim CEO and President James M. Trimble said, …

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Hess Corporation Replaced 351% of Production for ~$5 F&D per Barrel

Hess Corporation (ticker: HES) reported a net loss of $2.677 billion, ($8.57) per share, in the fourth quarter of 2017. For reference, the company had a net loss of $4.892 billion in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Fourth quarter 2017 …

Silver Run II Adds $1.042 Billion to Complete Merger

Silver Run II Adds $1.042 Billion to Complete Merger

Silver Run Acquisition Corporation II will have approximately $1.042 billion in its trust account to complete the business combination of Silver Run II, Alta Mesa Holdings, LP and Kingfisher Midstream, LLC. The new company will be called Alta Mesa Resources, …

Warburg Pincus Earmarks $300 Million for New Permian E&P

Warburg Pincus Earmarks $300 Million for New Permian E&P

Ridge Runner Resources, LLC is a new E&P focused on the Delaware Basin

The new company has received a line of equity financing of up to $300 million from funds affiliated with Warburg Pincus. The company will be led by …

GeoPark Produced 10.2 MMBOE in 2017, Receives Reserve Report

GeoPark Produced 10.2 MMBOE in 2017, Receives Reserve Report

‘For every barrel produced, we replaced it with almost three proven barrels’ – GeoPark CEO James Park

EnerCom Dallas presenter GeoPark Limited (ticker: GPRK) recently received an independent appraisal of reserves covering 100% of the company’s assets in Colombia, Chile, …

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Blackbird Energy Glides Into 2018

Blackbird Energy Inc. (ticker: BBI) has provided an update regarding its operations. Blackbird’s total corporate January sales production averaged an estimated 1,978 BOEPD (58% liquids) for the 17 days the company was able to produce during the month.

Estimated sales …

Weatherford: Net Loss of $1.94 Billion

Weatherford: Net Loss of $1.94 Billion

Weatherford International plc (ticker: WFT) reported a net loss of $1.94 billion, or a loss of ($1.95) per share for the fourth quarter of 2017. Non-GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter of 2017, excluding charges and credits, was $329 …

ExxonMobil Plans to Ramp Up Drilling in Permian and Bakken

ExxonMobil Plans to Ramp Up Drilling in Permian and Bakken

Exxon Mobil Corporation (ticker: XOM) reported 2017 earnings of $19.7 billion, compared to $7.8 billion in 2016 – this represents a 151% increase. Non-cash asset impairments of $1.5 billion were recorded during the year, mainly due to upstream assets.

Q4 …

Chevron: 155% Reserves Replaced, $9.2 Billion Earned in 2017

Chevron: 155% Reserves Replaced, $9.2 Billion Earned in 2017

Chevron Corporation (ticker: CVX) reported earnings of $3.1 billion for Q4 2017. For reference, in Q4 2016 the company made $415 million. Q4 2017 earnings include non-cash tax benefits of $2.02 billion, related to the U.S. tax reform and a …