Monday, May 18, 2026

Acquire and Exploit Isn't All They Can Do: Energy XXI Updates Gulf of Mexico Shelf Operations; Organic Drilling Efforts Help EXXI Hit Production Goals

During the last six years, Energy XXI (NASDAQ:EXXI) has completed five major acquisitions, making EXXI the third largest producer on the Gulf of Mexico shelf. The company’s historic core strategy is to acquire and exploit producing oil properties; however, more recently, EXXI has been unlocking additional production value and reserve growth through its organic drilling programs. Today, EXXI reported four

Harvest Natural Resources Reports Oman Operations Right on Schedule

Harvest Natural Resources (ticker: HNR) reported it had commenced drilling the Mafraq South-A (MFS-A) exploration well onshore Oman, the first of a two-well exploratory program. HNR also announced that the mean prospective resources for the targeted south segment total 1.25 Tcf of gas with 46 million barrels of condensate. The MFS-A well will test the Mafraq South structure, which is

Deeper Well Test in Gabon Yield Positive Results for Harvest

On July 21, 2011 Harvest Natural Resources (ticker: HNR) provided an update on the progress of its exploration program offshore Gabon. With efforts to test deeper zones at its Ruche discovery announced in June 2011 offshore Gabon, Harvest announced that the Dussafu Ruche Marin-1 (DRM-1) well, deepened to 11,355 feet, was successful in logging 35 feet of oil pay within