Sunday, June 29, 2025

Oxy sale of Bakken assets would make strategic sense -analysts

Any sale of Occidental Petroleum Corp’s roughly 330,000 acres in North Dakota’s oil-rich Bakken shale formation would make strategic sense for the company, which is likely eager to strike a deal, two analysts said on Tuesday. Oxy is looking to sell its Bakken holdings, which are largely undeveloped, for as much as $3 billion, according to a report from Bloomberg News. Oxy is spending about $510 …

Fitch Publishes 'Bakken Shale Report'

Fitch Ratings has published its ‘Bakken Shale Report’. The report provides an analysis of themes in the Bakken Shale, including crude market dynamics and the potential for new pipe

$100 million worth of U.S. energy revolution going up in smoke

In North Dakota, technology has unlocked the oil and gas of the U.S. shale revolution, but it’s not without growing pains. In the Bakken region near Williston, North Dakota, we found farmers who can’t get their product to market while more than one quarter of the natural gas being produced is going, not to gas plants, but to waste. Also, oil shipped out to refineries on trains has been involved …

Bakken takes Belmont feature

NEW YORK (AP) Bakken cruised to a three-length victory Thursday in the $80,000 allowance feature at Belmont Park.

Bakken oil pipeline, Sandpiper, delayed

Daniel J. Graeber HOUSTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) — The Sandpiper pipeline designed to carry oil from the Bakken reserve area in North Dakota through Minnesota is delayed, Enbridge Energy Partners said.

Enbridge eyes Mainline oil pipe expansion if demand strong

By Julie Gordon and Scott Haggett (Reuters) – Enbridge Inc , Canada’s largest pipeline operator, said on Tuesday it may have to build new pipeline capacity from its Superior, Wisconsin, storage hub if oil shipments from Canada and the Bakken shale field of North Dakota keep expanding. Speaking at the company’s annual investor day in Toronto, Guy Jarvis, head of the oil pipeline unit, said …

Searching for the Good Life in the Bakken Oil Fields

As oil production hit 1 million barrels a day this past spring, the state began a marketing push to woo even more workers with the slogan “Find the Good Life in North Dakota.” Because everyone, including the cashiers, made so much money, the Bison had to charge a lot.

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Oklahoma: Continental Resources Discovers the Springer Shale

“We bought one shale and got another one for free.” Continental Resources (ticker: CLR), the nation’s eighth-largest E&P based on market capitalization, held its 2014 Analyst Day today in Oklahoma City, its first since 2012. The Springer Shale is Unveiled At the Analyst Day, Will Parker, Senior Exploration Geologist, said CLR published a list of six stealth plays in 2012.

Whiting Petroleum on CNBC's Mad Money

Whiting Petroleum’s CEO Jim Volker appeared on CNBC’s Mad Money with Jim Cramer to discuss the company’s recent Q3’13 earnings beat, new technological advancements in the Bakken and upside in the Niobrara.   Important disclosures: The information provided herein is believed to be reliable; however, EnerCom, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to its completeness or accuracy. EnerCom’s conclusions are

Whiting Petroleum Ready to Accelerate in the Redtail, Reaches Record Discretionary Cash Flow in Third Quarter Earnings Release

Whiting Petroleum Corporation (ticker: WLL) is an independent oil and gas company that explores for, develops, acquires and produces crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids primarily in Williston Basin and Permian Basin regions of the United States. The Company’s largest projects are in the Bakken and Three Forks plays in North Dakota and its Enhanced Oil Recovery field