Sunday, June 1, 2025

President and CEO of Panhandle Oil and Gas Resigns

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Paul F. Blanchard Jr. steps down as president, CEO and director of Panhandle Oil and Gas Panhandle Oil and Gas (stock ticker: PHX), a mineral and leasehold acreage-focused capital allocator, has announced that Paul F Blanchard Jr., the company’s president, chief operating officer and a member of its board of directors,

Crestwood Bolsters its Midstream Assets in the Bakken - Oil & Gas 360

Crestwood Bolsters its Midstream Assets in the Bakken

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Commercial operations begin at the Bear Den II processing plant Crestwood Equity Partners LP (stock ticker: CEQP), a Houston-based master limited partnership, has begun commercial operations at its Bear Den II processing plant in Watford City, North Dakota. The Bear Den II facility is a 120 million cubic feet per day

Anvil Capital Partners Provides Funding for Two Companies

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Vermilion Cliffs Partners gets $11 million senior secured loan facility On Monday, Anvil Capital Partners, a private credit special situations lending firm, announced the final close of an $11 million senior secured loan facility to Vermilion Cliffs Partners. According to Anvil, the funds will be utilized by Vermilion to support the

U.S. Shale Oil Output to Rise to Record 8.77 Million bpd in Sept – EIA

From Reuters U.S. oil output from seven major shale formations is expected to rise by 85,000 barrels per day (bpd) in September, to a record 8.77 million bpd, the U.S. Energy Information Administration forecast in its monthly drilling productivity report on Monday. The largest change is expected in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico, where output is seen

Caliber Midstream Makes North Dakota Acquisition - Oil & Gas 360

Caliber Midstream Makes North Dakota Acquisition

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Caliber Midstream acquires North Dakota assets from American Midstream Partners Caliber Midstream Holdings L.P., headquartered in Denver, Colorado, has acquired crude oil gathering and transportation assets in McKenzie county, North Dakota from American Midstream Partners L.P. The acquired assets include a FERC-regulated system comprised of 47 miles worth of pipeline and

New President Joins Meridian Energy - Oil & Gas 360

New President Joins Meridian Energy

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Paul Coppola to serve as president and chief investment strategy officer Meridian Energy Group, Inc., a company specializing in the development of environmentally-conscious crude oil refineries, has added a new member to its senior management team in Houston. Paul Coppola, who served on Meridian’s board of directors and a senior financial

KKR and Western Natural Resources Team Up in the Williston - Oil & Gas 360

KKR and Western Natural Resources Team Up in the Williston

By Tyler Losier Partnership seeks to acquire assets Investment firm KKR (stock ticker: KKR) is partnering with Western Natural Resources, with the intention of acquiring and producing undeveloped assets in the Williston Basin. This move is closely aligned with KKR’s Energy Real Assets strategy, which has grown to make up around $4 billion of its investment portfolio since the program’s

Global Oil Production Represented at 2019 EnerCom Conference is 47% Higher than in 2017 - Oil & Gas 360

A Look at U.S.A.’s Energy States: Which Are the Best and Worst for Business?

CEOs rank Texas at the top, California at the bottom Chief Executive magazine has published its newest list of the best and worst states for business. Texas ranked Number One—again. California is Number 50—again. In the executive summary of its findings, the magazine quoted a consultant as saying: ” ‘the Chief Executive ranking … reflects what decision-makers are saying. And it’s what

Moving Oil by Rail - Oil & Gas 360

North Dakota to Sue Washington State Over Oil Standard for Rail Shipments

From the Associated Press/O.Canada.com BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota is preparing to sue Washington state over a new Washington law requiring oil shipped by rail through that state to have more of its volatile gases removed, which supporters say would reduce the risk of explosive and potentially deadly derailments. North Dakota officials say the law will make Pacific Northwest refineries

Davis Refinery Permit Upheld by North Dakota District Court

All four appeals were ruled in favor of Meridian A North Dakota District Court has upheld the Permit to Construct for the Davis Refinery from Meridian Energy Group, Inc. The permit was issued on June 13, 2018 as a Synthetic Minor Source. The PTC issued by the North Dakota Department of Health – Air Quality Division was challenged after a thorough

U.S. Becomes World Energy Leader, Surpassing 11 Million Barrels of Oil per Day

The rapid growth of oil production from shale combined with returning GOM production have succeeded in making the United States the leading crude oil producer in the world. The U.S. set a new record for daily oil production at 11.3 MMBOPD in August 2018, according to new data from the EIA. Thanks largely to U.S. shale, the fast-growing production from