Shortages of sand, pipelines, and manpower could jeopardize America’s future as an energy superpower At 10:30 p.m. on an 85F August night in Penwell, in West Texas, a 69-year-old repairman is hammering away at the frame of an 18-wheeler in the forecourt of an abandoned truck stop. The song Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd blares from the radio. “I’m making
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Callon adds oil-weighted assets in the Permian and Eagle Ford through all-stock transaction Callon Petroleum Company (stock ticker: CPE), an independent E&P focused on unconventional assets in the Permian, has struck a deal with Houston-based Carrizo Oil & Gas (stock ticker: CRZO) to acquire the company in an all-stock transaction worth
From Bloomberg The promise of the Permian is shrinking. Producers in the nation’s oil-rich shale basins are dialing back growth plans in the face of a growing panoply of problems that’s killing returns and keeping skeptical investors at bay. The constraints are manifold: pipeline limits, reduced flow from wells drilled too close together, low natural gas prices and high land
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Summit Midstream to proceed with Double E pipeline project Summit Midstream Partners (stock ticker: SMLP) has made a final investment decision to proceed with its Double E pipeline project, after having secured sufficient commitments pursuant to binding precedent agreements for long-term, firm transportation service. The company also executed a definitive joint
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 PowerPath technology will be utilized at 16 wells U.S. Well Services (stock ticker: USWS) has deployed its all-electric hydraulic fracturing Clean Fleet, powered by a technology it calls PowerPath, to the first of sixteen wells located in the Permian Basin on behalf of an unnamed E&P operator. PowerPath technology has the
From Bloomberg For companies that haul oil and natural gas, the next big thing may be dirty water, according to Jefferies Group LLC. As booming U.S. oil production unleashes a torrent of contaminated water that rises to the surface with crude, pipeline operators may be in the best position to harness those flows and expand into the water-handling business, said
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Wing Resources to sell assets for $145 million Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (stock ticker: ARLP) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire oil and gas mineral interests in the Permian Basin from Wing Resources LLC/Wing Resources II LLC for a cash purchase price of $145 million. The deal
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Second quarter and full year production expected to be 43-44% oil Due to better than expected well performance and timing of completion, SM Energy Company (stock ticker: SM) is upping its Q2 2019 and full year production guidance by 400,000 BOE. The company estimates that Q2 2019 and full year production
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Oilfield service consolidation rolls on C&J Energy Services (stock ticker: CJ) and Keane Group, Inc. (stock ticker: FRAC) have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals. Upon close, the merger will create a well completion and production services company with a presence in most active
Liberty Pipeline LLC On Monday, Phillips 66 (stock ticker: PSX) and Bridger Pipeline LLC announced the formation of a 50/50 joint venture, Liberty Pipeline LLC, in order to build a 24-inch crude oil pipeline running from the Rocky Mountain and Bakken production areas to Cushing, Oklahoma. Liberty is underpinned with long-term shipper volume commitments, and initial service on the pipeline
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Chansoo Joung joins Tulsa, Oklahoma Company Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. announced this morning that it has elected Chansoo Joung as an independent board member, effectively immediately. Previously, Joung worked in the energy sector of the finance industry as a partner and senior advisor for Warburg Pincus LLC from 2005 to
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Rattler Midstream raises $665 in gross proceeds Diamondback Energy, Inc. (stock ticker: FANG) subsidiary Rattler Midstream LP (stock ticker: RTLR) priced its upsized initial public offering this Wednesday, offering up 38,000,000 shares to the public at a price of $17.50 per common unit. This represents a 4,666,667 unit increase from
