Oil Price Exxon is leaving Equatorial Guinea after a three-decade presence in the OPEC member from Central Africa. The supermajor told Bloomberg that it will transfer its holdings in the country to the government and that “Our focus now is on a safe handover of operations and caring for all impacted by this change.” Exxon also added that the exit was part
World Oil (WO) – Permian Resources Corporation announced a series of recent portfolio optimization transactions consisting of two bolt-on acquisitions, a sizeable acreage swap, a divestiture of non-core assets and additional grassroots acquisitions. Recent acquisitions. Permian Resources recently executed two separate transactions to acquire a total of approximately 11,500 net leasehold acres and 4,000 net royalty acres located in Eddy
World Oil (Bloomberg) – The wintry weather that blanketed parts of Texas in snow and hammered North Dakota with extreme cold has knocked out millions of barrels of U.S. oil production, and the industry is expected to need weeks to restore output to normal levels. Production across the U.S. was curtailed by about 10 MMbbl this week, according to market
World Oil (Bloomberg) – Most of shale’s private operators in the Permian basin are planning modest growth this year as one of the main engines of U.S. oil expansion downshifts amid volatile commodity prices. A survey of closely held oil operators showed 69% of Permian firms expect to grow production 5% or less this year, according to Jefferies Financial Group
World Oil (Bloomberg) – Drilling rights in the U.S. Permian basin are commanding prices not seen since the worldwide pandemic crushed oil markets more than four years ago. Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s $10.8 billion takeover of CrownRock LP equates to more $50,000 per acre for rights to drill some of the richest oil deposits in the hemisphere, according to data-analysis and research firm
World Oil (Bloomberg) – Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to raise share buybacks 14% as the oil giant accelerates crude production in the U.S. Permian basin, boosted by its $60 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources Co. Exxon will repurchase $20 billion of stock next year, the Spring, Texas-based company said in a statement Wednesday. That matches competitor Chevron Corp., which
Oil and Gas 360 MIDLAND, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– ProPetro Holding Corp. (“ProPetro” or the “Company”) (NYSE: PUMP) has announced the successful acquisition of the assets and business operations of Par Five Energy Services LLC (“Par Five”). Specializing in cementing services in the Delaware Basin, Par Five’s business complements ProPetro’s existing cementing business that operates predominantly in the Midland Basin region of
World Oil (Bloomberg) —Exxon Mobil Corp.’s $59.5 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources Co., the biggest U.S. energy deal in decades, is poised to usher in a new era of industry-shifting takeovers. The shale sector is a hotbed of consolidation talk as oil companies compete for the best drilling portfolios in the Permian basin, North America’s biggest source of crude.
Oil Price Energy Transfer LP shuttered its Centurion Pipeline on Monday after it was struck by a road worker, the pipeline company said in an email to Bloomberg. Energy Transfer LP acquired the pipeline earlier this year when it acquired the previous owner, Lotus Midstream for $1.4 billion. The Centurion Pipeline runs from New Mexico, ending in Cushing, Oklahoma, with laterals that extend
World Oil CALGARY, Alberta — Enverus Intelligence Research (EIR), a subsidiary of Enverus, is releasing its summary of Q2 203 upstream merger and acquisition (M&A) activity. In Q2, U.S. upstream M&A boomed with $24 billion transacted in 20 deals, with the Permian returning to its usual position as the center of M&A activity. One notable exception to this Permian-centric quarter
Oil Price The Permian basin has not yet seen peak oil production, according to Occidental’s chief executive Vicki Hollub. The executive believes that growth in the play’s production rates will even offset declines in other shale basins across the United States. According to the Energy Information Administration, the Permian will produce 5.622 million bpd of crude oil this month, up from 5.596
Oil Price ExxonMobil has held early informal talks about potentially acquiring the largest pure-play shale producer, Pioneer Natural Resources, The Wall Street Journal has reported, quoting sources with knowledge of the matter. Exxon is looking to boost additionally its position in the U.S. shale patch and it has said for years that the Permian basin would be its key priority area
