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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Vernal field office is seeking public comment on the environmental assessment (EA) done regarding its plans to offer 28 parcels totaling about 12,225 acres for oil and natural gas leasing set for November this year. Maps and additional information are included in the EA. The public comment period will run through July 15, and BLM said it is particularly looking for the identification of issues germane to proposed sale or new technical or scientific information relevant to the case. “Comments that contain only opinions or preferences will not receive a formal response, but may be considered in the BLM decision-making process,” a BLM Utah spokesperson said.

Tulsa-based WPX Energy Inc. plans to add another rig to its Permian Basin operations and complete 15 uncompleted wells in the Williston Basin as part of an overall plan to increase full-year oil production guidance by 5%.

Chesapeake Utilities Corp. subsidiary Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co. has submitted a request to FERC to begin the pre-filing review process for the company’s 2017 Expansion Project to meet additional market demand in its Delaware service territory.

Chesapeake Utilities Corp. subsidiary Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co. has submitted a request to FERC to begin the pre-filing review process for the company’s 2017 Expansion Project to meet additional market demand in its Delaware service territory.

Devon Energy Corp. has raised its full-year production guidance by 3% after exceeding midpoint expectations for North American natural gas, liquids and oil output, led by outperformance in Oklahoma’s stacked reservoirs.

Devon Energy Corp. has raised its full-year production guidance by 3% after exceeding midpoint expectations for North American natural gas, liquids and oil output, led by outperformance in Oklahoma’s stacked reservoirs.

Texas lost 12 rigs and the Permian Basin saw seven depart, making them the biggest losers among states and plays in the most recent rig count. But the Permian has something going for it called the Delaware Basin.

A coalition of 165 environmental groups, led by the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, have asked Sens. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to launch an investigation into FERC, alleging that the commission is biased toward pipeline companies.

Concho Resources Inc. said a trio of separate deals — a purchase, a swap and a sale — will help bolster its position in the southern Delaware Basin and reduce its net debt, all without impacting its capital budget or production outlook for 2016.