Eagle Ford

Activist investor Kimmeridge Energy Management Co. LLC has withdrawn its proposal to merge its natural gas-focused subsidiary with Eagle Ford Shale producer SilverBow Resources Inc.  The New York-based investment firm, which holds a 12.9% stake in SilverBow, in March proposed a tie-up between Kimmeridge Texas Gas LLC (KTG) and the Eagle Ford producer along with…

SilverBow Resources Inc.’s board plans to “carefully review and consider” a proposal from activist investor Kimmeridge Energy Management LLC to merge its natural gas production subsidiary in a tie-up that could become the largest South Texas exploration and production company. In a letter to shareholders, Kimmeridge proposed to merge Kimmeridge Texas Gas LLC (KTG) into…

The blitz of tie-ups in the U.S. oil and gas industry is continuing, with Kodiak Gas Services Inc. offering to buy CSI Compressco LP in a deal that would become the largest contract compression fleet in the industry with an estimated 4.3 million hp. The all-equity acquisition, valued at $854 million including debt, would deepen…

Oil and natural gas permitting in the Lower 48 fell by double-digits in November from a month earlier, driven by losses in the Permian Basin, according to Evercore ISI. The analyst firm, which each month tracks state and federal permitting, said a total of 2,565 permits were issued in November, down by 11% month/month (m/m). …

Eagle Ford Shale operator SilverBow Resources Inc. is targeting capital expenditures of $550-$580 million to support a three-rig drilling program in 2024, management said Thursday. The Houston-based operator said it has closed its $700 million acquisition of Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s South Texas oil and gas assets, clearing the way to advance natural gas-weighted development in…

Overall natural gas production from seven major U.S. onshore regions is expected to recede from November to December but remain robust at just under 100 Bcf/d, according to updated modeling published Monday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The agency’s latest monthly Drilling Productivity Report (DPR) projected combined December production of 99.638 Bcf/d from…

Multi-basin exploration and production firm EOG Resources Inc. in the third quarter made steady progress toward completing a natural gas pipeline that would transport Eagle Ford Shale supply to Gulf Coast markets. EOG completed construction on a natural gas treatment facility, as well as the first phase of a 36-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline from the…

Houston-based exploration and production outfit Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. saw efficiency gains in the third quarter while also moderately boosting production from its Eagle Ford Shale and Austin Chalk assets in South Texas. Third quarter production grew 1% sequentially to 82,700 boe/d.  The company operates two drilling rigs and one completion crew. One rig…

SilverBow Resources Inc. is eyeing plans to ramp up natural gas production in South Texas amid expectations for stronger commodity prices and as more Gulf Coast export projects near completion. SilverBow, which operates in the Eagle Ford Shale and Austin Chalk formations, earlier this year made oil development its focus. With gas prices hovering around…