Midcontinent

American Noble Gas Inc. has agreed to acquire a 40% participation in a farmout agreement with an unspecified operator in the Hugoton natural gas field in Haskell and Finney Counties, KS. The Kansas-headquartered independent exploration and production (E&P) company would join three other partners to explore for and develop oil and gas and brine reserves…

Natural gas futures on Monday closed above $4.00 for the first time this year as European calls for U.S. exports remain robust and forecasts point to continued strong domestic weather-driven demand. The February Nymex gas futures contract settled at $4.079/MMBtu, up 16.3 cents day/day. March rose 10.8 cents to $3.834. NGI’s Spot Gas National Avg.…

Alberta-based Xfuels Inc. reported Monday that it plans to expand into the United States by adding 516 Midcontinent oil and gas wells to its holdings. The new assets come via a letter of intent (LOI) to purchase 100% of the common stock of Jubilee Exploration LLC, which controls the wells across 10 counties in northeastern…

Over the past two decades, Diversified Energy Co. has grown into a $1.3 billion company that operates 69,000 natural gas wells across the Lower 48, which produce about 106,000 boe/d on average.  In fact, the Birmingham, AL-based and London Stock Exchange-listed firm claims it is the largest U.S. gas well operator. “Natural gas will be…

Global oil and natural gas demand is forecast to remain tight in the months ahead, but Devon Energy Corp. is holding the line on production, instead looking to reward shareholders. The Oklahoma City-based independent, whose portfolio is concentrated in some of the richest oil and natural gas basins of the country, plans to maintain production…

Continental Resources Inc. is expanding into the Permian Basin through an all-cash acquisition from Pioneer Natural Resources Co. valued at about $3.25 billion. The assets in the Texas portion of the Delaware sub-basin are currently producing 55,000 boe/d with a 70% oil cut. They comprise more than 1,000 total locations, including more than 650 gross…

It’s already completed a big Lower 48 takeover this year, but Devon Energy Corp. isn’t ruling out making a bid on more oil and natural gas assets, the CEO said Wednesday. Over the last couple of weeks, rumors have swirled that Royal Dutch Shell plc may sell its Permian Basin portfolio, estimated to be worth…

Ovintiv Inc., whose portfolio stretches from Western Canada to West Texas, is seeing costs for materials and labor rising, but inflationary pressures and capital guidance are being kept in check with operational efficiencies, executives said Wednesday. CEO Doug Suttles, who is retiring, presided over his final conference call on Wednesday, ushering in a new era…

Amid a ramp-up in both oil- and natural gas-directed drilling, the United States added five rigs to raise its tally to 484 during the week ended Friday (July 16), according to the latest count from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Three natural gas-directed rigs and two oil-directed rigs were added domestically during the week. The U.S.…