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Permian Basin-focused independent Earthstone Energy Inc. said Monday it would boost its footprint in the area with a $73.2 million acquisition. The company is buying the assets in the Midland sub-basin from two undisclosed sellers for a mix of stock and $49.2 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in the middle of…

With natural gas and liquids prices soaring, along with ethane demand, ExxonMobil hit on all cylinders during 2Q2021.  The supermajor unveiled its quarterly report on Friday, offering investors some encouraging news following a volatile run over the past few quarters. The gains were keyed to higher commodity prices and a stellar performance by the Chemicals…

Dallas-based midstreamer LM Energy Holdings LLC through its subsidiary LM Touchdown Crude III LLC is testing support to obtain commitments to expand its crude oil gathering system in the Permian Basin of New Mexico. The binding open season to expand the system in the Delaware sub-basin was launched on Monday and concludes May 12. “Despite…

The Texas oil and natural gas industry is poised to find its “cyclical trough” early this year, according to one of the state’s leading industry groups.  The state’s share of total U.S. oil production had grown to roughly 42% in 2019, and by the end of 2020 its share was up to 44%, according to…

Cumulative natural gas production from seven key U.S. onshore regions is set to fall by 472 MMcf/d from January to February, extending a downtrend that goes back to early 2020, according to updated projections published Tuesday by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). In its latest Drilling Productivity Report, EIA said it expects the Anadarko, Appalachian…

Phillips 66 has completed a $1.4 billion infrastructure upgrade near its Houston Ship Channel facilities to serve the Permian Shale and Eagle Ford Shale. Houston-based Phillips 66 management said operations have begun on two natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plants at its Sweeny Hub in Old Ocean, TX, south of Houston. With a combined capacity…

Permian Basin heavyweight Pioneer Natural Resources Co.’s executive team sees a possible drilling ban on federal property as the biggest exposure facing the oil and gas industry if Joseph R. Biden Jr. hangs on to win the presidency, management said Thursday. Assuming that Republicans maintain a majority in the Senate, there “should be no effect…

Dallas-based independent Matador Resources Co., in sync with its midstream affiliate, pulled out all stops in the third quarter by reducing costs at a record rate while it boosted its oil and natural gas production. The portfolio stretches across oil- and natural gas-rich basins of Louisiana and Texas, but operations primarily are directed to the…

The oil market turmoil earlier this year provided a “rock solid bull trade for natural gas” that lifted basis to levels that should hold through 2021, particularly for West Coast locations and the upstream markets that serve them, according to market experts. Speaking Wednesday during a webinar hosted by Bloomberg and Natural Gas Intelligence, NGI’s…