Permian Basin

Denver-based Centennial Resource Development Inc., whose operations are focused on the Permian Basin, is sticking to its guidance of upping production by 10-15% this year. In an earnings call, CEO Sean Smith said the company was holding to its current two-rig program. “Should we want to add a third rig in the future because prices…

A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) chaired by former House Speaker Paul Ryan is teaming up with Dallas-based private equity (PE) firm Grey Rock Investment Partners to form a publicly traded Lower 48 exploration and production (E&P) company. Under the proposed transaction, Grey Rock would join forces with Ryan’s Executive Network Partnering Corp. (ENPC) to…

A Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) subsidiary has launched an open season to gauge shipper interest in expanding a pipeline system that transports natural gas from the Permian Basin to South Texas markets. Gulf Coast Express Pipeline LLC (GCX) said the expansion could boost capacity on the Permian conduit by nearly 570 MMcf/d, pending a final…

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is modeling sizable natural gas production increases from several major plays next month, including the Appalachian Basin and the Haynesville Shale. Total natural gas production from seven key onshore regions is set to climb 750 MMcf/d from May to June, reaching 91.750 Bcf/d, the agency said in its latest Drilling…

Denver-based PDC Energy Inc. earlier this month closed on its $1.3 billion acquisition of crosstown independent Great Western Petroleum LLC and is forecasting production growth of as much as 23% by the end of June “We’re ready to start this integration,” CEO Bart Brookman told analysts during the earnings call for the first quarter. PDC…

Ovintiv Inc. is exploring options to increase the exposure of its multi-basin upstream portfolio to a dynamic global natural gas market, CEO Brendan McCracken said.  The Denver-based independent works in numerous onshore plays throughout North America, including in the Montney Shale, Anadarko Basin, Permian Basin, Bakken Shale and Uinta Basin. On a call to discuss…

Coterra Energy Inc.’s CEO Thomas Jorden called for the government and investors to provide the proper signals in response to an energy crisis “unlike anything the world has seen in almost 50 years.” In order for the U.S exploration and production (E&P) sector to “respond with increased U.S. supply, we need well-thought-out regulation and policies…

U.S. midstream operators are focusing on incremental additions to their natural gas infrastructure in the Haynesville Shale, Permian and Appalachia basins as quicker and lower-risk solutions to rising production growth. DCP Midstream LP is in “advanced discussions” with its partners on the Gulf Coast Express Pipeline (GCX) to bring “quick and efficient” capacity to the…

ConocoPhillips joined other exploration and production (E&P) companies in reporting rising earnings, thanks to geopolitical impacts to oil and gas prices, but management said it should move on “full value chain” opportunities in liquefied natural gas (LNG) to further enhance its gas business. The Houston-based independent, the world’s largest, has substantial global holdings in gas.…