What is forced pooling? Compulsory pooling, also known as forced, statutory or mandatory pooling, forces landowners —who do not wish the mineral...
By David Wethe – (Bloomberg) — An obscure Texas company has bid $450 million to acquire the Hanging H Ranch in one...
Wall Street Journal – By Becky Yerak –White Star Petroleum LLC, founded by late oilman Aubrey McClendon, filed Tuesday for chapter 11, days...
By Marsha Breazeale – Oilpatchpress.com When the decimal on your check for a gas well does not match the decimal on the...
Tom Metcalf just penned an article this week at Bloomberg, comparing the wealth of John D. Rockefeller, the oil magnate usually considered...
Dom DiFurio, Dallas Morning News – Pioneer Natural Resources laid off 230 employees Tuesday as the Irving-based driller works to cut $100...
Red Wolf Natural Resources, LLC (“Red Wolf”), a newly formed oil and gas exploration and production company, today announced it has acquired...
Over 10 years ago, in 2008, the natural gas-heavy San Juan, centered around the town of Farmington, was the hot oil and...
Michel Thomas Halbouty (21 June 1909 in Beaumont, Texas – 6 November 2004 in Houston, Texas) was an American geologist, petroleum engineer, and wildcatter. Credited with discovering more than...
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. oil output from seven major shale formations is expected to rise by about 83,000 barrels per day...
(Friday market close) U.S. stocks ended mixed Friday, but the S&P 500® index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite® (COMP) still extended seven-week winning streaks behind encouraging signs on inflation and the economy and beliefs the Federal Reserve will pivot to interest rate cuts in 2024. The Dow Jones Industrial Average® (DJI) posted a record closing high for the third straight day.
Here's where the major benchmarks ended:
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery fell 15 cents to $71.43 per barrel Friday.
Brent crude for February delivery fell 6 cents to $76.55 per barrel.
Wholesale gasoline for January delivery rose 2 cents to $2.14 a gallon.
January heating oil rose 3 cents to $2.62 a gallon.
January natural gas rose 10 cents to $2.49 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Public Permian player Battalion Oil Corp. is being acquired by a private E&P after continuing to explore strategic alternatives.
Fury Resources Inc. will acquire all of Battalion’s outstanding common shares for $9.80 per share in cash, representing a total transaction value of approximately $450 million, the companies announced on Dec. 15.
A climate activist has been jailed for six months after pleading guilty to taking part in a peaceful slow march protest on a London road.
The sentence handed to Stephen Gingell, 57, is thought to be the first jailing under a new law that critics say makes anyone walking in a road liable for prosecution for “interference with key national infrastructure”.
Section 7 of the Public Order Act 2023 bans any act that prevents newspaper printing presses, power plants, oil and gas extraction or distribution sites, harbors, airports, railways or roads “from being used or operated to any extent”, with a potential penalty of 12 months in jail.
The Energy Department has announced up to $890 million in federal funding to be split between several carbon capture and storage projects at natural gas and coal plants in North Dakota, Texas, and California. The projects collectively aim to block the release of about 8.54 million short tons of carbon dioxide per year.
Mineral rights fragmentation is not a temporary crisis but an inherent, perpetual friction in...
West Texas holds a treasure trove of natural gas that could become a critical...
TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Continental Resources to acquire a 49% interest in...
by Bloomberg [via RigZone.com] |Veena Ali-Khan, Mia Gindis| Oil notched its biggest weekly gain...
Ukraine’s ongoing drone campaign has become a major headache for Moscow, targeting one of...
By DANIEL JONES, US CONSUMER EDITOR | Daily Mail | and REUTERS | Exxon Mobil...
By Mella McEwen,| Midland Reporter Telegram | John Sellers and Cody Campbell, co-chief executive officers...
By Claire Hao, Staff Writer| Houston Chronicle| Vistra plans to build two new natural gas...
AXP Energy has confirmed the presence of hydrocarbons in multiple pay zones at its...
The Oklahoma House Energy Committee recently took a hard look at how the Oklahoma...
OPEC+’s production hikes have been a tool to both punish countries that were overproducing...
The Yates Oil Field, located in the heart of the Permian Basin, remains one...
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