Rockcliff Energy LLC, a private equity-backed natural gas explorer, has been speaking with advisers as it evaluates takeover interest from rival U.S. shale drillers, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Houston-based company could seek $4 billion or more in a sale, the people said. Deliberations are at an early stage, and there’s no certainty Rockcliff will conclude any transaction, according to the people who requested anonymity because the information isn’t public.Representatives for Rockcliff and its Houston-based backer Quantum Energy Partners didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
Founded in 2015, the company pumps the daily equivalent of more than 1 billion cubic feet of gas from the Haynesville Shalein East Texas. Last week, its Quantum affiliate Trace Midstream agreed to sell gas gathering and processing assets to Williams Cos. for $950 million.
Lower 48 Oil, Natural Gas Permitting Climbs in February, Led by Permian, DJ and Eagle Ford
Lower 48 oil and natural gas permitting activity has picked up since the beginning of the year,...
Lower 48 oil and natural gas permitting activity has picked up since the beginning of the year, climbing by 9% through February from a year ago, according to Evercore ISI.
There were 188 more permits issued in February month/month (m/m). However, permitting was still down by half from February 2019, on the cusp of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Drilling permits issued in January and February combined were up 50% from the first two months of 2021, analysts said.
Global markets face a squeeze on diesel, leading traders have warned, with Europe most...
Global markets face a squeeze on diesel, leading traders have warned, with Europe most at risk of a “systemic” shortage that could lead to fuel rationing.
The heads of one of the largest commodity trading houses and the biggest independent oil trader both estimated as much as 3mn barrels of oil and its products a day could be lost from Russia as a result of sanctions, following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The corporate leaders were speaking at the FT Commodities Global Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland on Tuesday.
Those imports mean that Russian supplies account for about 15 percent of Europe’s diesel consumption.
Quick Take: Potential Sale of Exxon Mobil’s Bakken Assets
Exxon Mobil Corp. has been reported to be in the process of interviewing bankers to...
Exxon Mobil Corp. has been reported to be in the process of interviewing bankers to work on the sale of its assets in the Bakken shale play in North Dakota. Bloomberg News reported that insiders believe the sale price could be around $5 billion.
The oil giant has been in the process of cutting costs, generating about $3 billion from divestitures in 2021. In 2018, the company said it planned to generate $15 billion from the divesture of assets. Exxon Mobil launched a sale process for its assets in the Barnett Shale in November, which was expected to generate $400 million-$500 million. In December, the company was reported to be in advanced talks to sell its 5,000 wells in the Fayetteville Shale to Presidio Petroleum LLC.
Data shows that Exxon Mobil’s oil production in the Bakken fell by almost half, from 3.177 MMbbl per month in mid-2019, prior to the pandemic, to 1.763 MMbbl per month in late 2021. If Exxon Mobil does decide to pursue a deal, it would follow the $6 billion “merger of equals” between Whiting Petroleum Corp. and Oasis Petroleum Inc. on May 7.
The energy sector is off to a higher start, backed by strength in the underlying commodities and in the...
The energy sector is off to a higher start, backed by strength in the underlying commodities and in the major equity futures which rebounded from a down session as traders weighed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s latest rate hike comments.
WTI and Brent crude oil futures showed gains early and extended their trend higher for the fourth-straight session, (but showing losses as of 10:00 AM ET) supported by supply risks from a potential European Union oil embargo on Russia and concern about attacks on Saudi oil facilities. European Union foreign ministers are split on whether to join the United States in banning Russian oil. Some countries, including Germany, say the bloc is too dependent on Russia's fossil fuels to withstand such a step. Strength in the dollar, which gained on comments from the Fed Chair about a more aggressive monetary tightening, weighed on prices.
