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Oil companies in the Permian Basin are exploring desalination to recycle fracking wastewater for agricultural use. By David Wethe In the heart of North America’s most prolific oil field, West Texas is suffering from a water imbalance: Crude producers have too much while drought-hit farmers can’t get enough. Oil wells across the Permian Basin, which …
Parched Texas Ranches Offer a Solution to Shale’s Water Woes Read More »
Private investment firm Raisa Energy is selling a package of oil and gas wells across numerous U.S. shale basins that may fetch around $1.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said. The sale, which is in its early stages, is not guaranteed and the final price could fluctuate depending on market conditions and other factors, …
Raisa Energy Puts $1.5 Billion of US Oil and Gas Assets up for Sale, Sources Say Read More »
June 16 (Reuters) – Mitsubishi Corp (8058.T) is in talks to acquire the U.S. shale production and pipeline assets of Aethon Energy Management for roughly $8 billion, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday. The deal, should it be struck, would give the Japanese conglomerate a substantial natural gas operation adjacent to the …
Mitsubishi Corp in Talks for $8 Billion US Shale Acquisition, Source Says Read More »
U.S. shale oil output will flatten out if prices remain where they are now and will start to decline with prices in the $50s per barrel, the CEO of ConocoPhillips said on Tuesday in the latest prediction that oil’s slump could curb U.S. supply. The comments from Conoco CEO Ryan Lance come as forecasters including …
US Shale to Plateau if Oil Stays in Current Range, ConocoPhillips CEO Says Read More »
Drillers are ramping up consolidation as the new administration changes US policy toward fossil fuels. By David Wethe Welcome to our guide to the commodities powering the economy. Today, reporter David Wethe examines how the shale industry is responding to the Trump administration’s enthusiasm for fossil fuels. Appetite for deals in the US shale patch …
Shale Revives Deal-Making Agenda After Trump Changes Course Read More »
Deal still needs the approval of Neuquen Province, person says Exxon is exiting Vaca Muerta shale patch to focus elsewhere Exxon Mobil Corp. has agreed to sell most of its assets in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale patch to Pluspetrol SA, according to people familiar with the matter. The province of Neuquen, where the assets are located, has …
Exxon Agrees to Sell Argentina Shale Oil Assets to Pluspetrol Read More »
ConocoPhillips is exploring a sale of some of its shale operations in the Permian Basin worth more than $1 billion, two years after an unsuccessful attempt to find a buyer for the same assets, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The Houston, Texas-based oil and gas producer is looking to shed some non-core …
ConocoPhillips Explores Sale of Permian Shale Assets Worth Over $1 Billion, Sources Say Read More »
Bloomberg One of the top investors in US oil and natural gas companies says the nation’s shale producers are no longer in a position to aggressively ramp up output and give consumers a break on energy prices. “The US shale revolution has run its course,” Wil VanLoh, chief executive officer at Quantum Energy Partners LLC, said Monday …
U.S. Shale Revolution Has ‘Run Its Course,’ Quantum’s Wil VanLoh Says Read More »
Houston-based shale producer EOG Resources expects to ramp up operations in the Utica shale play in Ohio, Chief Operating Officer Jeff Leitzell told attendees at the Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference in New York on Tuesday. EOG Resources has doubled its activity in the Utica year-on-year, operating on 445,000 acres with an average entry cost of around …
EOG to Ramp Up Activity in Utica Shale Play in Ohio Read More »
Chinese state-backed oil and chemicals company Sinochem is planning to sell its 40% stake in a U.S. shale joint venture with oil major Exxon Mobil, valued upwards of $2 billion, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Sinochem in recent weeks hired investment bankers at Barclays to advise it on the potential sale of its …
China’s Sinochem Plans to Exit U.S. Shale JV With Exxon Read More »
