Q&A: Exxon Mobil Pioneers the Permian and Guyana
Liam Mallon, Exxon Mobil’s upstream president, discusses how XOM liquids production has hit a 40-year high on the 25th anniversary of the Exxon-Mobil merger, and plans for the future.
Classic Rock, New Wells: Permian Conventional Zones Gain Momentum
Spurned or simply ignored by the big publics, the Permian Basin’s conventional zones—the Central Basin Platform, Northwest Shelf and Eastern Shelf—remain playgrounds for independent producers.
Exclusive: Permian’s Relevance in US Oil Production Expected to Increase
Jefferies’ Pete Bowden, the global head of industrial, energy and infrastructure investing, discussed the trajectory of the Permian Basin’s production and the future of M&A in the increasingly consolidated region, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview.
Push-Button Fracs: AI Shaping Well Design, Longer Laterals
From horseshoe wells to longer laterals, NexTier, Halliburton and ChampionX are using artificial intelligence to automate drilling and optimize completions.
ConocoPhillips: Longer Laterals Coming to Delaware Basin After Marathon Close
After closing a $17.1 billion acquisition of Marathon Oil, ConocoPhillips’ Delaware Basin leader sees opportunities to drill longer laterals and investigate secondary benches underground.
Permian Trends Continue to Point to Crude Growth
Smaller, more creative M&A deals are becoming the standard in the Permian’s Midland and Delaware basins, an Enverus analyst says.
Exclusive: Surge Energy Seeks Midland M&A with $1.3B in Dry Powder
Surge Energy is one of the largest private oil producers in the Permian Basin. With $1.3 billion in dry powder to put to work, Surge is scouring the northern Midland Basin for M&A, executive Travis Guidry told Hart Energy.
Hollub: Oxy Low Carbon Ventures Bolsters US Energy Independence
Occidental Petroleum is making a number of low-carbon moves in the Permian—a maneuver that will bolster the U.S.' energy independence, CEO Vicki Hollub told Hart Energy in an exclusive interview.
CEO: Ovintiv Passes on Permian Prices for More Montney Condensate
Rumored to be a potential buyer in the Permian Basin, Ovintiv instead struck a deal for lower-cost oil and condensate assets in Alberta’s Montney Shale.
Exxon Mobil to Cut Almost 400 Jobs in Wake of Pioneer Acquisition
A regulatory filing shows more than 90% of layoffs are at Pioneer’s former headquarters in Irving, Texas with the rest being workers in Midland.