Call us biased but Steve Reese, CEO of Reese Energy Consulting, possesses a true gift for educating professionals of every paygrade how segments of the oil and gas industry work in the real world. He’s a lot like your favorite teacher back in school who could explain even the most complicated subjects, connect the dots, and make sense of it all in both the macro and micro picture. You leave the classroom knowing you got this. ...

Amid the flurry of bankruptcies we’ve witnessed recently, it’s good to hear when an industry brother emerges stronger and leaner. Such is the case this week for Southcross Energy and its sweeping transformation inside and out. ...

Okla. City-based Mach Resources today announced a dandy of a deal with the acquisition of substantially all the assets from now-defunct Alta Mesa. For Mach CEO Tom L. Ward, the shoe simply fits in the comfort zone of the Anadarko Basin and the Texas Panhandle where Mach operates numerous other E&P acquisitions it’s made over the last two years. ...