Does anyone need to tell you this? High concentrations of off-spec gas in the New Mexico Permian are a royal pain in the arse for producers. On the other hand, it’s proving to be a gift that keeps giving for Delaware midstream operators building the specialized infrastructure to clean up this gas to make it safe and marketable....
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For horizontal drilling and fracking pioneer Harold Hamm, turning unconventional oil and gas resources into economic gold has made him both an industry icon and shale rock star. As founder and chairman of Okla. City-based Continental Resources, Hamm was the voice yesterday at CERAWeek warning U.S. oil production is starting to plateau. He’s also the face behind a new international opportunity to apply his company’s Midas touch outside its Anadarko, Bakken, and Permian successes. ...
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You might say Will Gray II kicked off 2025 on a high note. A really high note. The co-founder and CEO of New Era Helium rang the NASDAQ opening bell on January 2 to all the fanfare that moment generates when you also become one of the first helium-focused companies to land a listing on a major U.S. exchange. ...
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The nation’s energy big dogs are leaping on the opportunities AI data centers offer natural gas producers. ...
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In what was described as a “surprise move” by Okla. City-based Devon Energy back in 2022, the company made a bolt-on acquisition that further expanded its Eagle Ford position with the purchase of Denver-based Validus Energy. The $1.8 billion deal included 42,000 net acres, 35 MBOED (70% oil), 350 repeatable drilling locations, and 150 refrac candidates. In an epic score, Validus pocketed double the price it paid for those assets just a year before. While it might’ve been a see-you-later-bye to South Texas, the company’s exit there hardly marked the end of Validus....
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The San Juan Basin extends 7,500 square miles across northwest N.M., and southwest Colo. Natural gas was first discovered here in 1921. Now a spry age of 104, it remains one of the nation’s oldest producing areas with sedimentary rock dating back to mid-Paleozoic times and a collision of supercontinents. ...
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