Hunters and gatherers might have aptly described Brazos Midstream upon its founding back in 2014. That would have meant hunters of infrastructure assets to gather, treat, and process crude oil and natural gas in the Permian basin....

While Bill Gates sets to build an artificial sun to power the world, and a Texas family raffles off untapped mineral rights on its land at $4 per ticket, Reese Energy Consulting is following the latest news from Houston-based ConocoPhillips (COP). The company has hardly been shy about slashing $5 billion in debt after acquiring Marathon Oil in 2024 in an all-stock deal valued at $22.5 billion. ...

What a year it’s been less than two months into 2026 for oil and gas mergers, asset divestitures, and acquisitions. While buyer demand remains strong for shale opportunities, especially in the luxe-priced Permian, it’s driven more producers to seek out opportunities in other basins, including explorations of new frontiers outside the U.S. ...

It was already a tough road back in 2018 for Dallas-based Navigator Energy Services and project partner Tulsa-based Magellan Midstream when they launched, then extended, an open season to attract transportation commitments for their proposed Voyager pipeline. Call it bad timing....