Bob Simpson is what you might call a hydrocarbon whisperer. And where he’s found success before is where he’s on track to find more. ...
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If you were a human little kid “back in the day,” there was no better snack than Cracker Jacks. Aside from its caramel-coated popcorn and peanuts, every box contained a prize. For Midland, Texas-based Permian Resources (PR), this year’s 1Q offered up the company’s latest batch of popcorn and peanut goodness in the form of Permian hydrocarbons, along with a prize in the form of a strategic acquisition that adds to their envious Delaware position....
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Notable changes of the guard as of late. One we knew was coming but still caught by surprise when Warren Buffett suddenly announced last weekend that moment had arrived. Then there’s one most folks didn’t see coming at all. ...
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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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Might Texas-born Bob Simpson be looking to build back the Williston Basin powerhouse he created more than a decade ago? Back in 2010, the company Simpson founded in 1986—XTO Energy—merged with Exxon in a $41 billion all-stock deal pronounced one of the largest transactions in history for an independent oil and gas company. ...
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