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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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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New basin entries by oil and gas producers seem to be having a moment right now. Stories always compelling to explore—especially if their core assets happen to lie primarily in the almighty Permian or aren’t the result of an acquisition inheritance. ...
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Consolidation by the Big Guys in the nation’s largest oil and gas basins may well offer golden opportunities for the Smaller Guys to snap up non-core cast offs when the deal dust finally settles. For other smaller operators, finding remarkable success in plays outside of the major headliners is no big mystery—just largely under covered by the media....
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The San Juan Basin extends 7,500 square miles across northwest N.M., and southwest Colo., where natural gas was first discovered in 1921. Now at age 102, it’s one of the nation’s oldest producing areas with sedimentary rock dating back 570 years to 2 million....
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Houston-based Harvest Midstream enjoys the advantage of operating in six of the seven states where its brawny big brother, Hilcorp, produces loads of oil and gas. ...
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