Delaware Basin

Acquisitions & Divestitures , Field Development , Shale Plays

Exxon Shale Exec Details Plans for Pioneer’s Acreage, 4-mile Laterals

Exxon Mobil plans to drill longer, more capital efficient wells in the Midland Basin after a major boost from the $60 billion Pioneer Natural Resources acquisition. Data shows that Exxon is a leading operator drilling 4-mile laterals in the Permian’s Delaware Basin.

May 3, 2024

Acquisitions & Divestitures , Finance

Occidental Explores Sale of Permian Assets Worth Over $1B, Sources Say

Occidental Petroleum is exploring a sale of assets in the Barilla Draw region of Texas, which is located within the Delaware portion of the Permian Basin.

May 3, 2024

Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Exploration & Production , Drilling

Decoding the Delaware: How E&Ps Are Unlocking the Future

The basin is deeper, gassier, more geologically complex and more remote than the Midland Basin to the east. But the Delaware is too sweet of a prize to pass up for many of the nation’s top oil and gas producers.

May 1, 2024

Exploration & Production , Shale Plays , Crude Oil , Natural Gas

Barnett & Beyond: Marathon, Oxy, Peers Testing Deeper Permian Zones

Marathon Oil, Occidental, Continental Resources and others are reaching under the Permian’s popular benches for new drilling locations. Analysts think there are areas of the basin where the Permian’s deeper zones can compete for capital.

April 29, 2024

Acquisitions & Divestitures , Earnings

Matador Hoards Dry Powder for Potential M&A, Adds Delaware Acreage

Delaware-focused E&P Matador Resources is growing oil production, expanding midstream capacity, keeping debt low and hunting for M&A opportunities.

April 24, 2024

Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures

Enverus: 1Q Upstream Deals Hit $51B, but Consolidation is Slowing

Oil and gas dealmaking continued at a high clip in the first quarter, especially in the Permian Basin. But a thinning list of potential takeout targets, and an invigorated Federal Trade Commission, are chilling the red-hot M&A market.

April 23, 2024

Dividends/Buybacks

Matador Resources Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

Matador Resources’ dividend is payable on June 7 to shareholders of record by May 17.

April 18, 2024

Exploration & Production , Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures

CEO: Continental Adds Midland Basin Acreage, Explores Woodford, Barnett

Continental Resources is adding leases in Midland and Ector counties, Texas, as the private E&P hunts for drilling locations to explore. Continental is also testing deeper Barnett and Woodford intervals across its Permian footprint, CEO Doug Lawler said in an exclusive interview.

April 11, 2024

Shale Plays , Exploration & Production , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Crude Oil

Mighty Midland Still Beckons Dealmakers

The Midland Basin is the center of U.S. oil drilling activity. But only those with the biggest balance sheets can afford to buy in the basin's core, following a historic consolidation trend.

April 5, 2024

Midstream , Finance

Kinetik Holdings Enters Agreement to Pay Debt

Kinetik Holdings entered an agreement with PNC Bank to pay down outstanding debt.

April 4, 2024