Saturday, February 22, 2025

Callon Petroleum Escalating Permian Operations, Prepares to Exploit the Lower Spraberry

Lower Spraberry Type Curves: 900 MBOE It took four years for Callon Petroleum (ticker: CPE) to transition to the Permian Basin, and since the shift completed last year, the micro-cap E&P is boosting operational activity despite a rather difficult commodity environment. Capital One Securities welcomed the update, saying “CPE’s solid execution continues” in a note dated May 7. Callon increased

Magellan Targets Recovery of 50 MMBOE at Poplar Dome

CO2-EOR a technical success in the Charles formation Magellan Petroleum (ticker: MPET) announced last week that the company’s CO2 enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) pilot project is a “technical success,” according to MPET President and CEO J. Thomas Wilson. The pilot was concluded and proves that it is a technically viable tertiary recovery method in the Charles formation at Poplar Dome,

Pacific Energy Development Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

PEDEVCO Corp., d/b/a Pacific Energy Development (NYSE MKT: PED), a publicly-traded energy company engaged in the acquisition and development of strategic, high growth energy projects, including shale oil and gas assets, in the United States, announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, newly issued shares of its common stock (the “Offering”) in an underwritten public

Breitling Energy Announces Spudding of the Steller Energy Cole #1 Well in Texas

Breitling Energy Corporation (BECC) (the “Company”) announces the start of the drilling phase of the Steller Energy Cole #1 in northwestern Sterling County, Texas.   The proposed 8100-foot vertical well is scheduled to spud today in search of oil zones in the Wolfcamp lime and Cisco-Canyon sands.  The well is offsetting the Marathon #1 Cole that was completed in the Lower

Texas: Battle Over Local Control

The fight over home rule moves to Texas House Municipal control over activities involved in hydraulic fracturing has become a hot topic nationwide, with the small town of Denton, Texas, being one of the focal points of the conversation about local control of oil and gas regulations. In Denton, the city passed legislation banning hydraulic fracturing, causing uproar in the

EIV Capital Announces Formation of Woodland Midstream

EIV Capital announced today the completion of its $40 million investment commitment to form Woodland Midstream, LLC (“Woodland”), an independent natural gas midstream company. The investment will fund the build-out and acquisition of natural gas pipeline and processing infrastructure throughout the eastern region of Texas and bordering states. Woodland plans to leverage its management’s successful track record in operating, commercializing and

Petrobras Announces R$157 million recovered by Lava Jato Operation

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that today R$ 157 million (about US$52 million) in funds repatriated by Brazil’s Federal Prosecutor as a result of Operation Lava Jato were made available for the Company. This is the first reimbursement of funds to the company. The funds were repatriated under a joint operation carried out by Brazil’s Federal Prosecutor, Federal Police,

Carrizo Oil & Gas Announces Delaware Basin Farm-Out and 2015 Drilling Plans

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (CRZO) today announced a farm-out agreement in the Delaware Basin and plans to begin an operated drilling program later this year. Delaware Basin Update Carrizo recently signed a farm-out agreement with a larger operator providing it the right to earn approximately 2,800 net acres in eastern Culberson County. This brings the Company’s acreage position in

Texas orders well tests for links to Venus-Midlothian quakes

Story by the Dallas Morning News The day after the most powerful earthquake recorded in North Texas, the Texas Railroad Commission announced it will require operators of five wastewater wells to perform tests to help determine whether there is a link between well activity and earthquakes. The wells are within 100 square miles of the the estimated epicenter of Thursday’s

Basic Energy Services Reports Selected Operating Data For April 2015

Basic Energy Services, Inc. (BAS) (“Basic”) today reported selected operating data for the month of April 2015.  Basic’s well servicing rig count remained unchanged at 421. Well servicing rig hours for the month were 50,700 producing a rig utilization rate of 50%, compared to 55% and 70% in March 2015 and April 2014, respectively. During the month, Basic’s fluid service

ETP Simplifies Structure with $20 Billion Sunoco Acquisition

EQT GP Holdings, LP Prices Initial Public Offering

EQT GP Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership and an EQT Corporation company, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 23,000,000 common units representing limited partner interests at $27.00 per common unit. The underwriters have been granted a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,450,000 common units at the initial public offering price, less underwriting

Verizon to Acquire AOL to $4.4 Billion

Verizon Wireless press release Taking another significant step in building digital and video platforms to drive future growth, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today announced the signing of an agreement to purchase AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) for $50 per share — an estimated total value of approximately $4.4 billion. Verizon’s acquisition further drives its LTE wireless video and OTT