Tuesday, April 29, 2025
U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has agreed to put off oil and gas leasing for a year on land that Native Americans consider sacred surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico. wo New Mexico counties remain among the top oil-producing counties in the U.S., according to new federal numbers.Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that Lea County was the No. 2 oil-producing county in January behind North Dakota’s McKenzie County - Oil & Gas 360

Delaware Basin Makes New Mexico the U.S.’s No. 3 Oil Producer

New Mexico is the nation’s third-largest oil producing state, thanks to the Delaware Basin: EIA From the Albuquerque Journal Battle Axe Road cuts smack through the heart of New Mexico’s side of the Delaware Basin, a previously marginal zone along the Texas border that is rapidly turning the state into a global player in the oil industry. Until recently, it

Lilis Energy Closes Delaware Basin Purchase for $65.3 Million, Acquires 2,798 Net Acres

Lilis Energy, Inc. (ticker: LLEX) has closed a deal to acquire approximately 2,798 net acres in the southeastern New Mexico area of the Delaware Basin. The deal was part cash ($40 million) and part stock (~6.9 million shares, or ~$25.3 million), for an approximate total of $65.3 million. “This strategic transaction enhances our overall position in the Northern Delaware Basin,

Abraxas Petroleum Drilling the Delaware Basin, June Completions on Tap in the Williston

Abraxas Petroleum Corporation (ticker: AXAS) reported a net loss of $4.1 million, or $(0.02) per share. For 2017, the company reported a net income of $16 million, or $0.10 per share. In Q4 2017, the company produced 808 MBOE, or 8,788 BOEPD. For 2017, the company produced 2.7 MMBOE, or 7,391 BOEPD. Operations Delaware Basin In Ward County, Texas, Abraxas

Callon Petroleum Expands Horizontal Drilling Operations, Running 5 Rigs, 2 Completions Crews in the Permian

Callon Petroleum Company (ticker: CPE) reported results of operations for the three months and full-year ended December 31, 2017. Financial and operational highlights Full-year 2017 production of 22.9 MBOE/d (78% oil), an increase of 50% over 2016 volumes Fourth quarter 2017 production of 26.5 MBOE/d (79% oil), a sequential quarterly increase of 18% Year-end proved reserves of 137.0 MMBOE (78%

Oasis Petroleum Doubles Down in the Williston Basin

Oasis Petroleum Inc. (ticker: OAS) reported net income attributable to Oasis of $124.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2017. Fourth quarter 2017 results included a benefit of $171.9 million due to the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. For the full year of 2017, Oasis reported net income attributable to Oasis of $123.8 million. The company produced 73,207

Anadarko Petroleum Rakes in $976 Million in Q4

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (ticker: APC) reported fourth quarter of 2017 net income attributable to common stockholders of $976 million, or $1.80 per share (diluted). Net cash provided by operating activities in the fourth quarter of 2017 was $1.4 billion. For the year ended December 31, 2017, Anadarko reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $456 million, or ($0.85)

Summit Midstream Holds Open Season for Double E NatGas Pipeline

Summit Midstream Partners, LP (ticker: SMLP) will be holding a non-binding open season for its Double E Pipeline. The target in-service date for the project is the first quarter of 2021. The project will consist of approximately 120 miles of 24″ to 36″ diameter pipe with a capacity of approximately 1.0 Bcf/d (without compression), expandable to approximately 1.4 Bcf/d (with

Lilis Energy to Present at EnerCom Dallas 2018

Lilis Energy (ticker: LLEX) is a pure play Permian operator with over 16,200 net acres in the Delaware Basin, and over 900 net identified future drilling locations. Lilis Energy is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. In the first quarter of 2018 Lilis Energy plans to complete one well and commence drilling another well on its eastern acreage. The targeted formations

Permian Takeaway: PE Making Moves

Lucid Energy Group and EnCap Flatrock Midstream have agreed to sell Lucid Energy Group II, LLC to funds owned by Riverstone Holdings LLC and the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (ticker: GS) for approximately $1.6 billion. The participating investment funds managed by Goldman Sachs MBD are West Street Capital Partners VII, L.P., West Street Global Infrastructure Partners III, L.P., and West Street Energy Partners, L.P.

Rosehill Resources: Delaware Basin Update and 2018 Guidance

Delaware acquisition complete, doubles Rosehill Resources’ Delaware acreage Rosehill Resources Inc. (ticker: ROSE) has completed its previously announced acquisition of 4,565 net acres and certain producing oil and gas properties in the Southern Delaware basin for $78 million. This transaction nearly doubles the company’s total net acreage to 9,200 net acres, with the potential for additional acreage acquisitions through March

Colorado: Weld County Just Created its Own Oil & Gas Department Oil & Gas 360

PDC Energy Earmarks $920 Million CapEx Budget for 2018

PDC Energy, Inc. (ticker: PDCE) announced today its 2018 capital investment budget and production forecast. 2018 budget highlights: Year-over-year production growth of approximately 25 percent to an estimated 38 to 42 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBoe) Oil production to account for approximately 42 percent of total production, representing a year-over-year oil volume increase of approximately 30 percent Year-over-year Delaware

Delaware Basin Q2'17 Full-Cycle Cost and Margins

Show Me Your Full-Cycle Metrics for the Delaware Basin

Permian oil producers continue to tout enviable half-cycle metrics, but what does the complete picture show? The mad dash of capital into the Permian’s Delaware sub-basin over the last two years has been awe-inspiring considering the backdrop of oil prices careening down to half their 2014 highs, with $45-$52 oil turning into a new normal. Oil and gas companies throughout