Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Noble Energy Announces 63% Year-over-Year Increase in Capital Budget

Noble Energy announces $2.3-$2.6 billion budget with a focus on liquids in the DJ, Delaware and Eagle Ford Houston-based Noble Energy (ticker: NBL) announced the company’s capital guidance for the year, stating that the company plans to increase its spending by $950 million (63%) from its 2016 capital budget. The company said it will spend between $2.3 and $2.6 billion

Permian - Delaware Basin Action Virtually Nonstop Since Oct. 1

Permian – Delaware Basin Action Virtually Nonstop Since Oct. 1

No slowdown for the Permian Everybody is getting into the action in the Permian basin and in the Delaware portion of the basin in particular. Even Norway’s TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (ticker: TGS) has landed in the Permian. TGS announced today that it has commenced field operations on the West Kermit 3D seismic survey in the Delaware Basin. The project will encompass a

Permian Player Jagged Peak Energy Goes Public

Jagged Peak Energy is developing 60,000 net acres in the Southern Delaware basin Jagged Peak Energy (ticker: JAG), made its official debut today after the pricing of its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. Jagged Peak also launched its new website: www.jaggedpeakenergy.com. The stock opened at $14.18 and had traded more than 13 million shares by midday Friday. Jagged

ExxonMobil/XTO Doubles Permian Footprint with $6.6 Billion Acquisition of Bass Family Assets

ExxonMobil now has 6 billion BOE of resources in the Permian, with 3.4 billion BOEs in the Delaware ExxonMobil Corporation (ticker: XOM) announced that the company will more than double its Permian Basin resources to 6 billion BOE through the acquisition of companies owned by the Bass family of Fort Worth, Texas. The Permian assets purchased from the Bass family

Noble Energy Jumps to Second-Largest Southern Delaware Player with $3.2 Billion Acquisition

Noble Energy purchases Clayton Williams Energy for $3.2 billion, inclusive of debt; NBL’s new full company production for 2020 is expected to reach 600 MBOEPD assuming $50 oil Noble Energy (ticker: NBL) announced Monday that the company has purchased Clayton Williams Energy (ticker: CWEI) in a cash and stock deal valued at $2.7 billion, plus the assumption of approximately $500

WPX Gobbles Up 120,000 Delaware Acres, Ups Drilling Program with $775 Million Acquisition

WPX Energy acquires 6.5 MBOEPD of production and 120,000 net acres in the Delaware Basin WPX Energy (ticker: WPX) announced today that the company has acquired Panther Energy Company II, LLC and Carrier Energy Partners, LLC, expanding its footprint in the Delaware Basin. The acquisitions includes approximately 6.5 MBOEPD (55% oil) of existing production from 23 producing wells (17 horizontals),

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Diamondback Energy Doubles Down in the Delaware with $2.4 Billion Acquisition

Diamondback Energy acquires Brigham Resources for $2.4 billion Diamondback Energy (ticker: FANG) announced late Wednesday that the company has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire all leasehold interests and related assets of Brigham Resources Operating, LLC and Brigham Resources Midstream, LLC  for an aggregate purchase price of $2.4 billion. The deal consists of $1.6 billion in cash and 7.7 million shares of Diamondback

Callon Petroleum Adds Fourth Core Delaware Position with $615 Million Acquisition

New Delaware Basin acreage holds base inventory of 206 net wells and is producing 1.9 MBOEPD; 36% of drilling locations targeting 10,000 foot Wolfcamp laterals Callon Petroleum Company (ticker: CPE) announced late Tuesday that the company will add 27,552 gross (16,098 net) acres in the Delaware Basin to its assets following the close of a $615 million acquisition from American

PDC Energy Targeting 40% Production Growth in 2017

PDC Energy 2017 capital budget and growth both exceed analyst expectations Denver-based PDC Energy (ticker: PDCE) announced its capital budget and production plans for 2017 on Monday exceeding analyst expectations. According to the company’s press release, PDC plans to grow production more than 40% year-over-year with a capital budget of $725 million to $775 million. The budget is about 7%

Centennial Resource Development Equity Private Placements Now Total $910 Million

Centennial Resource Development Equity Private Placements Now Total $910 Million

Centennial readies itself for a busy 2017 in the Permian Centennial Resource Development, Inc. and its affiliates (ticker: CDEV) has entered into agreements to issue and sell $910 million of equity securities to third-party investors in a private placement, including its previously announced agreement to issue and sell to an affiliate of Riverstone Holdings LLC (“Riverstone”) up to $500 million of equity securities. Centennial expects to use

Centennial Resource Development Equity Private Placements Now Total $910 Million

Centennial Resource Development Acquires 35,000 Delaware Basin Acres

$855 million purchase gives Centennial about 77,000 acres in one of America’s hottest oil plays Denver-based Centennial Resource Development (ticker: CDEV) announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire 100% of the leasehold interests and related upstream assets from Silverback Exploration. Privately-held Silverback’s 35,000 net acres (44,000 gross) of Delaware Basin assets directly offset Centennial’s existing acreage, and are currently

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Concho Resources Increases Delaware Acreage with $430 Million Acquisition

Concho Resources doubles long-lateral inventory with Red Hills bolt-on Concho Resources Inc. (ticker: CXO) announced Monday that the company has added approximately 24,000 gross (16,400 net) acres to its norther Delaware Basin assets through a $430 million deal with an undisclosed seller. The acquired acreage is producing approximately 2.5 MMBOEPD (69% oil) and doubles the company’s long-lateral drilling inventory in