Thursday, January 30, 2025

Billionaire fracking brothers hammered by Permian holdings

Houston Chronicle Farris and Dan Wilks hit pay dirt during the shale boom when they sold their Texas fracking company in 2011 for $3.5 billion, giving them ample resources to fund their interests in land, politics and religion. But many of their more recent investments in the Permian Basin have turned to dust. The brothers put some of their fortune

Halcón emerges from bankruptcy; appoints new Chief Operating Officer - oil and gas 360

Halcón emerges from bankruptcy; appoints new Chief Operating Officer

Halcón Announces Emergence from Chapter 11 and Appointment of New Chief Operating Officer Halcón Resources Corporation (“Halcón” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has emerged from bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. By successfully completing its financial restructuring, the Company eliminated more than $750 million in debt and more than $40 million of annual

Halcón Resources Appoints New CFO as Restructuring Process Continues

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Halcón Resources selects Ragan T. Altizer as its new EVP, CFO, treasurer Halcón Resources Corporation (stock ticker: HKRS), currently undergoing Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings, has appointed Ragan T. Altizer as its new executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, effective August 14. Altizer will replace Quentin Hicks, who resigned from

Lonestar Announces Results for Horned Frog Wells - Oil & Gas 360

Energy Bankruptcies Back on the Rise in 2019

From The Houston Chronicle After a recovery from the last oil bust, energy bankruptcies are back on the rise in 2019. The number of oil and gas bankruptcy filings through mid-August has nearly equaled the total tally from 2018, and the aggregate debt from 2019 bankruptcy filings of almost $20 billion has already surpassed the roughly $17 billion from a

New CFO at Gulfport Energy - Oil & Gas 360

New CFO at Gulfport Energy

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Quentin R. Hicks joins Gulfport Energy as executive vice president and CFO Gulfport Energy Corporation (stock ticker: GPOR), an independent E&P based out of Oklahoma City, has hired Quentin R. Hicks as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective August 26. Hicks is being hired to replace Keri

Evolution Petroleum Names CEO - Oil & Gas 360

Evolution Petroleum Names CEO

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 LongBow, Halcon founder Jason Brown to replace Evolution’s interim CEO Robert Herlin Jason Brown, founder of Longbow Energy, has been appointed as president and chief executive officer of Evolution Petroleum Corporation (stock ticker: EPM) by the company’s board of directors, effective July 10. He will replace interim CEO Robert Herlin, who

Finding Costs Drop to 10-Year Low - Oil & Gas 360

Bankruptcy Looms for Oil and Gas Companies

Weatherford plans pre-packaged Chapter 11 By Richard Rostad, analyst, Oil & Gas 360 The Q4 2018 price crash is poised to claim several victims, as Weatherford (ticker: WFT) is filing Chapter 11 and two E&P companies are likely to announce bankruptcy in the coming days. Once valued over $25 billion, Weatherford was hit hard by the 2014 downturn. While many

Prophetic: “Time is Up for Management, Change is Needed Now”

On Feb. 4, New York private investment firm Fir Tree Partners issued an open letter to Halcon Resources (stock ticker: HK, $HK) demanding a management change and the installation of two directors to lead the immediate pursuit to sell the company for cash or stock. “Given management’s unwillingness or inability to take the necessary actions to increase shareholder value, Fir

The Permian’s Precious Water: E&Ps Weigh In

In this Midland/Delaware Basin infrastructure roundup, the following E&Ps are covered: Halcón Resources Company (ticker: HK) Approach Resources Company (ticker: AREX) Apache Company (ticker: APA) Callon Petroleum Company (ticker: CPE)   Waterworks   Halcón plans water saving costs Halcon reported a LOE and workover expense at $6.3 million for the quarter, or $6.36 per Boe. This amount included approximately $700,000

A Look at Activity in the Permian from Three Players’ Perspectives

Oil & Gas 360® takes a look at three companies with operations in the Permian: Halcón Resources Company (ticker: HK) Approach Resources Company (ticker: AREX) Apache Corporation (ticker: APA) Halcón Resources Production for the first quarter of 2018 averaged 10,967 BOEPD for Halcón, comprised of 70% oil. This production rate represents a 75% growth rate from the fourth quarter of

Halcón Resources Keeps Expanding in 2017 and 2018

Halcón Resources Corporation (ticker: HK) averaged 6,283 BOEPD in Q4 2017, comprised of 70% oil, 15% NGLs and 15% natural gas. The company generated total revenues of $25.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2017, but reported a net loss attributed to common stockholders of $93.1 million, or a net loss per basic and diluted share of $(0.63). For 2017,