Monday, March 3, 2025
Diamondback pursues JV for gas-fueled plants to power Permian data centers- oil and gas 360

Diamondback pursues JV for gas-fueled plants to power Permian data centers

(World Oil) – (Bloomberg) – Diamondback Energy Inc. is in talks to form a power joint venture that would solve some of the shale giant’s own needs in the Permian Basin while also selling electricity to artificial intelligence data centers in West Texas. Diamondback says it’s looking for an equity stake in a gas-fired power plant that would be built on

Elk Range expands Permian, Eagle Ford assets with strategic acquisition- oil and gas 360

Elk Range expands Permian, Eagle Ford assets with strategic acquisition

(World Oil) – Elk Range Royalties has announced its acquisition of Newton Financial Corporation, LP, Concord Oil Company, LP, and Mission Oil Company, (Newton/Concord) who collectively own a substantial mineral and royalty interest asset spanning the Permian and Eagle Ford basins. This strategic transaction expands Elk Range’s footprint across premier oil and gas producing regions in Texas. The acquisition includes approximately

Phillips 66 to grow Permian midstream business with EPIC NGL acquisition- oil and gas 360

Phillips 66 to grow Permian midstream business with EPIC NGL acquisition

(Oil & Gas 360) – HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy EPIC Y-Grade GP, LLC and EPIC Y-Grade, LP, which own various subsidiaries and long haul natural gas liquids pipelines, fractionation facilities and distribution systems (“EPIC NGL”) for total cash consideration of $2.2 billion, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. Upon

SPM frac pump achieves 13,000 pumping hours in Permian before first overhaul- oil and gas 360

SPM frac pump achieves 13,000 pumping hours in Permian before first overhaul

(World Oil) – SPM™ Oil & Gas announced that their SPM™ WS 335 Frac Pump has achieved more than 13,000 pumping hours in the Permian before its first overhaul. As conventional frac pumps are commonly rebuilt at 3,000 hours and discarded at 6,000 hours, this milestone demonstrates the WS 335’s ability to last four times longer than traditional pressure pumping

LandBridge to acquire Permian acreage valued at $245 million from VTX Energy- oil and gas 360

LandBridge to acquire Permian acreage valued at $245 million from VTX Energy

(World Oil) – LandBridge today announced it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire approximately 46,000 largely contiguous surface acres in the Southern Delaware Basin known as the Wolf Bone Ranch for total consideration of $245 million in cash from VTX Energy Partners, a subsidiary of Vitol. Located adjacent to LandBridge’s existing surface acreage in Reeves County, Texas,

Permian producer Matador raises 2024 oil projections to 100,000 bopd- oil and gas 360

Permian producer Matador raises 2024 oil projections to 100,000 bopd

(World Oil) – Matador Resources Co. plans to produce more oil in 2024 than previously planned, a signal that wells in the western part of the Permian basin — the busiest U.S. oil field — continue to lead national oil growth. Dallas-based Matador now plans to produce an average of 98,500 to 101,500 bopd in 2024, a 5% increase from

Diamondback Energy eyes natural gas to electrify Permian fracing operations- oil and gas 360

Diamondback Energy eyes natural gas to electrify Permian fracing operations

World Oil (Bloomberg) – Diamondback Energy Inc., one of the Permian basin’s biggest oil companies, is considering using some of the natural gas it produces to generate electricity to run drilling and fracing operations. Permian producers have increasingly shifted operations from diesel generators to electricity supplied by the local power grid. But the Texas grid can be unreliable at times,

Relief on the way for Permian gas takeaway- oil and gas 360

Relief on the way for Permian gas takeaway

(Oil & Gas 360) – Another 2.5 bcf/d of takeaway is coming for Permian gas via the Matterhorn Express Pipeline, which is expected to be put into service just in time for heating season. According to project lead EnLink Midstream of Houston, Matterhorn is expected to deliver enough natural gas for two million homes after its 580-mile route from the

Exclusive: Ring Energy at EnerCom Denver-The Energy Investment Conference 2024- oil and gas 360

Exclusive: Ring Energy at EnerCom Denver-The Energy Investment Conference 2024

Oil and Gas 360 Publisher’s Note: You can view the EnerCom Denver—The Energy Investment Conference and the Energy Transition and Emerging Technologies Series presenter replays for a limited time.  Ring Energy, Inc. is a growth-oriented, independent oil and natural gas company headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. It is focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of high-quality, oil and liquids

Oxy raises 2024 oil and gas production, following $10.8 billion CrownRock acquisition, Permian success- oil and gas 360

Oxy raises 2024 oil and gas production, following $10.8 billion CrownRock acquisition, Permian success

World Oil (Bloomberg) – Occidental Petroleum Corp. raised its production and capital spending plans for this year after closing its $10.8 billion acquisition of CrownRock LP earlier this month. The deal will increase Occidental’s production 5% to about 1.32 MMboed in 2024, with the extra coming from the Permian basin, the Houston-based company said in a statement Wednesday. Capital spending