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An Eagle Ford Team That Cashed Out Is Back for Another Cycle
Houston — January 15, 2026 — Lime Rock Partners, a Houston-based private investment firm specializing in upstream oil and gas, has completed an equity commitment to Athena Energy…
New E&P Scores Capital; Heading To the MidCon Region
Company Overview 406 Energy, LLC is a newly formed, Houston-based upstream oil & gas development company launched in October 2025 with an initial equity commitment from NGP Natural…
New Haynesville Focused E&P Scores Cash From Large PE Firm.
South Wind Exploration & Production, a newly formed independent oil and natural gas company, has received over $400 million of equity commitments from Kayne Private Energy Income Fund…
New E&P Company Just Raised $2.0 Billion, Hunting for Assets.
Double Eagle Energy Holdings V, LLC is the latest venture from Fort Worth-based Double Eagle Energy, co-founded by Cody Campbell and John Sellers. Launched in April 2025, Double…
New Comapny : New Permian E&P Secures Funds From Large PE-Firm
Greenlake Energy II is the latest venture by Greenlake Energy, an Austin-based oil and gas company specializing in upstream exploration and production in the Permian Basin. Launched in…
Permian News
Why $90 Oil Isn’t Bringing Back the Rigs
Higher oil prices are not translating cleanly into a drilling response across U.S. shale, and company disclosures are starting to show why. The issue is not simply capital…
These Three Companies Will Increase Drilling & Completion Over The Next 3 Year
In the span of fifteen months, three Japanese energy companies committed more than $10.3 billion to U.S. natural gas production assets — a buying spree that has transferred…
Q1 A&D Transactions Jump to $30B , While Deal Flow Was Down 40%
The first quarter of 2026 has officially defined the "Barbell Era" of American oil and gas. While the total number of deals plummeted by 46% YoY (dropping to…
Wright to U.S. Oil Industry: The Price Signal Is Telling You to Drill
Energy Secretary Chris Wright stood in front of the largest gathering of oil executives in the world this morning and delivered a message that was equal parts market…
Apa Corp : Doing More With Less
APA's 2025 narrative was one of operational surprise. The company came in beating production guidance every single quarter while spending below plan, capturing over $300MM in cost savings…