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Karve Energy's Production Moves Upward After Q2 Lull; Talks Drilling Program
Private Canadian E&P Karve Energy has detailed its 2019 drilling program. The company is focused on the Viking play. 2019 Program Capex: $80 million - reduced from $99…
Extraction Cuts 2019 Capex 15%; IDs 2020 Plans, Q3 Results
Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. reported its Q3 2019 results and preliminary 2020 outlook. Preliminary 2020 Guidance Highlights - $510 - $580 million capital budget, including $450 -…
Pioneer Production Posts Growth, Oil Mix Steady; Cuts Permian D&C Capital for 2019
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. reported its Q3 2019 results and below are the highlights. Highlights: Total Production up +5% sequentially (350,725 boe/d), and up +9% year over year…
QEP Touts Less Capex, More Wells, More Production
QEP Resources reported it's 3rd quarter results, and here is a quick read. 1. Reduced capital expenditure guidance by $65 million 2. Production continues to grow, up 9%…
Range Reduces Capital Budget; Well Count Unchanged
Range Resources has announced its third quarter 2019 financial results. Shale Experts comments and observations: Production was only down -2% sequentially -1% year over year. Basically you could…
Mid-Continent 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…
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…
Ascent Resources 2026: A Quiet Growth Story for Oilfield Services
Ascent Resources may not be making headlines with rig additions or dramatic well count increases, but a closer read of their March 2026 investor presentation — compared against…
Infinity Closes $1.2B Utica Upstream & Midstream Deal
Infinity Natural Resources has completed its $1.2 billion acquisition of upstream and midstream assets in the Ohio Utica Shale from Antero Resources and Antero Midstream, according to company disclosures…
Antero Resources Completes $2.8B Marcellus Expansion
Antero Resources Completes $2.8B Marcellus Expansion Antero Resources has completed the previously announced acquisition of upstream assets from HG Energy II, LLC, significantly expanding its core position in…
Northeast News
A Quiet Capital Pattern Is Forming in North American Upstream — and Almost No One Is Talking About It
A handful of recent transactions and capital raises point to a subtle pattern in North American upstream—one that is easy to miss because each event, on its own,…
Ascent is quietly setting the Utica productivity curve
For most of the last few years, the Utica story has been about discipline: fewer rigs, fewer headlines, and steady execution from a handful of operators who know…
Kimmeridge Offers $6 Billion for Ascent Resources: A Bid Lands in the Middle of a High-Stakes Sponsor Dispute
What happened Kimmeridge Energy Management has submitted a $6 billion offer to buy Ascent Resources, the privately held U.S. natural gas producer that is controlled by private equity…
Dallas Fed Energy Survey: What Oil and Gas Executives Are Really Saying
The latest Dallas Fed Energy Survey shows a U.S. oil and gas industry that is not collapsing—but is clearly constrained. Executives are operating in a defensive posture, focused…
Infinity and NOG Buy Antero's Ohio Utica Assets for $1.2B: A Vertical-Integration Utica Power Move
Infinity Natural Resources (NYSE: INR) is making a statement in Appalachia. On December 5, 2025, Infinity announced it has signed agreements to acquire a package of upstream and…