More Capital Expenditure - 2017 News

Legacy Reserves Spends 1250% More YOY; Expects Oil Output to Grow 46.6% in 2018
Legacy Reserves reported its Q3 results and discussed its preliminary 2018 production and capital plans. Highlights include: Reported average daily production of 45,891 boe/d, an increase of about…

Gear Spends $10.5MM in Q3, Up 49.5% YoY
Gear Energy reported its Q3 results. Highlights include: Capital expenditures were $10.5 million in Q3, an increase of 49.5% from capital expenditures of $7.03 million in Q3 2016…

Cenovous Chops $100MM from 2017 Capex After Q3 Loss
Cenovus reported its Q3 2017 results. Highlights: Increased third quarter cash from operating activities and adjusted funds flow by 91% and 133% respectively, compared with the same period…

Kelt Expects 86.2% CapEx Growth from 2017 to 2018
[Summar: Kelt Exploration reported its Q3 results where it also discussed preliminary plans for 2018. Highlights include: Production for Q3 was 22,510 boe/d and expects to exit 2017…

Murphy Increases 2017 Capex by $50MM; Brought Online 27 Eagle Ford Wells
[Summary: Murphy Oil released its Q3 results and highlights include: North American on shore production was 86 mboe/d Increased its FY 2017 capex guidance $50 million to $940…
Asia News

Western Canada Upstream M&A: Q1 2026 Transaction Report
Western Canadian M&A activity in Q1 2026 was characterized by a 87% decrease in total deal value compared to Q1 2025, totaling $0.8 billion C$. However, transaction volume…

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…

Silver Hill Expands South Texas Footprint with Acquisition of 1776 Energy Assets
Silver Hill Energy Partners has acquired 100 percent of 1776 Energy’s South Texas oil and gas assets, significantly expanding its operated footprint across the Eagle Ford and Austin…

Canadan E&P 2026 Program Calls for 448 Net Wells, Up 24% vs. 2025 Plan
Canadian Natural Resources outlined a 2026 operating capital budget of approximately $6.3 billion (total capital budget $6,425 million, including $125 million for carbon capture) targeting 1,590–1,650 MBOE/d of…

EIA’s “Glut” Calls: The 2025 Surplus Claim — and How 2021–2024 Forecasts Actually Held Up
The “~2.2 MMb/d glut in 2025” framing traces to the EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), December 2025. EIA doesn’t usually write “glut” in the tables—what they publish is…
Canada News

Whitecap Details 2026 Duvernay & Montney Program
Whitecap Resources reported strong third quarter 2025 operating and financial results, marking its first full quarter following the strategic combination with Veren that closed on May 12, 2025.…

Harbour Energy Strikes $3.2B Deal to Buy LLOG, New Core Business
December 2025 — Harbour Energy plc has agreed to acquire 100% of LLOG Exploration Company LLC for $3.2 billion, marking a strategic entry into the deepwater U.S. Gulf…

ARC Resources: Lower 2026 Capex, Higher Volumes
ARC Resources used its third quarter update to reinforce a familiar message to Canadian E&P executives: disciplined capital, structurally better market access, and a growing shareholder return program…

Baytex 2026 Development Plans
Baytex’s 2026 development plan reflects a post–Eagle Ford sale capital program and a sharpened focus on its core Canadian assets. The Company approved 2026 exploration and development expenditures…

Tourmaline: 2026 Capital Program Locked In at $2.9B
Tourmaline’s 2026 exploration and production (EP) program is set at $2.9 billion and targets average production of 690,000–710,000 boepd, with the company maintaining the multi-year EP Plan released…
