ExxonMobil is the leading operator in both U.S. and Permian Basin, and the industry major based in Spring, Texas, is the only top 10 operator to add working rigs in the past year.  As of Aug. 22, according to Enverus, ExxonMobil had a weekly average of 37.7 active rigs – down from 39.1 the previous […]

Texas added a drilling rig in the past week for the first time since May 9 – breaking a streak of 16 weeks of declining or flat rig counts.  Baker Hughes said as of Aug. 29, there were 241 active rigs in Texas – up 1 in the past week but down 33 or 12 […]

A subsidiary of Plains All American Pipeline and Plains GP Holdings agreed to acquire the 55 percent non-operated interest in the EPIC crude oil pipeline held by subsidiaries of Midland’s Diamondback Energy and Kinetik Holdings. The deal announced Tuesday is valued at $1.57 billion, including the assumption of $600 million in debt. The remaining 45 […]

Vicki Hollub, president and CEO of Houston-based Occidental Petroleum, is one of five women who will be inducted into the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame to honor their achievements, leadership and contributions to the state.  Gov. Greg Abbott announced the awards and said the ceremony will be held Nov. 6 at Texas Woman’s University in […]

Oklahoma City-based Mach Natural Resources said recently it is acquiring assets in Permian Basin to mark its entry into the basin.  The acquisition for $500 million from Sabinal Energy includes about 130,000 net acres with first quarter production of 11,000 boed (98 percent liquids). The deal diversifies the Mach portfolio with 55 percent in Mid […]

Austin-based WhiteWater said Monday that its Matterhorn joint venture with ONEOK, MPLX and Enbridge will build the Eiger Express pipeline after securing sufficient transportation agreements with contracts of at least 10 years.  Eiger Express will transport up to 2.5 billion cfd of natural gas through 450 miles of 42-inch pipeline from Permian Basin to a […]

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality now is responsible for issuing permits for water discharge both on land and into water after a new law passed during the recent 89th session of the Texas legislature.  Previously Railroad Commission of Texas was responsible for permits for water discharge on land. Catarina R. Gonzales, one of three commissioners […]

Declining count of drilling rigs in Texas reached its eighth straight week in Baker Hughes’ report of Aug. 22.  Counts in Permian Basin and New Mexico were unchanged in the past week.  Texas reported 240 rigs – down 2 for the past week and down 34 or 12 percent from 274 a year ago.  There […]

Dallas-based Ellipsis U.S. Onshore Holdings said last week it acquired non-operated oil and gas assets in Permian Basin.  The assets include current net production of about 4,000 boed and more than 600 gross remaining drilling locations.  Ellipsis said, “The transaction enhances Ellipsis’ growing Delaware Basin footprint and aligns with the company’s strategy of building scale […]