U.S. Onshore
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January 16, 2026
Mitsubishi Corporation is entering the U.S. shale gas market with a $5.2-billion acquisition of Aethon Energy’s Haynesville Shale assets in Louisiana and Texas. The deal adds about 2.1 Bcf/d of gas production and strengthens Mitsubishi’s integrated LNG value chain with access to Gulf Coast export infrastructure.
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January 16, 2026
Low oil prices are forcing a rare pause in Bakken drilling, as Continental Resources founder Harold Hamm says margins have largely disappeared.
News
January 15, 2026
Private equity remains active in U.S. shale: Lime Rock Partners has committed equity to Athena Energy, backing a former Ensign management team targeting acquisitions and development opportunities in the Eagle Ford Shale.
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January 15, 2026
Coterra Energy is exploring a potential merger with Devon Energy, a deal that could rank among the largest shale consolidations in years. Talks are still preliminary, but an all-stock transaction would combine two major Permian basin producers amid renewed upstream M&A momentum.
News
January 14, 2026
EWTC’s latest jobs report shows U.S. oilfield services employment ended 2025 slightly lower than earlier highs, highlighting a year shaped by market uncertainty and shifting labor conditions.
News
January 13, 2026
Kolibri Global Energy reported improving early production from new Barnes and Velin wells in Oklahoma’s Tishomingo field, with oil cuts near 83% and Barnes wells outperforming earlier Lovina results on a lateral-adjusted basis.
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January 13, 2026
1776 Energy has sold its Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk assets in South Texas to Silver Hill Energy Partners, transferring approximately 17,500 net acres and more than 550 drilling locations in Karnes and Gonzales counties.
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January 08, 2026
Vickery Energy has closed the acquisition of Tribune Resources’ Appalachian Basin natural gas assets, adding 38,000 net acres and more than 200 MMcfe/d of production across West Virginia.
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January 06, 2026
IPAA is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to revise Subpart W methane reporting rules, saying current definitions and emission factors create disproportionate costs for small and marginal-well operators.
News
January 06, 2026
Halliburton has launched the Hypersteer MX matrix-body directional drill bit, addressing erosion and abrasion challenges in high-flow shale wells to enable longer runs and reduced well construction time.
Article
December 2025
This article highlights the benefits of early intervention in maintaining well integrity, by detailing a well control case study in Texas.
Article
December 2025
H&P’s FlexRobotics™ system has reached its first commercial use in the Permian, where robotic arms are handling pipe-movement tasks typically performed manually. Following lab and field testing, the company is now evaluating the technology’s impact on crew workflow, rig-move times and operational consistency.
News
January 02, 2026
Wallstreet Sand Co. has brought dry frac sand operations online at its Kermit, Texas facility, expanding in-basin proppant supply to support Permian basin completion activity and logistics efficiency.
News
December 22, 2025
Baker Hughes has received a notice to proceed to supply six liquefaction trains for the 9.5-MMtpa Commonwealth LNG export project in Cameron, Louisiana.
News
December 22, 2025
Kolibri Global Energy said production at its Tishomingo field in Oklahoma has exceeded 6,000 boed as new Barnes and Velin wells begin flowing back.
News
December 20, 2025
Baytex Energy has closed the sale of its U.S. Eagle Ford assets for $2.14 billion, exiting the play to strengthen its balance sheet and refocus on Canadian operations.
News
December 18, 2025
California Resources Corporation has completed its all-stock combination with Berry Corporation, strengthening its California-focused portfolio with long-life, low-decline conventional assets and adding development upside in the San Joaquin Basin and Uinta Basin.
News
December 18, 2025
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. has agreed to acquire Verdad Resources’ tight oil and gas assets in the Denver-Julesburg basin for about $1.3 billion, marking a major expansion of JAPEX’s North American upstream portfolio. The deal is expected to significantly boost production and proved reserves, with development planned into the early 2030s.
News
December 16, 2025
The Railroad Commission of Texas has named longtime regulator Mark Evarts as director of its Oversight and Safety Division, strengthening leadership over pipeline safety and gas market oversight statewide.
News
December 15, 2025
Buccaneer Energy is moving ahead with a new waterflood program at its Fouke area assets in Texas, aiming to double or triple recoverable volumes. The plan includes converting two wells for injection, reinstating production at Turner #1, and advancing development work over the next six months.
News
December 15, 2025
Crescent Energy has completed its all-stock acquisition of Vital Energy, creating a top-ten U.S. liquids-weighted independent E&P operator. The merger expands Crescent’s scale, strengthens free cash flow generation, and adds new board members as the company prepares 2026 guidance.
