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ION Geophysical Files for Bankruptcy
ION Geophysical Corp. has filed for bankruptcy. ION and certain affiliates announced that, after evaluating a variety of strategic alternatives, it has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 relief…
Basic Energy Services Files for Bankruptcy; Inks Stalking Horse Deals
Basic Energy Services has filed for bankruptcy. Concurrently, the company has entered into several deals to sell off its assets. The transactions are being undertaken as the “stalking…
HighPoint Files Chapter 11 Ahead of Merger with Bonanza Creek
HighPoint Resources Corp. has filed for bankruptcy following a special meeting of shareholders. The company is also in the midst of a pending merger deal with Bonanza Creek…
SCOOP / STACK Operator Files for Bankruptcy
Gulfport Energy Corp. has filed for bankruptcy (earlier this year (August 2020), the company warned it was potentially facing bankruptcy). The company expects to eliminate approximately $1.25 billion…
Superior Energy Services Files for Bankruptcy
Superior Energy Services has entered into a restructuring support agreement with a group of its senior noteholders that collectively hold or control approximately 69.2% of the Company’s senior…
Gulf Coast 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…
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…
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…