Mid-Continent News

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…

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,…

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…

Amplify to Sell Oklahoma Assets for $92.5MM
Nov. 05, 2025 Amplify Energy announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell all of its interests in Oklahoma for a total contract price of $92.5…

BKV Closes $370MM Bedrock Barnett Acquisition
BKV Corporation (NYSE: BKV) closed its ~$370 million acquisition of Bedrock Production, LLC, acquiring Bedrock Energy Partners’ Barnett Shale assets in a deal that materially expands BKV’s scale…
Mid-Continent - Anadarko Basin News

New E&P Scores Capital; Heading To the MidCon Region
Company Overview 406 Energy, LLC is a newly formed, Houston-based upstream oil & gas development company launched in October 2025 with an initial equity commitment from NGP Natural…

Why Surface-Only Inventory Predictions Are a Fool’s Errand
Introduction The promise is seductive: a map covered in potential drill spots, colored by predicted “rock quality,” with hundreds or thousands of “remaining locations.” Many oil & gas…

From Hedge Funds to Supermajors: Everyone Wants Hub-Linked Gas
TotalEnergies has signed a deal to acquire a 49% non-operated interest in Continental Resources’ Anadarko Basin natural-gas assets in Oklahoma—low-cost, long-plateau rock tied into existing midstream and well…

Diversified Energy to Acquire Canvas Energy for $550MM
Diversified Energy is expanding its Oklahoma footprint with a sizeable bolt-on acquisition that management says will meaningfully increase cash flow and deepen operating density in the state. On…

Comstock to Acquire Assets from Ovation Energy For $62.5 Million
Comstock Resources agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets of Ovation Energy, L.P. for $62.5 million, expanding its producing footprint across multiple U.S. natural gas basins. The…
