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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…
Vista Proppants Emerges from Bankruptcy; Rebrands as V SandCo LLC
V SandCo LLC, formerly Vista Proppants and Logistics LLC and dba Vista Sand, has emerged from bankruptcy and rebranded under a new name. Steve Herron was named Executive…
Gulfport Energy Emerges from Bankruptcy
Gulfport Energy Corp. has successfully completed its restructuring process and emerged from bankruptcy. Gulfport has exited bankruptcy with a new Board of Directors; a strengthened balance sheet, with…
HighPoint Resources' Bankruptcy Plan Approved by the Courts
HighPoint Resources Corp.'s bankruptcy plan has been confirmed by the courts. Additionally, the plan implements the merger and restructuring transactions related to HighPoint's merger with Bonanza Creek Energy.…
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…
Ark-La-Tex 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…
These Three Companies Will Increase Drilling & Completion Over The Next 3 Year
In the span of fifteen months, three Japanese energy companies committed more than $10.3 billion to U.S. natural gas production assets — a buying spree that has transferred…
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…
Diversified Energy Striking While the Iron is Hot in East Texas
Transaction Summary Diversified Energy has entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement to acquire high-working interest, natural gas producing assets in East Texas from Sheridan Production for…
Gulf Coast News
Mitsubishi to Buy Aethon for ~$5.2B, Taking Scaled Haynesville Gas Platform
Mitsubishi Corporation has agreed to acquire Aethon (Aethon III LLC, Aethon United LP and related entities) for a total equity investment of approximately $5.2 billion, delivering Mitsubishi a…
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…
This Operator Will Chop it's 2026 Rig Count From 34 to 24
ConocoPhillips is setting up 2026 as a lower-intensity, more efficient operating year — with the clearest proof coming from the Lower 48 activity reset following the Marathon integration.…
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,…