Capital Markets | Private Equity Activity
Riverstone-backed Carrier Energy Partners Exits Delaware Basin
Riverstone-backed Carrier Energy Partners has closed on its deals in the delaware basin. On March 8, 2017, Carrier closed the sale of a 49% working interest in Culberson County, TX, to a private buyer. The sale included production and approximately 4,300 net acres operated by Panther Energy Company II, LLC (“Panther”).
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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…

Harbour Energy Enters U.S. Deepwater With $3.2B LLOG Acquisition
Harbour Energy has agreed to acquire LLOG Exploration Company LLC for $3.2 billion, marking Harbour’s strategic entry into the deepwater U.S. Gulf of America and establishing what it…

Japex Enters DJ Basin with Acquistion of Verdad
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX) has announced a major expansion into North American shale with a $1.3 billion acquisition of Verdad Resources Intermediate Holdings LLC (VRIH), marking…

Antero Deepens Core Inventory with HG Acquisition
Antero Resources (NYSE: AR) said it will acquire the upstream assets of HG Energy II, LLC for $2.8 billion in cash, plus the assumption of HG’s commodity hedge…

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…
Permian 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…

Apa Corp : Doing More With Less
APA's 2025 narrative was one of operational surprise. The company came in beating production guidance every single quarter while spending below plan, capturing over $300MM in cost savings…