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Contango Oil & Gas Co.

Acquired in January 2008 by Independence Energy Corp.. The snapshot below reflects historical activity.

About

Exploration & Production

  • WebsiteVisit →
  • TickerNYSE
  • AddressHouston Texas
  • Phone713 960 1901
  • Acquired byIndependence Energy Corp.
  • People on file2 contacts

Acquisition chain

Forward & backward M&A lineage

Drilling activity

No activity recorded

No active rigs

Operations transferred to Independence Energy Corp. Live rig records sit under the successor.

Recent activity

Latest news mentioning Contango Oil & Gas Co.

Deals

Contango to Merge with PE-Backed Independence Energy in All-Stock Deal Jun 2021

Independence Energy LLC and Contango Oil & Gas Co. have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction worth…

Contango Acquires Gassy Wind River Basin Assets from Conoco Jul 2021

Contango Oil & Gas Co. has entered into an agreement to acquire low decline, conventional gas assets in the Wind River Basin of Wyoming…

Contango to Acquire Oily Assets in Big Horn, PRB, Permian Basins Nov 2020

Contango Oil & Gas Co. has signed a deal to acquire assets in the Big Horn, Permian, and Powder River Basins for $58 million in cash. The…

Contango Acquires Mid-Con Energy in All-Stock Deal Oct 2020

Contango Oil & Gas Company and Mid-Con Energy Partners, LP have entered into an agreement to combine in an all-stock merger transaction…

Contango, Juneau Ink GOM-Focused DrillCo Dec 2019

Contango Oil & Gas Co. has entered into a Joint Development Agreement with Juneau Oil & Gas, LLC to develop certain exploration prospects…

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Permits

BEELER LORENZO (AUSTIN CHALK) Aug 1, 2025
BEELER UNIT C PEARSALL ( BUDA SOUTH ) Jun 17, 2025
BEELER PEARSALL ( BUDA SOUTH ) Jun 16, 2025
K.M. RANCH EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-1) Aug 30, 2023
BULLSEYE SWD HAMON ( NORTHWEST DELAWARE ) Mar 10, 2023
RUDE RAM 2120 HOEFS T-K Oct 1, 2018

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Assets

Central Louisiana and Mississippi 29,000 ac

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Capital raised

Contango Taps Equity Markets for $22MM to Fund Latest Deal Nov 30, 2020 · $22M · Equity
Contango Taps Private Equity Markets for $53 Million Dec 20, 2019 · $53M · Equity-Stock-Sales
Contango Taps Equity Markets for $50 Million Sep 13, 2019 · $50M · Equity-Stock-Sales
Contango Launches $30MM Equity Offering Nov 16, 2018 · $30M · Equity-Stock-Sales
Contango Taps Equity Market to Fund Delaware Basin Acquisition Jul 21, 2016 · $50M · Equity-Stock-Sales

Regions of activity

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