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JAPEX Secures First U.S. Operated Position in $1.26B DJ Basin Acquisition of Verdad Resources

Premium content JAPEX Secures First U.S. Operated Position in $1.26B DJ Basin Acquisition of Verdad Resources

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX) announced the acquisition of all equity interests in Verdad Resources Intermediate Holdings LLC — a Tailwater Capital portfolio company and pure-play DJ…

Top Drilling Contractors Talk 2H '23 and 2024

Top Drilling Contractors Talk 2H '23 and 2024

The top drilling contractors provided an early look into what to expect in the second half and 2024. 1. Drilling activity is expected to continue declining into 3Q…

Oil Report : Play Oil For a Bounce Here

Oil Report : Play Oil For a Bounce Here

Our quick views on oil here. As we look at the technicals. We believe that traders will step in here and provide support for oil in this $66-67…

Crescent Energy Company First Quarter 2023 Results

Crescent Energy Company First Quarter 2023 Results

Crescent Energy Company announced first quarter 2023 results. Highlights Reported $256 million of net income and $54 million of Adjusted Net Income(1) Generated $232 million of Adjusted EBITDAX(1)…

Civitas Resources, Inc. First Quarter 2023 Results

Civitas Resources, Inc. First Quarter 2023 Results

Civitas Resources, Inc. announced first quarter 2023 results. Highlights Average daily sales volumes of 159.4 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day ("MBoe/d"), near the high-end of Company…

Crescent Energy 4Q, Full Year 2022 Results; Maintenance Capital for 2023

Crescent Energy 4Q, Full Year 2022 Results; Maintenance Capital for 2023

Crescent Energy Company announced its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year 2022 as well as its 2023 guidance. 2023 Outlook Crescent's 2023 outlook…

PDC Energy Q4, Full Year 2022 Results; Bets Bulk of 2023 Capex on DJ  Basin

PDC Energy Q4, Full Year 2022 Results; Bets Bulk of 2023 Capex on DJ Basin

PDC Energy, Inc. announced its full year and fourth quarter 2022 financial and operating results and provided 2023 guidance. 2022 Fourth Quarter Highlights: Total production of 22.7 million…

Civitas Resources Q4, Full Year 2022 Results; 2023 Capital Plans

Civitas Resources Q4, Full Year 2022 Results; 2023 Capital Plans

Civitas Resources, Inc. announced its fourth quarter and full-year 2022 financial and operating results, as well as its 2023 outlook. 2023 Capital Plans 2023 guidance is shown below.…

EOG Resources Q4, Full Year 2022 Results; IDs $6.0B Budget for 2023

EOG Resources Q4, Full Year 2022 Results; IDs $6.0B Budget for 2023

EOG Resources, Inc. reported fourth quarter and full-year 2022 results. Fourth Quarter Highlights: Earned adjusted net income of $1.9 billion, or $3.30 per share Generated $1.7 billion of…

Enerplus Corp. Q4, Full Year 2022 Results; Bets Big on Bakken for 2023

Enerplus Corp. Q4, Full Year 2022 Results; Bets Big on Bakken for 2023

Enerplus Corp. reported its fourth quarter and full year 2022 results. It also released its 2023 operating plans and guidance. Enerplus reported fourth quarter 2022 cash flow from…

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Niobrara - DJ Basin Overview

The DJ Basin Niobrara shale formation is situated in northeastern Colorado and parts of adjacent Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kansas.  Primarily an oil play, it is in the Denver-Julesburg Basin, which has long been a major oil and gas province. Technological advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing in the last decade has helped create new opportunities in this U.S. energy play.  Based on the industry’s plans, shale and other “tight rock” fields that now produce about half a million barrels of oil a day will produce up to three million barrels daily…

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