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Permian Basin Growth Fuels ExxonMobil’s Quarterly Success

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billion in the first quarter of 2024. Despite the lower earnings compared to a year ago, Exxon expressed confidence that the structural and cost-saving measures of the past few years have prepared it to weather the uncertain market environment. Exxon reported on Friday first-quarter earnings of $7.7 billion, down from $8.2

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Meet the Millennial CEOs Shaking Up the Permian Basin

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Led by co-CEOs Will Hickey and James Walter—both under 40—Permian Resources has quickly become the largest pure-play producer in the Delaware Basin, proving that bold strategy and disciplined execution still win in a volatile market. It’s now the largest pure-play oil company in the Delaware Basin (Texas/New Mexico). 1762 in 2025.

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Permian Basin drives growth in tight oil production in U.S. onshore lower 48

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Energy Information Administration, driven by growth in tight oil production in Permian Basin. million b/d in 2024. Permian Basin accounted for 65 percent of all tight oil production growth and 51 percent of lower 48 oil production in 2024. The post Permian Basin drives growth in tight oil production in U.S.

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EIA: Gas storage capacity increased in 2024 in U.S., declined in South Central

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Both increased in 2024. Design capacity decreased slightly in 2024 in South Central region. The post EIA: Gas storage capacity increased in 2024 in U.S., declined in South Central appeared first on Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine. Energy Information Administration. percent or 70 billion cubic feet to 4,277 Bcf.

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U.S. Gas Prices Ease On Record Output

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Natural gas at the Waha hub--a regional pricing hub for gas in the Permian Basin in West Texas--sold for near-zero or sub-zero prices for much of 2024, a trend that has continued in the current year.

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Elk Range Royalties closes $905 million acquisition of DJ Basin assets

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(World Oil) – Elk Range Royalties has announced a landmark acquisition of a significant mineral and royalty position spanning approximately 250,000 net royalty acres (NRA) in the DJ Basin from affiliates of Occidental Petroleum (Oxy). The high-quality operator footprint enhances production visibility and long-term value creation.

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Permian oil producers face higher costs with new saltwater rules

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(Oil Price) – As if WTI oil prices in the low $60s per barrel aren’t enough to slow production growth at America’s top producing shale basin, the Permian, new guidelines for permitting saltwater disposal wells could raise the costs for operators, especially smaller producers with limited resources.