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Navigating the M&A Landscape in 2025: Insights for Small to Mid-Sized Upstream Operators

Enverus

JUNE 6, 2025

Large public E&Ps are consolidating premium inventory in core regions like the Permian, where high-quality assets are scarce and valuations are steep. Smaller deals are still occurring, particularly in conventional plays and areas outside major basins. This concentration underscores a broader trend.

Upstream

Upstream Operator Basin E&P

Oklahoma Operations of Key Oil & Gas Companies (2025)

Oil Gas Leads

JUNE 11, 2025

Below we summarize recent (2024–2025) drilling activity, budget allocations, and production volumes in Oklahoma (primarily the Anadarko Basin and related plays) for six companies: Ovintiv , Mach Natural Resources , Devon Energy , Coterra Energy , Continental Resources , and Mewbourne Oil Company. Sources are cited in brackets.

Operator

Operator Gas Oil Basin

Zephyr Energy announces result of oversubscribed Bookbuild and Posting of Notice of general Meeting

Oil & Gas 360º

JUNE 25, 2025

basins; A US$100 million commitment from a major U.S. basins; A US$100 million commitment from a major U.S.-based based oil sector investor (the ‘Investor’) to accelerate growth through the drilling activity in Zephyr’s Williston Basin non-operated asset portfolio.

Energy

Energy Energy Government E&P

Getting a Line on Wireline

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

JUNE 23, 2025

Perhaps all four are at work today in the wireline industry in the Permian Basin, but certainly the fourth factor—consolidation—is making itself felt. Pintail is headquartered in Midland and is a leading provider of wireline services in the Permian Basin. They do cased hole work, both vertical and horizontal production.

Basin

Basin Hydraulic Fracturing Operator Completion

Viper’s Royalty Model: Worth a Look

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

JUNE 26, 2025

Viper Energy (VNOM) presents a compelling case for investors seeking exposure to the energy sector through a mineral rights business model. Its royalty-focused, asset-light model stands out versus traditional E&Ps like Diamondback, offering high efficiency and lower risk. Weak natural gas prices ($2.08/Mcf

Royalty

Royalty E&P E&A Royalty Interest

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

Oil & Gas 360º

MARCH 24, 2025

(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).

Royalty

Royalty Basin Spud-in Operator

Texas new drills jump 27% higher in March over February, tie January’s level

Oil & Gas 360º

APRIL 7, 2025

The three Permian basin districts7C, 8 and 8Acomprised 67.3% As is always the case, the March 2025 numbers are subject to updating and revision by the commission. The distribution of wells in these categories was roughly the same in March, as it was in January. Compared to March 2024, last months activity was 20.3% in February, 72.4%

Dry Hole

Dry Hole Basin Oil Gas

Zephyr Energy announces new strategic partnership to provide up to US$100m

Oil & Gas 360º

MAY 13, 2025

The Program Area consists of counties located in theWilliston Basin, although both parties may consider opportunities in otherRocky Mountainbasins upon mutual consent. The Investor may elect to participate in opportunities at its discretion, on a case-by-case basis, after conducting its own financial and technical verification.

Energy

Energy Energy Basin Operator

Prairie Operating Co. begins completion of the Opal Coalbank Pad, acquired from Bayswater

Oil & Gas 360º

APRIL 28, 2025

(Nasdaq: PROP) (the Company or Prairie) an independent energy company engaged in the development and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources in the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin today announced it is beginning completions of nine previously drilled but uncompleted (DUC) wells acquired in the recent Bayswater transaction.

Completion

Completion Operator Hydraulic Fracturing Natural Gas

The Permian is not done yet

Oil & Gas 360º

MAY 27, 2025

Yet, while many assume that a peak is inevitably followed by a decline, this will not be the case in the Permian. Both trends suggest that some formations in the basin are reaching geological constraints, and more drilling isnt necessarily proportionate to the oil volumes produced. million barrels daily in 2035. before 2035.

Barrel

Barrel Consulting Oil Basin

Zephyr Energy announces initial results from State 36-2R well evaluation Williston Project and Zephyr Hawk update

Oil & Gas 360º

MAY 29, 2025

In addition, the Company also provides initial results related to hydrocarbon production in the first quarter of 2025 (“Q1”)from its non-operated asset portfolio in theWilliston Basin,North DakotaandMontana,U.S.(the Zephyr’s flagship asset is an operated 46,000-acre leaseholding located in theParadox Basin,Utah.

BCF

BCF Energy Energy Condensate

EOG Resources to Acquire Encino Acquisition Partners from CPP Investments and Encino Energy, Strengthening Premier Utica Asset; Increases Regular Dividend 5%

Oil & Gas 360º

MAY 30, 2025

This acquisition combines large, premier acreage positions in the Utica, creating a third foundational play for EOG alongside our Delaware Basin and Eagle Ford assets, said Ezra Y. Yacob, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EOG. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance.

Exploration and Production

Exploration and Production Natural Gas Crude Oil Energy

The Changing Landscape of Leasing and Minerals

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

JUNE 2, 2025

The flurry of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity over the last two years has changed the minerals landscape in the Permian Basin, along with most producing basins in the United States. Regarding the bolt-ons and consolidation of acreage, Lee noted that Ovintiv recently divested its Uinta Basin assets in order to buy others.

Basin

Basin E&A E&P Oil

Whitecap Resources, Veren to combine to form C$15 billion Canadian energy giant

Oil & Gas 360º

MARCH 10, 2025

The combined company becomes the largest Canadian light oil focused producer and the seventh largest producer in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, with significant natural gas growth potential. times net debt/funds flow, which is expected to continue to further strengthen to 0.8

Exploration and Production

Exploration and Production Energy Energy Natural Gas

AI in Reservoir Engineering: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Oil & Gas

Novi

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Building and refining type curves across an asset or basin can take weeks. The case for change is clear. confirmed that deep learning models, such as LSTMs, outperform traditional forecasting methods across shale basins. AI-powered forecasting changes that. Type curves are no longer keeping pace.

Engineering

Engineering Engineer Gas Oil

American shale Chief tells peers to stop drilling ‘Right Away”

Oil & Gas 360º

APRIL 9, 2025

Sheffield, who controls Formentera Partners LP, told Bloomberg he is planning to delay drilling in some cases , shift focus to existing short-term drilling contracts, and return to expanding the companys uncompleted wells once the market stabilizes, given the chaos and oil price plunge caused in part by Trumps tariff warfare.

Crude Oil

Crude Oil Oil Basin Casing

How Low Could Crude Prices Go—Or Will They Fall at All?

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

APRIL 28, 2025

In this favorable environment, private companies in multiple basins realized significant returns for their investors by exiting their commitments. These higher valuations should encourage public E&Ps to divest non-core positions. appeared first on Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine.

E&P

E&P Exploration and Production Basin E&A

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Navigating the M&A Landscape in 2025: Insights for Small to Mid-Sized Upstream Operators

Oklahoma Operations of Key Oil & Gas Companies (2025)

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Zephyr Energy announces result of oversubscribed Bookbuild and Posting of Notice of general Meeting

Getting a Line on Wireline

Viper’s Royalty Model: Worth a Look

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

Texas new drills jump 27% higher in March over February, tie January’s level

Zephyr Energy announces new strategic partnership to provide up to US$100m

Prairie Operating Co. begins completion of the Opal Coalbank Pad, acquired from Bayswater

The Permian is not done yet

Zephyr Energy announces initial results from State 36-2R well evaluation Williston Project and Zephyr Hawk update

EOG Resources to Acquire Encino Acquisition Partners from CPP Investments and Encino Energy, Strengthening Premier Utica Asset; Increases Regular Dividend 5%

The Changing Landscape of Leasing and Minerals

Whitecap Resources, Veren to combine to form C$15 billion Canadian energy giant

AI in Reservoir Engineering: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Oil & Gas

American shale Chief tells peers to stop drilling ‘Right Away”

How Low Could Crude Prices Go—Or Will They Fall at All?

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