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

Oil & Gas 360º

(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). In February 2025, NGP and the Elk Range team established Elk Range Royalties III.

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Viper Energy, Inc., a Subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc., to Acquire Sitio Royalties Corp. in All-Equity Transaction; Increases Base Dividend

Oil & Gas 360º

NASDAQ:FANG) (Diamondback), and Sitio Royalties Corp. existing net DUCs and permits with an average lateral length of ~9,500 feet PRO FORMA HIGHLIGHTS Approximately 85,700 net royalty acres in the Permian Basin; ~43% operated by Diamondback Pro forma Viper owns an average 1.8% About Sitio Royalties Corp. About Viper Energy, Inc.

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Texas oil and gas jobs increased in May despite market turmoil, new report says

Oil & Gas 360º

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) has highlighted new employment figures showing an increase in upstream employment in Texas in the month of May. (World Oil) – Citing the latest Current Employment Statistics (CES) report from the U.S.

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Elk Range Royalties follows Permian acquisition with 250,000 net acres from Oxy

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

Dallas-based Elk Range Royalties said recently it closed a deal to acquire 250,000 net royalty acres from affiliates of Occidental Petroleum for $905 million. Elk Range Royalties buys mineral and royalty interests across multiple U.S. Elk has deployed more than $1.2

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US DOI Proposes Easing Regulations on Onshore Commingled Production

Rigzone

Commingling is currently restricted to license areas that have “identical mineral ownership, royalty rates and revenue distribution”, the DOI said. The current rules were written for a different era” The American Petroleum Institute welcomed the proposal.

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Industry Bodies Look at Texas Upstream Employment in May

Rigzone

Of the top ten companies listed by unique job postings last month, five companies were in the services sector, two were midstream companies, one was in the gasoline stations with convenience stores category, one was a petroleum refinery company, and one was an oil and gas operator, TIPRO noted in the statement. It was founded in 1919.

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White House Wants to End Royalty-in-Kind Program

The Energy Law

by Elisabeth Lorio Baer Interior Secretary Ken Salazar informed Congress on September 17, 2009 that he would kill a controversial program, currently in effect, that allows energy companies to pay the government royalties for drilling on public lands in actual oil and gas in lieu of cash. For the full story, see [link]

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