Chris Mathews

1 week ago | hartenergy.com | Chris Mathews

Natural gas is having a moment and South Texas wants in on the fun. Growing gas demand and rising commodity prices have analysts anticipating production growth from gassy U.S. basins, like the Haynesville and Appalachia. Associated Permian gas output is also accelerating. But don’t count out South Texas. Natural gas production from the Eagle Ford region is expected to grow from 6.8 Bcf/d in 2024 to 7 Bcf/d in 2026, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

1 week ago | hartenergy.com | Chris Mathews

U.S. oil producers should prepare to weather through a prolonged period of lower prices, says one of the Permian Basin’s top executives. Oil markets are “now probably set for a period of weakness, probably more weakness than where we are today,” Diamondback Energy President Kaes Van’t Hof said April 15 at the World Oilman’s Mineral & Royalty Conference in Houston. WTI oil prices averaged $61.48/bbl in the week ended April 11, according to Stratas Advisors.

1 week ago | hartenergy.com | Chris Mathews

Buyers seeking Haynesville Shale minerals exposure will need to either pay up or get creative with the core of the basin locked up. “There’s a finite pool of willing sellers in the Haynesville, and it’s being continuously depleted,” Live Oak Resource Partners President and CEO Andrew Keene said April 15 at the World Oilman’s Mineral & Royalty Conference in Houston.

1 week ago | hartenergy.com | Chris Mathews

Oil and gas minerals and royalties transactions could surpass $11 billion in 2025, according to energy M&A expert Stephen Trauber.

1 week ago | hartenergy.com | Chris Mathews

Midstream firm Williams Cos. is flexing its upstream muscle in Wyoming’s Green River Basin. Williams is landing laterals in the oily Lewis Shale after completing a $307 million buyout from a joint venture (JV) partner in Wyoming’s Wamsutter Field last year, Wyoming state data shows. Full control of the Green River upstream asset helps Williams drive long-term value by better integrating with an existing midstream footprint in the area, CEO Alan Armstrong said in a fourth-quarter earnings call.