Darren Barbee

6 days ago | hartenergy.com | Darren Barbee

The A&D universe for mineral and royalty companies in 2025 has seen its potential energy gathering in the wake of frenetic E&P consolidation, following an uneven and muted 2024. Whether that energy translates into deals or simply dissipates is a matter for debate. KeyBanc analysts said in January that they expected to see at least a couple of $500 million deals by public mineral and royalty companies in 2025, with Sitio Royalties and Kimbell Energy Partners the most likely buyers.

2 weeks ago | hartenergy.com | Darren Barbee

A one-two punch from the Trump administration’s tariff policies and sooner-than-expected OPEC+ production increases has shaken the longer term outlook for crude oil prices, with WTI predicted to average $63.88/bbl in 2025 and $57.48 in 2026. The analysis by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) revamped price forecasts following a topsy-turvy tariffs announcement and subsequent 90-day pause on a range of reciprocal global tariffs that the U.S. announced on April 2.

3 weeks ago | hartenergy.com | Eric Jacobsen |Darren Barbee

Darren Barbee, interim editorial director, Hart Energy: Hi, my name is Darren Barbee. I'm here at DUG Gas and I'm joined by Eric Jacobson. He's the president of upstream for BKV Corp. It's the largest natural gas producer in the Barnett. Eric, thanks very much for joining us. We really do appreciate it. Really interesting presentation just now.

4 weeks ago | hartenergy.com | Darren Barbee

Excelerate Energy has agreed to buy New Fortress Energy’s (NFE) Jamaica LNG assets, including an import terminal in Montego Bay and power infrastructure business, for $1.055 billion cash, the companies said March 27. The deal provides The Woodlands, Texas-based Excelerate exposure to the natural gas market in the Atlantic basin.

1 month ago | hartenergy.com | Darren Barbee

Martin Hupka, Sempra Infrastructure’s president of LNG, kept hearing a recurring question at CERAWeek by S&P Global conference: Is this a new day for natural gas? Hupka seemed somewhat bemused by the question. “I'm not sure if there was ever a day that it wasn't a gas day,” he said during a panel discussion on challenges and opportunities facing the natural gas market. Natural gas market opportunities, panelists said, are widespread.