Why Canada saw C$42 billion in upstream deals in 2017 – and what this means for 2018
Canada’s upstream sector saw almost C$42 billion in new deals agreed in 2017 – a 91% increase over the five-year annual average – ...
The Permian Basin is still the prime U.S. upstream acquisition target
The Permian Basin was the U.S. upstream sector’s top acquisition target for the fourth year in a row ...
Floor of US$50 WTI expected to encouraged continued M&A activity in 2018
With $163 billion agreed in new upstream deals in 2017, Evaluate Energy’s latest report suggests that the recently improving oil price ...
Brazil: New regulations spur offshore investment surge
Brazil secured an encouraging US$3 billion in bonus bids during key licensing rounds held last fall, according to a new ...
Global upstream M&A reaches $163 billion in 2017
In a relatively stable year for the oil and gas industry, overall M&A spend – based on deals announced – ...
Robust deal making in Latin America bucks global trend
Upstream M&A activity in Latin America has largely sustained falling oil prices, which stalled deal flow in many ...
November saw C$976 million in new Canadian upstream deals
Canada saw less than C$1 billion in new upstream M&A activity for the first time in three months ...
Cenovus dominates another month of Canadian M&A in 2017
According to new data in CanOils’ latest M&A review for October 2017, M&A deals involving Cenovus Energy ...
Canada: Top 10 non-oilsands E&P deals of 2017 so far
The major Cdn$32.1 billion in oilsands mining deals that were announced in March dominated Canadian M&A activity during ...
Permian Basin takes backseat as Marcellus sees largest deal of Q2 2017
The Marcellus shale stepped out of the huge shadow cast by the Permian Basin and recorded the largest single upstream ...
EIA: Reporting U.S. companies see oil reserves decline for second consecutive year
Proved oil and liquids reserves for 67 U.S.-listed companies fell for the second year in a row in 2016, according ...
Predicted costs for drilling and completing a well in the Cardium this summer
This summer, the costs to drill and complete horizontal wells within the Cardium formation are up to 63% cheaper than the ...
Active hedgers covered 63% of natural gas production in Q1 2017
Active hedgers among the TSX-listed oil and gas producers covered 63% of their combined natural gas production – and 48% of combined oil ...
Why do oil and gas companies hedge?
A quick overview of the reasons behind oil and gas company hedging strategies.