After two large-scale transactions by SM Energy and Ovintiv, the Uinta Basin is ready for development—and stacked pay exploration.
MVP Lithium said it produced 99.9% pure battery-grade lithium hydroxide from brine via direct lithium extraction.
Surge Energy said it has focused on developing its core Sparky and southeast Saskatchewan crude oil assets, leaving the Alberta non-core assets undercapitalized.
Logan Energy Corp. paid approximately $37 million for 50% working interests in Gran Tierra’s Simonette Montney assets and will assume operatorship.
In addition to its joint venture with Logan Energy Corp., Gran Tierra Energy Inc. also announced a seventh successful discovery well in Ecuador.
Ovintiv is expanding greatly in the Canadian Montney Shale play through a US$2.38 billion deal with Paramount Resources and exiting the newly booming Uinta Basin in Utah with a $2 billion sale to FourPoint Resources.
Rumored to be a potential buyer in the Permian Basin, Ovintiv instead struck a deal for lower-cost oil and condensate assets in Alberta’s Montney Shale.
Tourmaline Oil is adding about 30,000 boe/d of Montney Shale production with its acquisition of Crew Energy.
Canada’s Montney Shale play has already attracted U.S. companies Ovintiv, Murphy and ConocoPhillips while others, including private equity firms, continue to weigh their options.
ARC Resources did not provide additional information on the divested assets, which the company said had results in proceeds of $59.2 million.