U.S. rig count slipped 1 to 562 (Baker Hughes, wk ended Jun 12). Gas rigs hit their lowest since October as oil rigs climbed. rbnenergy.com/daily-posts/an…#AFELeaks
APA acquires Savant Alaska for $70MM, adding ~92,000 net North Slope acres. Total position ~487,000 gross acres. Year-end 2026 close. via Rigzone rigzone.com/news/apa_expands…#AFELeaks
Devon (DVN) closed its Coterra merger and is selling its Marcellus gas asset after a ~USD 8B offer, plus a new USD 5B buyback. finance.yahoo.com/markets/st…#AFELeaks
Cheniere Partners (LNG) closed USD 1.75B senior notes June 9: USD 1B at 5.350% due 2036, USD 750M at 6.050% due 2056 -- IG US LNG infrastructure funding marks. sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/…#AFELeaks
Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) is buying control of AllDale Minerals III & IV for ~USD 206M, lifting its stake from ~5% to 61%. ~48,500 net royalty acres. sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/…#AFELeaks
Reuters: U.S. crude exports hit a May record 5.6MM bpd; Cushing fell to 22.4MM bbl. Export pull is absorbing shale barrels. ca.investing.com/news/commod…#AFELeaks
ECA LNG Phase 1 started first LNG in Ensenada. One 3.25 mtpa train is designed to move U.S. gas to Asia from Mexico's Pacific Coast. via Sempra prnewswire.com/news-releases…#AFELeaks
Matador (MTDR) signed new gas NGL deals with Energy Transfer to cut Waha exposure in 2H 2026, bridging to its 500,000 MMBtu/d Hugh Brinson firm transport. finance.yahoo.com/sectors/en…#AFELeaks
Delfin took FID on the first US floating LNG facility — Delfin FLNG 1, ~USD 5B, 4.4 mtpa, 40 nm off Louisiana, first LNG 2030. Largest FLNG project globally. gcaptain.com/delfin-approves…#AFELeaks
WhiteWater's new Pelican Thrasher Lateral (~65 mi, 42-inch) feeds Haynesville gas to the 9.5 mtpa Commonwealth LNG in Cameron Parish, LA; in service 1H2029.
prnewswire.com/news-releases…#AFELeaks
Permian gas below zero: RBN puts Waha cash at negative USD 1.81/MMBtu for the week ending June 1, highest since February. rbnenergy.com/daily-posts/an…#AFELeaks
Devon got an ~$8B bid from Stone Ridge for its ex-Coterra Marcellus gas. Reuters: structured as a potential record US upstream asset-backed securitization. seekingalpha.com/news/459856…#AFELeaks
Baker Hughes May 29: US rigs 562, oil 4 to 429 (down 1 y/y). Permian 5 to 255; Eagle Ford flat at 44. Permian-concentrated, not a broad L48 ramp. oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-G…#AFELeaks
Oxy has a clean live experiment setting up in Lea County.
April 2026 AFEs on Mercury 29:
• 046H: ~1-mile Wolfcamp B, $7.05MM
• 048H: U-turn Wolfcamp B, $9.65MM
$2.6MM for the U-turn.
Now we get to watch whether the production uplift pays for the extra spend.
Battalion Oil signs a JDA for an up-to-8-well Delaware program in Monument Draw, Ward County TX. First 4-well pad spuds Q2/Q3 2026, balance-sheet funded.
stocktitan.net/news/BATL/bat…#AFELeaks
Cheniere: Sabine Pass Phase 1 is Train 7 plus BOGR, over 6 mtpa; FID targeted by early 2027. Feedgas marker. via Cheniere cqpir.cheniere.com/news-pres…#AFELeaks
Post Oak Energy Capital exits two Haynesville portfolio companies (NGNV Quantent) simultaneously. Jefferies advised. The $3B PE firm continues monetizing its gassy upstream positions. businesswire.com/news/home/2…