KV Corporation Nearing Completion Phase on SANDFIELD L P 17 (AW) Lease Barnett Shale play

Recent drilling and permitting activity indicates that BKV Barnett LLC, a subsidiary of BKV Corporation, is approaching the completion stage on its SANDFIELD L P 17 (AW) lease in Denton County, Texas. The cadence between the license issuance, spud dates, and the air permit filing clearly signals that well completions and facility tie-ins are next.

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Bay Runner Pipeline: Expanding South Texas Natural Gas Infrastructure

The Bay Runner Pipeline is a major intrastate natural gas project currently advancing through Texas air permit approval stages. Designed to stretch approximately 145 miles, the pipeline will transport up to 2.64 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas from the Agua Dulce supply hub to a terminus near Port Isabel, Texas—a critical export gateway to global LNG markets.

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America Refuels: SPR Refill Signals a New Era of Energy Confidence

The U.S. energy landscape is shifting again — this time with a strong signal from the top. The U.S. President has authorized the purchase of 1 million barrels of crude oil to begin refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), marking the first symbolic step toward rebuilding the nation’s emergency stockpile. While modest in volume, the timing and message behind the move are powerful: America is betting on energy strength once again.

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The Rise of Small Operators in the Permian Basin:What PBIOS 2025 Revealed About the Next Wave of Energy Entrepreneurs

The 2025 Permian Basin International Oil Show (PBIOS), held at the Ector County Coliseum in Odessa, Texas, made one thing clear — the future of the oil and gas industry isn’t just being written by the supermajors. It’s being shaped by smaller, independent operators who are reinventing how production, investment, and innovation happen in America’s most productive basin.

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Tap Rock’s “Flotilla Lease” Looks Set for Completions in Ward County

If you watch air permits closely, you know they tend to land right as operators migrate from drilling into facility buildout and flowback readiness. That’s exactly what we’re seeing on Tap Rock’s Flotilla project east of Barstow in Ward County, TX. On October 14, 2025, Tap Rock filed and completed an air permit for FLOTILLA CTB—a central tank battery supporting the Flotilla A/B/C/D/E/F/G well set. When we line that up against the 2025 activity for Block 33, the project cadence points squarely toward a pad moving into completions.

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