Chevron Plans $7 Billion Venezuela Expansion, Targets 600,000 Bbl/d

Chevron plans more than $7 billion of Venezuelan investment over five years, adding Orinoco Belt acreage and targeting more than 600,000 bbl/d of combined JV production at costs below $20 per barrel. The expansion creates a significant multi-year OFS opportunity across drilling, heavy-oil production, artificial lift, pipelines, facilities, automation and infrastructure while highlighting the lower geopolitical risk associated with the U.S. “Safe Barrel.”

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TG Natural Resources: Building a Major Haynesville Gas Platform

TG Natural Resources correctly positioned itself for the Haynesville gas opportunity by building scale through acquisition, maintaining steady-state drilling, and expanding the facilities and gathering infrastructure needed to support long-term development. For OFS companies, TGNR is a high-priority account offering both multi-year new development opportunities and a growing recurring Maintenance Plus market across wells, facilities, compression, SWD, automation, and pipeline integrity.

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Magnolia Oil & Gas Expands Giddings Footprint with Matrix Petroleum Facility Transfer in Lee County

The transfer of the Lee County Gathering Facility from Matrix Petroleum to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating expands Magnolia’s infrastructure position in the Giddings Eagle Ford/Austin Chalk area as it builds greater scale across the region. For OFS companies, the consolidation creates opportunities in facility integration, automation, compression, emissions compliance, artificial lift, chemicals, workovers and production optimization as Magnolia standardizes and optimizes its growing asset base.

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Caturus Takes Over SM Energy’s Galvan Ranch Assets — 260 Wells Create New OFS Opportunities

Caturus Energy’s transfer of air permits for Galvan Ranch production facilities in Webb County confirms the ongoing operational integration of the approximately 61,000-net-acre South Texas position acquired from SM Energy for an originally announced $950 million. The transaction transferred 260 producing wells and roughly 250 MMcfe/d to Caturus, creating an immediate OFS opportunity around maintaining and optimizing an established Eagle Ford/Austin Chalk production base while positioning suppliers for future development of the remaining inventory.

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Ensign Takes Control of Marathon Eagle Ford Facilities in Gonzales & DeWitt Counties

Ensign Natural Resources II is taking operational control of former Marathon Oil EF assets in the Eagle Ford, with five production facility and tank battery transfers concentrated in Gonzales and DeWitt counties. The transition creates an immediate OFS sales opportunity around facility maintenance, automation, chemicals, artificial lift, emissions, production optimization and supporting Ensign’s expanding drilling and production program.

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New Well Permits Signal Changing Operator Activity

Last week’s well permits identified operators returning to drilling, entering new areas and potentially beginning new development programs. For OFS sales teams, these changes are valuable early buying signals—creating an opportunity to engage operators before demand increases for drilling, completions, artificial lift, automation, workovers and production services.

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ONEOK to Acquire Brazos Midstream Permian Assets for $4.425 Billion, Doubling Midland Basin Processing Scale

ONEOK is acquiring Brazos Midstream’s Permian Midland Basin gathering and processing assets for $4.425 billion, adding 700 miles of gathering infrastructure, 1.2 Bcf/d of processing capacity and approximately 600,000 dedicated acres under long-term contracts. The deal will more than double ONEOK’s Midland Basin processing capacity to nearly 2.3 Bcf/d, creating additional opportunities across gathering, compression, automation, pipeline integrity, processing and facility maintenance.

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Comstock Secures $2.1B to Accelerate Haynesville Development

Comstock Resources has lined up a $1.65 billion strategic partnership with SOCAR and a $450 million Jerry Jones-backed drilling venture, providing capital to reduce debt and accelerate development of its Haynesville assets. The drilling JV will support 27 wells over the next 12 months, including 18 in the Western Haynesville, creating near-term opportunities across drilling, completions, production services and midstream infrastructure.

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Continental Resources YTD Drilling Update – 114 Wells Drilled

Continental Resources drilled 114 wells YTD through August 22, 2026, with 82% of activity concentrated in Texas and Oklahoma and Grady, Winkler and Midland ranking as its most active counties. The company’s diversified, multi-basin drilling program and strong relationships with contractors including Patterson, Latshaw and Cactus make Continental a high-priority Steady State account for drilling, completions and production service companies.

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