Devon Energy has agreed to acquire the Williston basin business of Grayson Mill Energy, in a $5-billion cash and stock deal. Grayson Mill Energy also owns and operates midstream infrastructure to capture and transport oil, gas, produced water, and freshwater from its operations. The company holds ownership in 950 miles of pipeline, 24 interconnected SWD wells, and 6 crude storage terminals providing a throughput capacity of over 280,000 bbl of capacity.

In some non-Permian M&A news, BKV finds buyers for non-operating Marcellus assets.

Donald Trump’s decision to choose Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate likely fortifies the former president’s reputation as the pro-oil choice for voters.

The company has two main revenue streams, oil royalties and a high-growth water business, with a pristine balance sheet.

The senators on Monday introduced legislation that, if approved, would require the U.S. government to impose restrictions on federal aid and prohibit trade and development funds for grantees in Mexico if the country fails to deliver water it agreed to.

The bill seeks to reverse a decision issued by the Fish & Wildlife Service to list the dunes sagebrush lizard as an endangered species.

“The EPA has relied too heavily on modeling and data from behind closed doors to attempt to redesignate areas like the Permian Basin without sufficient and direct evidence from monitors in that state,” said Congressman Pfluger. “This bill ensures that decisions impacting our communities and energy security are based on transparent, local data rather than distant estimates and models.”

Last month they welcomed the Wink community including first responders, council members and the Honorable Mayor of Wink, Texas, Mr. Eric Hawkins, to their ribbon-cutting ceremony.

ENERGY powers the world. Water keeps it alive. These resources are under severe strain as urban areas grow and modernisation expands to create greater possibilities for our future. Yet, while energy and water are essential, few realise they are closely connected. Nations that look after their water also create more ways to improve energy output and resilience.

The term describes the coexistence of lithium in certain oilfield reservoirs or the operation of extracting lithium from brine solutions present in oilfields. Article does a deep dive.

International Battery Metals announced that operations had commenced at its commercial proprietary modular direct lithium extraction (DLE) plant in Utah.

The Company has scaled-up production capacity to 96,000 litres per day (equivalent to 600 barrels per day) representing a 100 times scale-up in its processing capabilities.

Akin was part of a legal team that advised Energy Transfer and Sunoco on the formation of a joint venture combining their respective crude oil and produced water gathering assets in the Permian Basin.

Beverly Reed, director and community organizer with the citizens' group Concerned Ohio River Residents, said they are on alert about potential water contamination - noting the facilities' proximity to the city's water supply and football field.