Chris Mathews is a Finance & Tech Reporter for the Houston Business Journal. With a focus on the energy industry, Chris covers topics such as shale gas exploration, oil and gas company earnings, drilling efficiencies, and mergers and acquisitions. His work has been featured in publications such as Yahoo Finance, Charlotte Business Journal, and Daily Express.
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Chris Mathews primarily focuses on covering business and the energy industry, with specific attention to oil and gas exploration and production, as well as mergers and acquisitions within these sectors. His coverage heavily features press releases, private sector announcements, and cited data.
Given the substantial emphasis on company announcements and financial results in his articles, Chris would likely be interested in receiving pitches related to significant developments within energy companies including mergers & acquisitions, financial reports or technological advancements. He may also appreciate expert commentary from individuals with deep knowledge of the energy industry's inner workings or those who can provide valuable insights into trends impacting this sector.
Although no specific geographic focus is mentioned for Chris’s coverage area, it would be beneficial to tailor any outreach efforts based on a global perspective due to the international nature of many large energy corporations.
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A pivotal arbitration hearing regarding Chevron’s acquisition of Hess Corp.’s Guyana portfolio is set for May 2025.
Civitas Resources is all-in on the Permian after pumping nearly $7 billion into M&A in the basin last year. But Civitas is drilling longer wells on its legacy Colorado assets, too.
Diamondback Energy, one of the Permian's largest oil producers, curtailed some Permian oil output to limit associated gas production. Permian gas output is near record highs, and takeaway capacity out of the basin is bottlenecked.
Operators have been hard at work on ground game dealmaking from the Permian to Appalachia through the first half of the year, according to reports by Continental Resources, Antero Resources, HighPeak Energy and others.
Tourmaline Oil is adding high-quality drilling locations in Canada's Montney Shale with the CA$1.3 billion (US$950 million) acquisition of Crew Energy Inc.
By: Chris Mathews Hart
Berry Corp., which has a large footprint in California's San Joaquin Basin, might be more excited about deals and drilling near its Uinta Basin acreage.
By: Chris Mathews Hart
When it comes to drilling in U.S. onshore basins, no other operators are drilling more than Exxon Mobil and EOG Resources, according to Enverus data.
On a shrinking list of private equity-backed Delaware Basin operators, UpCurve Energy's CEO told Hart Energy there's a “reasonable chance” the company's Reeves County, Texas, assets will be sold off.
Peak Resources LP, a Powder River Basin E&P led by industry veteran Jack E. Vaughn, is positioning itself for an IPO, filings show.
By: Chris Mathews Hart
International commodities trading house Vitol sees growing demand for U.S. shale gas to spur LNG exports to China, India and emerging economies in Asia.
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