Capital is available, the IPO window has opened and M&A is gaining traction.

Drilling and completion techniques renew the Niobrara oil play.

While leasing and permitting trend wet, newcomers may be high and dry.

Potential new federal regulations could drive some E&Ps and service companies away from the Gulf of Mexico, increasing M&A activity and also affecting investment decisions in the region.

2Q 2010 ushered in approximately $43 billion in announced oil and gas deals, according to PLS research.

Oil States International's Robert Norris directs corporate development for the oilfield services enterprise.

Under the watchful eye of Alan Smith, Quantum Resources Management picks up a $900-million package of conventional assets, tripling its production.

A recent flurry of high-dollar deals in Appalachia's premier resource play pushes acreage values higher, but has the run-up peaked?

Auctions have morphed into negotiations.

International M&A activity has added 40% to commercial reserves.

Non U.S. multinationals and financial investors fill a void for needed capital to develop high-dollar resource plays.

Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.’s Maynard Holt shares his insights on the new-look M&A marketplace.

Amergy Bank senior energy advisor Arthur “Buzz” Gralla Jr.: “From a banking perspective, I think the capital markets will continue to do well.”

Shale gas has irrevocably remade the North American natural gas business, from supply dynamics to equity valuations to the transaction markets.

Grab your assets, the Canadians are coming.

The MMS reported that 77 companies submitted 642 bids on 468 tracts for 2.4 million acres of offshore Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama territory.

Near-term commodity strength and confidence in the forward curve have pushed demand for U.S. oil assets to an unprecedented high.