Sumitomo to pay $1.4 B for Devon Energy's Texas Shale stake..Okla o&G co Devon Energy Corp has sold a 30% stake in two Texas shale plays totalling roughly 650,000 acres to Japanese Conglomerate announced Wednesday.

I do not know which shale plays they sold off...but I do know that a Japanese firm owns 20% of Samson bought thru KKR.  BHP owns Petrohawk shale stake. 

How long will it be before most of shale is owned by foreign firms?  What does this mean for Shale lease holders? 

Views: 1004

Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

I read where this was in the Permian Basin area of Texas.

Sumitomo Corporation signed an agreement with Devon Energy Corporation to participate for 30% in Devon's tight oil development project in the Permian Basin in Texas.

RSS

Support GoHaynesvilleShale.com

Blog Posts

History of GoHaynesvilleShale

The History of GoHaynesvilleShale.com

GoHaynesvilleShale.com (GHS) was launched in 2008 during a pivotal moment in the energy industry, when the Haynesville Shale formation—a massive natural gas reserve lying beneath parts of northwest Louisiana, east Texas, and southwest Arkansas—was beginning to attract national attention. The website was the brainchild of Keith Mauck, a landowner and entrepreneur who recognized a pressing need: landowners in the region had little access to…

Continue

Posted by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher) on May 21, 2025 at 6:00

Not a member? Get our email.

Groups



© 2025   Created by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher).   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service