RSP Permian Inc. has agreed to acquire fellow Dallas-based firms Silver Hill Energy Partners LLC and Silver Hill E&P II LLC in two separate deals for $2.4 billion, expanding its position in the Permian Delaware basin. Source: News

OGSJ Rosneft has acquired the Russian government’s controlling interest in PJSOC Bashneft. Source: News

Koch Supply & Trading is considering the sale of its 85,000-b/d refinery in Rotterdam. Source: News

Independent Latin American operator Geopark Ltd. reported average net production in Colombia of a rounded 15,678 boe/d in the third quarter, up 20% from the same period a year ago. The additional output came largely from Jacana field, and Geopark continues to appraise Jacana’s oil potential. Source: News

Citing the success of its recent Eastern States online oil and gas lease sale, the US Bureau of Land Management announced on Oct. 13 that it would hold four more during December. The Western Energy Alliance (WEA) in Denver said it supports the move, especially in light of protests against the Dakota Access crude oil […]

Saudi Aramco negotiated a 3-year contract extension with Asia Offshore Drilling Ltd. (AOD) for the AOD I and AOD II jack up drilling rigs. Those contracts were due to expire in June 2019 and July 2019, respectively. Source: News

US light, sweet crude oil prices gained in Oct. 13 trading after a weekly government inventory report showed declining gasoline and diesel fuel supplies, which offset an unexpectedly large build in crude oil inventories. Source: News