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Dividends Declared in the Week of May 6

Here is a selection of upstream, midstream and service and supply companies’ dividends declared in the past week.

US Drillers Cut Oil, Gas Rigs for Third Week in a Row

Baker Hughes said oil rigs fell three to 496 this week, their lowest since November, while gas rigs rose one to 103.

Chord Juggles Closing $4B Enerplus Deal, Plans to Drill 4-mile Laterals

Chord Energy expects to close its Enerplus acquisition by the end of May but, for now, is focused on three-mile and, eventually, four-mile laterals in the Williston Basin.

Crescent Energy: Bigger Uinta Frac Now Making 60% More Boe

Crescent Energy also reported companywide growth in D&C speeds, while well costs have declined 10%.

New Permian Math: Vital Energy and 42 Horseshoe Wells

Vital Energy anticipates making 42 double-long, horseshoe-shaped wells where straight lines would have made 84 wells. The estimated savings: $140 million.

EOG: Utica Oil Can ‘Compete with the Best Plays in America’

Oil per lateral foot in the Utica is as good as top Permian wells, EOG Resources told analysts May 3 as the company is taking the play to three-mile laterals and longer.

Tetra Tech Acquires Convergence Controls & Engineering

Tetra Tech is acquiring Convergence Controls & Engineering to expand its digital water and energy offerings.

Time is Money: Shell Prioritizes Speed with Brownfield Strategy

Shell’s replicant strategy trades customization of the production unit for a sped-up cycle time for Whale, Sparta developments in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

SM Energy Targets Prolific Dean in New Northern Midland Play

KeyBanc Capital Markets reports SM Energy’s wells “measure up well to anything being drilled in the Midland Basin by anybody today.”

Riley Exploration Permian Closes Delaware Basin Bolt-on

Riley Exploration Permian said it added 13,900 acres and up to 25 net locations in Eddy County, New Mexico.