acreage
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It’s “an old-fashioned land grab,” Bob Fryklund, S&P Global’s chief upstream energy strategist, said of the industry’s rush to acquire new acreage.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
It’s “an old-fashioned land grab,” Bob Fryklund, S&P Global’s chief upstream energy strategist, said of the industry’s rush to acquire new acreage.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Chevron has increased its acreage by more than 50%, entering 10 new oil and gas exploration basins in the past two years, analysts at Melius Research highlighted in a recent note about the company.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
The structure would make it easier to manage as a business, she says, and more straightforward for future generations, allowing the siblings to transfer shares rather than physical acreage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
His intellect was a sparse acreage indeed but Pinkie got along by wearing a perpetual smile on his face and having an uncanny knack for repairing the engines of his teachers’ automobiles.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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