The final boss requires you to use the first trick you learn in the game. That one is actually not bad, but not hinted anywhere and not logical (how blowing up the tanks resulted in getting the armor?). There is also a hidden 'super hardcore' kill to get the armor set. So it's lame and not really hardcore - it should be your basic modus operandi at that point. The game teaches you from the start that you need to cut the right arm of a humanoid enemy to get it's weapon. To get the v2 you need to target his right arm. And why does Firebug v2 requires cutting the weapon part when Big Sister v2 requires the opposite? Why do game rules change randomly?īlack Cerberus. Although the whole fight was awkward as hell in the first place. The requirement to NOT cut certain arms was awkward. I wasn't really trying to be hardcore, just methodical, so I decided to disarm him first.īig Sister.
Can't really say much, as I got the 'hardcore' kill on my first try. Considering that the first boss fight is the part of the learning process, I don't really like that.įirebug. It only hints there is a way to not damage the weapon after you get it. The game hints you to 'use it's weapon against it' and then punishes you (I consider getting an inferior reward as a punishment) for doing so. Since you brought PAX - I actually think that it's a bad example and the worst idea for v2 kill in The Surge. Since there is no way to replay the boss in one NG cycle, the player was forced to either: For some of them (but not all!) the hardcore method was hinted in the description of the v1 weapon after you obtain it ('this was damaged by.'). Last week, ConocoPhillips (COP.N) CEO Ryan Lance said he was expecting more shale deals, adding that "consolidation needs to happen" among Permian Basin energy producers.Originally posted by JD777:How so?My biggest gripe with the system in the 1st game was that you had no hints for what the hardcore method is when approaching a new boss. The two companies have already indicated they are open to more acquisitions. Brent crude touched a record high of $139.5 per barrel last year and has averaged $82.6 per barrel so far in 2023.Įnverus' Dittmar, who focuses on mergers and acquisitions, expects top producers such as Marathon Oil Corp (MRO.N) and Devon Energy (DVN.N) to emerge as likely buyersĭittmar also expects blockbuster deals from Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) and Chevron (CVX.N) in the Permian basin in the next couple of years. But a surge in oil prices last year helped turn the tide.Ĭrude prices in 2022 rose to their highest inflation-adjusted price since 2014. Upstream activities had fallen out of favor with investors as producers grappled with rising costs, while facing pressure to return money to their shareholders. Its proven, technically recoverable reserves are estimated at 50 billion barrels of crude and nearly 300 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. The shale patch, which lies between Texas and New Mexico, has the necessary infrastructure and is known for high productivity and large undeveloped reserves.
Permian is an obvious target for producers looking to increase their inventory.
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These companies have the highest quality of remaining inventory as well as strong balance sheets and free cash flow, making them good picks, said Gabriele Sorbara, managing director of equity research at Siebert Williams Shank & Co.ĭiamondback ended 2022 with $2.8 billion in free cash flow and proved undeveloped oil and natural gas reserves of 629,418 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE), while Matador had $1.16 billion free cash flow and proved undeveloped reserves of 135.2 million BOE.
"For all of 2023, we're likely going to have a very active market and we're gonna continue to see these deals hit."Īt least three analysts have identified Diamondback Energy Inc (FANG.O), Matador Resources Inc (MTDR.N) and Permian Resources Corp (PR.N) as possible takeout targets. "I think we're in a good spot in terms of oil pricing for M&A, somewhere around $80 per barrel is where both buyers and sellers feel comfortable," said Andrew Dittmar, a director at consultancy Enverus. The current oil prices are only making Permian assets more attractive to companies looking to quickly rebuild their depleting assets to take advantage of the world's never-ending thirst for fossil fuel. Top producers have built a war chest to fund acquisitions after reaping windfall profit in 2022 from skyrocketing oil prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. energy sector as favorable oil prices prompt cash-rich drillers to tap into the largest source of shale oil. April 18 (Reuters) - (This April 18 story has been corrected to fix the title to director, not CEO, in paragraph 4)Ĭompanies with a focus on the oil-rich Permian basin are likely to be at the center of the next wave of consolidation in the U.S.
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