Diamondback Needs to Make More Money on Permian Natural Gas, CFO Says

By Andrew Baker

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Diamondback Energy Inc. is aiming to capture more value from the immense volumes of associated natural gas it produces as a byproduct of oil extraction in the Permian Basin, according to management.

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Gas price risk has “been a big topic lately,” CFO Kaes Van’t Hof said during a conference call to discuss second quarter earnings for Midland, TX-based Diamondback. “Obviously we need to start making more money on our gas in the Permian.”

Diamondback is a Permian pure play, with operations in the Midland and Delaware sub-basins, as well as the Central Basin Platform.

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Andrew Baker

Andrew joined NGI in 2018 to support coverage of Mexico’s newly liberalized oil and gas sector, and his role has since expanded to include the rest of North America. Before joining NGI, Andrew covered Latin America’s hydrocarbon and electric power industries from 2014 to 2018 for Business News Americas in Santiago, Chile. He speaks fluent Spanish, and holds a B.A. in journalism and mass communications from the University of Minnesota.