Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. operates as an independent energy company. The company engages in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States.
The company's principal business is crude oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production with operations in the United States. The company's primary strategy is investing in non-operated minority working and mineral interests in oil and gas properties, with a core area of focus...
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. operates as an independent energy company. The company engages in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States.
The company's principal business is crude oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production with operations in the United States. The company's primary strategy is investing in non-operated minority working and mineral interests in oil and gas properties, with a core area of focus in three premier basins within the United States.
The company's primary focus is investing in non-operated minority working and mineral interests in oil and gas properties, with a core area of focus in three premier basins within the United States. As a non-operator, the company is able to diversify its investment exposure by participating in a large number of gross wells, as well as entering into additional project areas by partnering with numerous experienced operating partners or pursuing value enhancing acquisitions.
The company seeks to create value through strategic acquisitions and partnering with operators who have significant experience in developing and producing hydrocarbons in its core areas. The company has more than 90 experienced operating partners that provide technical insights and opportunities for acquisitions. Across these operators, no single operator represented more than 14% of its fourth quarter 2024 oil and natural gas sales.
Business Strategy
The company’s business strategy is focused on growing our reserves, production and free cash flow to create long-term value for our stakeholders while maintaining a strong balance sheet. The key elements of our business strategy include the following:
Diversify Our Risk Through Non-Operated Participation in a Large Number of Wells and Multiple Basins. As a non-operator, the company seek to diversify our investment and operational risk through participation in a large number of oil and gas wells and with multiple operators across multiple basins. As of December 31, 2024, it has participated in 10,868 gross (1,108 net) producing wells with an average working interest of 10.2% in each gross well, with more than 90 experienced operating partners. For the three months ended December 31, 2024, 48% of its production was from the Permian Basin, 34% was from the Williston Basin, 12% was from the Appalachian Basin and 6% was from the Uinta Basin.
Accelerate Growth by Pursuing Value-Enhancing Acquisitions. The company strives to be the natural consolidator and clearing house of non-operated working interests in various leading oil and gas shale plays in the United States. The company’s ‘ground game’ acquisition strategy is to build a strong presence in our core basins and seek to acquire smaller additional lease positions at a significant discount to the contiguous acreage positions typically sought by larger producers and operators of oil and gas wells, focusing on near term drilling opportunities. Such acquisitions have been a significant driver of our net well additions and production growth. The company intend to continue these activities, while at the same time evaluating and pursuing larger non-operated asset packages that it believes can responsibly add significant production, cash flow and scale to existing operations.
Build and Maintain a Strong Balance Sheet and Proactively Manage to Limit Downside Risk.
Systematic Hedging Strategy. Given the volatility of the commodity price environment, it employs an active commodity price risk management program to better enable us to execute our business plan over the entire commodity price cycle. The company has a rolling target of hedging 60% or more of our anticipated next 18-month production.
Stockholder Returns. The foregoing strategies are collectively aimed at building a diversified, low-leverage, cash generating business that can deliver meaningful returns to our investors. The company has provided stockholder returns in the form of cash dividends and security repurchases and will seek to grow stockholder returns over time.
The company's oil production is expected to be sold at prices tied to the spot oil markets. The company's natural gas production is expected to be sold under short-term contracts and priced based on first of the month index prices or on daily spot market prices. The company relies on its operating partners to market and sell its production. The company's operating partners include a variety of exploration and production companies, from large publicly traded companies to small, privately-owned companies.
Marketing and Customers
The company’s oil production is expected to be sold at prices tied to the spot oil markets. The company’s natural gas production is expected to be sold under short-term contracts and priced based on first of the month index prices or on daily spot market prices. The company rely on its operating partners to market and sell our production. The company’s operating partners include a variety of exploration and production companies, from large publicly traded companies to small, privately-owned companies.
Governmental Regulation and Environmental Matters
The National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) establishes a national environmental policy and goals for the protection, maintenance and enhancement of the environment and provides a process for implementing these goals within federal agencies. Many of the activities of our third-party operating partners are covered under NEPA.