(WO) “Vital Energy, Inc. 已从 Driftwood Energy Operating 手中收购了米德兰盆地（大二叠纪盆地的一部分）的资产，以换取 1,578,948 股 Vital 普通股和 1.276 亿美元现金。

目前，二叠纪盆地地区的石油产量约为 5,500 桶/天。此次收购包括米德兰盆地厄普顿县和里根县的大约 15,500 英亩土地。该协议通过在 Woldcamp B 增加约 30 个水平作业地点，延长了 Vital Energy 的石油加权库存寿命。其中包括 4 个已钻探但尚未完工的地点。

总裁兼首席执行官杰森·皮戈特 (Jason Pigott) 表示：“此次收购将我们的业务扩展到厄普顿县，增加了高回报库存，并在米德兰盆地开辟了新的开发区，从而增强了 Vital 的实力。” “计划在未来两到三年内开发这些资产，而不会增加我们当前的活动水平，这突显了我们对维持资本纪律和最大限度地产生自由现金流的承诺。”

(WO) – Vital Energy, Inc. has acquired assets in the Midland Basin, part of the greater Permian basin, from Driftwood Energy Operating in exchange for 1,578,948 shares of Vital common stock and $127.6 million of cash.

Currently, oil production in this area of the Permian basin area sits at roughly 5,500 boepd. The acquisition includes rougjly 15,500 acres in Upton and Reagan counties in the Midland basin. This agreement extends Vital Energy’s oil-weighted inventory life by adding roughly 30 operated horizontal location in the Woldcamp B. This includes four drilled, yet un completed locations.

"This purchase strengthens Vital by expanding our footprint into Upton County, adding high-return inventory and a new development area in the Midland basin," stated Jason Pigott, President and CEO. “We plan to develop these assets over the next two to three years without increasing our current activity levels, highlighting our commitment to maintaining capital discipline and maximizing Free Cash Flow generation."