Despite increased M&A activity around its Uinta Basin position, Scout Energy Partners aims to get deeper in Utah鈥檚 emerging oil play.

鈥淲e think there鈥檚 potential to grow still,鈥� said Juan Nevarez, Scout鈥檚 executive vice president, during Hart Energy鈥檚 Executive Oil Conference & Expo in Midland, Texas.

Dallas-based Scout is heaviest in the Hugoton Field, which spans across the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles into southwestern Kansas. But the company expanded into the Uinta in mid-2022 by acquiring a property from Ovintiv.

Despite increased M&A activity around its Uinta Basin position, Scout Energy Partners aims to get deeper in Utah’s emerging oil play.

“We think there’s potential to grow still,” said Juan Nevarez, Scout’s executive vice president, during Hart Energy’s Executive Oil Conference & Expo in Midland, Texas.

Dallas-based Scout is heaviest in the Hugoton Field, which spans across the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles into southwestern Kansas. But the company expanded into the Uinta in mid-2022 by acquiring a property from Ovintiv.