Black Raven Energy, Inc., which is currently a private company, recently said it acquired an 80 percent working interest in Morgan County, Colorado's Adena Field.

Second quarter income for SM Energy Co. (SM:NYSE) was up significantly compared to both the same period in 2010 and the first three months of this year.

Rowan Companies, Inc. (RDC:NYSE) recently announced that its second quarter income declined considerably compared to the same period last year.

Southwestern Energy Co. (SWN:NYSE) recently announced that it now holds 460,000 net acres near the Arkansas-Louisiana border in Upper Jurassic Lower Smackover Brown Dense limestone.

Murphy Oil Corp. (MUR:NYSE) recently agreed to sell a Wisconsin refinery to Calumet Specialty Products Partners (CLMT:NASDAQ).

Suncor Energy Inc. (SU:NYSE) recently announced that it began its initial bitumen production associated with its Firebag Stage 3 steam-assisted gravity drainage project in the early part of July.

The second quarter financials for Chesapeake Energy (CHK:NYSE) confirmed that the company believes that the Ohio Utica Shale, which is liquids rich, will be viable economically.

Noble Energy Inc. (NBL:NYSE) recently announced that it earned $294 million in second-quarter profits, which worked out to $1.61 per share.