Activity related to the Tyler Formation is spilling from North Dakota to South Dakota, amid industry speculation that the play could contain significant crude reserves.

Financial services firm Dundee Securities recently reiterated its Neutral rating and C$2.40 target share price for oil and gas company RMP Energy (RMP:TSX).

Investment bank Dundee Securities recently began covering Wild Stream Exploration (WSX:TSXV) and provided it with a Buy rating and a target share price of C$14.50.

Research firm Macquarie Equities Research reaffirmed its target share price of C$6.25 and its OUTPERFORM rating for Bellatrix (BXE:TSX).

Junior exploration and production company Crimson Exploration (CXPO:NASDAQ) announced Monday that it has started production of two wells in the Eagle Ford Shale.

Canaccord Genuity reiterated its BUY rating and C$14.50 target share price for Birchcliff (BIR:TSX) after the exploration and production company announced that it had initiated a formal sales process.

Chevron Technology Ventures, a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (CVX:NYSE), demonstrated its new solar energy product on October 3, according to a statement.

Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., a master limited partnership (MLP) formed to own energy assets, announced that its Q311 distribution would be C$0.80 per common unit, which was above the estimates of brokerage firm Wunderlich Securities.