The deal would transform Civitas, currently valued at $5.6 billion, expanding its operations beyond Colorado's Denver-Julesburg (DJ) basin into the lucrative Permian basin in Texas and New Mexico, considered the heart of the U.S. shale industry.
Civitas is in advanced discussions with NGP to buy Hibernia Resources as well as much of Tap Rock Resources, the sources said.
Civitas, NGP, Tap Rock and Hibernia did not respond to requests for comment.
Hibernia, which does not disclose the level of its production, operates in the Midland part of the Permian basin in Texas.
Cashing out on Tap Rock and Hibernia would help NGP with its bid to raise its 13th natural resources fund - the first flagship fund from the firm since 2018.
Persons:
NGP, David French, Sonali Paul
Organizations:
Civitas Resources Inc, NGP Energy Capital Management, Civitas, Hibernia Resources, Rock Resources, Hibernia, Reuters, Thomson
Locations:
Colorado's Denver, Texas, New Mexico, U.S, Hibernia, Denver, Delaware, Midland, New York