Enerplus Builds Bakken Stronghold with Takeover of Pure-Play Bruin E&P Canadian producer Enerplus Corp. has gained more exposure in North Dakota’s Bakken Shale with a $465 million takeover of Houston-based Bruin E&P HoldCo LLC. The deal announced Monday for the North Dakota assets of the Bakken pure-play is forecast to propel a 20% production jump for Calgary-based Enerplus to a combined 103,500-108,500 boe/d. The acquired assets, near existing Enerplus properties, also include 149 drilling targets. “With immediately adjacent acreage offering strong operational synergies, Bruin’s asse...