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Contrary to The Noise, U.S. Oil Production will Likely Growth 4-5% In 2024; A look Inside
There are numerous reports speculating how much U.S. oil production will growth in 2024. Well we decided to take a look at the presentations, 4Q 2023 transcripts, press…
Ranger/Penn Virginia Provides Production Update
Ranger Oil Co formerly known as Penn Virgina announced an operational update. Preliminary Third Quarter 2021 Operational and Financial Update The operational and financial results below represent results…

EIA Lowers 2021 Oil Production Outlook; 2022 on Track to See Output Gains
The EIA has cut its oil output forecast for 2021, according to a recent report by Reuters. On Tuesday (5/11), the EIA added 20,000 barrels per day (BPD)…

Whitecap Resources Ups 2021 Production Outlook After NAL, TORC Deals
Whitecap Resources Inc. has updated its 2021 capital program, increasing its 2021 production guidance with no change to the capital program, resulting in increased free funds flow. Increased…

WTI Jumps as OPEC+ Signals It Will Not Boost Production
Oil prices rallied midday Thursday (3/4) on news that OPEC+ has likely decided against raising production in April, according to multiple reports. The cartel signaled that it will…
North America News

Why $90 Oil Isn’t Bringing Back the Rigs
Higher oil prices are not translating cleanly into a drilling response across U.S. shale, and company disclosures are starting to show why. The issue is not simply capital…

Q1 A&D Transactions Jump to $30B , While Deal Flow Was Down 40%
The first quarter of 2026 has officially defined the "Barbell Era" of American oil and gas. While the total number of deals plummeted by 46% YoY (dropping to…

Western Canada Upstream M&A: Q1 2026 Transaction Report
Western Canadian M&A activity in Q1 2026 was characterized by a 87% decrease in total deal value compared to Q1 2025, totaling $0.8 billion C$. However, transaction volume…

Wright to U.S. Oil Industry: The Price Signal Is Telling You to Drill
Energy Secretary Chris Wright stood in front of the largest gathering of oil executives in the world this morning and delivered a message that was equal parts market…

This Operator Will Chop it's 2026 Rig Count From 34 to 24
ConocoPhillips is setting up 2026 as a lower-intensity, more efficient operating year — with the clearest proof coming from the Lower 48 activity reset following the Marathon integration.…
Rockies News

A Quiet Capital Pattern Is Forming in North American Upstream — and Almost No One Is Talking About It
A handful of recent transactions and capital raises point to a subtle pattern in North American upstream—one that is easy to miss because each event, on its own,…

Permian E&P Bucking The Trend; Plan to Increasing Drilling & Fracs in 2026
Occidental’s 2025 U.S. onshore program is centered on the Permian, with ~$3.5B of Permian CapEx and ~$0.8B in the Rockies, totaling ~$4.3B. This supports ~15 net rigs in…

Whitecap Details 2026 Duvernay & Montney Program
Whitecap Resources reported strong third quarter 2025 operating and financial results, marking its first full quarter following the strategic combination with Veren that closed on May 12, 2025.…

Bakken Midstream Project shelved; as future growth projects thin
Hess Midstream highlighted continued throughput growth across its Williston Basin (Bakken/Three Forks) systems, signaling higher utilization in gas gathering and processing. For producers, the only forward-looking capacity signal…

ARC Resources: Lower 2026 Capex, Higher Volumes
ARC Resources used its third quarter update to reinforce a familiar message to Canadian E&P executives: disciplined capital, structurally better market access, and a growing shareholder return program…