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US upstream in brief: Crescent Energy to acquire Vital Energy for US$3.1 billion
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Report summary
The US week in brief report highlights the need-to-know events from US upstream. It is a rolling document, continuously updated with our own analysis and opinion on events impacting the sector. Coverage includes US onshore and Gulf of Mexico. Sources for the news stories include company press releases, industry events, press coverage, and our own modelling changes. The facts are presented, but more importantly we discuss implications for our modelling.
Table of contents
- Crescent Energy to acquire Vital Energy for US$3.1 billion
- Talos makes largest GoA oil discovery this decade
- Permian gas trajectory a growing question mark
- Chart of the week: Utica laterals double in a decade
- ICYMI: Q2 hedging volumes rise while strike prices fall
- Permian rig drops outpace efficiency gains
- Gas earnings roundup: Q2 2025
- Earnings highlights across Lower 48
- Chevron and ExxonMobil present diverging Permian outlooks
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Notes from the road: GoA discussions with key stakeholders
- 1. How will policies in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act impact GoA business?
- 2. Are operators still going to invest in the GoA if they have exposure to other advantaged regions?
- 3. Do we see GoA consolidation following the path of US onshore?
- Western Haynesville timing critical as gas demand grows
- ConocoPhillips rumored to sell Mid-con assets to Flywheel Energy
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Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Company cost curves for US Lower 48 assets
- Total discovered resource in Gulf of America last ten years
- Permian production vs. takeaway
- Utica lateral length distribution
- Permian oil production and rig count
- Top gas operator production and liquids weighting
- Western Haynesville production by well and operator
- Anadarko private activity trends
- Net Q2 2025 inflation impact
- Annualized production, capex and cash flow for Shenandoah FPS fields
- 8 more item(s)...
What's included
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