CIR Editorial
Private Equity's Upstream Exit: The Class of 2026
EOG Resources: Still the Benchmark
Occidental Petroleum Deep Dive: CrownRock, Carbon Capture, and the $2.3B Wildcard
OPEC+ in 2026: The Discipline Question Returns
OPEC+ enters the second quarter of 2026 facing a familiar problem: the gap between stated production targets and what members actually want to pump is widening again. The cartel's credibility is structurally tested every time oil prices threaten to recover toward levels that would incentivize non-OPEC growth — and
Q1 2026 Earnings Preview: What to Watch
State of U.S. Upstream: The 2026 Benchmarking Report
Every quarter, CIR benchmarks U.S. upstream across the metrics that actually matter: production volumes, rig count by basin, year-over-year trajectory, and the macro environment heading into the next period. This is the Q1 2026 edition.
Production: The January Reset
EIA data for January 2026 shows U.S. crude production