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SM Energy Clears Bonanza Creek Legacy: $400M Debt Retirement Caps Civitas Integration Sprint (SM)

SM redeemed $400M in 5.000% Senior Notes on May 11, completing the Bonanza Creek indenture retirement and capping a 100-day balance sheet offensive that also retired the 8.375% high-coupon debt and closed the $950M South Texas divestiture.

WTI Opens at $102, Brent Holds $110: What's Behind This Week's Bid — and the $38B M&A Signal

WTI opens the week at $102.28 as Brent holds above $110. US upstream M&A hits $38B year-to-date. Chinese refiners cut crude runs. Frac sector re-rating thesis at Monday open.

Five Up, $97 Floor: Friday's Rig Count Says Operators Aren't Blinking

WTI touched $97.23 intraday Friday before recovering to close near $101.26. A $4-plus swing on the week's last session. The geopolitical backdrop — Iran, Hormuz, Commonwealth's $13B LNG FID that printed this morning — gave traders every reason to volatility. They took it. Then they handed

SM Energy Clears Bonanza Creek Legacy: $400M Debt Retirement Caps Civitas Integration Sprint (SM)

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