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Delaware Basin's New Giant: Devon-Coterra Closes as SM Energy Proves the Integration Thesis

Delaware Basin's New Giant: Devon-Coterra Closes as SM Energy Proves the Integration Thesis

Devon-Coterra closes today. SM Energy delivers its first post-Civitas beat. WTI at $109 with Hormuz disruption intact. Here's where US upstream stands Thursday morning.

The Vote Closes, the Price Holds: What Monday's Full Picture Means for the Delaware Basin

The Vote Closes, the Price Holds: What Monday's Full Picture Means for the Delaware Basin

Devon Energy shareholders voted today on the Coterra merger as WTI held above $107. The combined Delaware Basin competitive map, the backstop supply story, and what the restrained rig count means for service company pricing.

WTI Breaks $107 as Devon-Coterra Vote Opens: The Week That Resets US Upstream

WTI Breaks $107 as Devon-Coterra Vote Opens: The Week That Resets US Upstream

WTI opens at $107.42 as Devon Energy and Coterra Energy shareholders vote on their all-stock merger. The frac sector discount to crude is running out of fundamental justification.

Devon-Coterra Votes Sunday While WTI Holds $100: The Week's Last Open Question

Devon-Coterra Votes Sunday While WTI Holds $100: The Week's Last Open Question

The Sunday Test WTI closed out the first full week of May above $100 for the first time in the modern shale era, and Devon Energy shareholders walk into Sunday's special meeting with that number in the back of their minds. The vote on the Devon-Coterra merger — scheduled

The $100 Week: What WTI's Ceiling Break, the UAE's OPEC Exit, and Q1 Earnings Tell Us About the Next Cycle

The $100 Week: What WTI's Ceiling Break, the UAE's OPEC Exit, and Q1 Earnings Tell Us About the Next Cycle

XOM and CVX Q1 2026: Record Guyana, Golden Pass LNG, and the $99 WTI Question

XOM and CVX Q1 2026: Record Guyana, Golden Pass LNG, and the $99 WTI Question

May Begins With WTI at $100: UAE Exits OPEC, Supermajors Report, Production Services Pivots

May Begins With WTI at $100: UAE Exits OPEC, Supermajors Report, Production Services Pivots

April closed with WTI at $99.89 and Brent above $113 — the first month since mid-2022 where crude held above $95 for the entire four weeks. That consistency is the story. Not a single spike, not a one-day event. A floor built on OPEC structural change, Hormuz premium, and an