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Oil and gas production facility representing E&P company quarterly performance

Q4 2025 Earnings Preview: Year-End Reckoning

Earnings season for Q4 2025 kicks off in earnest in late January, with the bulk of the E&P majors reporting through mid-February. This is the year-end reckoning: full-year production vs. guidance, free cash flow generation against a backdrop of $70 WTI, and — critically — how operators

Upstream oil and gas pumpjack and production infrastructure, U.S. E&P operations

The Independents Dilemma: Grow or Get Acquired?

The wave of consolidation that swept through U.S. upstream oil and gas between 2023 and 2025 fundamentally altered the competitive landscape. ExxonMobil absorbed Pioneer. Chevron acquired Hess. ConocoPhillips added Marathon Oil. Occidental swallowed CrownRock. Diamondback consumed Endeavor. In the wake of these transactions, a question that once seemed abstract