Baytex Energy Becomes Pure-Play Canadian Producer with $2.3B Eagle Ford Exit
Following Baytex Energy’s announcement to exit the Eagle Ford through a $2.3 billion (C$3.25 billion) asset sale, Drew Depoe, Senior Analyst at Enverus Intelligence® Research, offered perspective on the strategic implications of the deal.
Oil Market Forecast: Navigating Through a Supply Glut
The current oil market forecast indicates significant oversupply to come as roughly 2.9 billion barrels of crude and petroleum products are stored in OECD tanks today, up from the typical total of 2.7-2.8 billion. At Enverus Intelligence® Research (EIR), our oil price outlook foresees a potential drop in early 2026 to levels reminiscent of the […]
Ovintiv Expands in the Montney with C$3.8 Billion NuVista Buy
Ovintiv’s C$3.8B acquisition of NuVista accelerates Montney consolidation, boosting scale, efficiency, and signaling continued Canadian energy M&A momentum.
SM Merges with Civitas as public E&P consolidation picks up
In response to today’s announcement that SM Energy and Civitas Resources have agreed to merge into a single company with an enterprise value of $12.8 billion, based on prior-day closing prices and including net debt, Andrew Dittmar, principal analyst at Enverus Intelligence® Research provided this commentary explaining the deal’s significance.
Venezuela’s Oil Return: What It Means for Canadian Crude and Prices
The global oil and gas landscape is shifting, and we at Enverus Intelligence® Research are watching geopolitical forces reshape supply dynamics in real time. Venezuela, home to the world’s largest proven oil reserves, has become a focal point of international attention. As tensions escalate between the Trump administration and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the energy […]
JERA: Latest Asian Firm to Take Haynesville Stake
In response to this week’s announcement that JERA, a leading Japanese energy company and one of the world’s largest LNG buyers, was expanding its upstream footprint through the $1.5 billion acquisition of the South Mansfield joint venture from GEP Haynesville and Williams, Andrew Dittmar, principal analyst at Enverus Intelligence® Research provided this commentary explaining the […]
Pipeline Dreams: Alberta’s Crude Ambitions
Alberta’s government is pushing for a new oil pipeline to bolster the province’s oil industry and economic outlook. Enverus Intelligence® Research sees real opportunity here, but also a tangle of questions around production capacity, environmental impacts and the durability of global oil demand. With demand still trending upward, Alberta believes it can help fill a […]
Vaca Muerta: The Global Shale Game-Changer
The launch of Enverus Intelligence® Global Research significantly enhances our ability to deliver comprehensive global upstream opportunities and insights to our customers. Highlighted below is a recent example of our research on the Vaca Muerta, showcasing the attractive shale opportunities beyond North America. This is taken from our webinar comparing the Permian, Montney and Vaca […]
Crescent Nabs Vital in $3.1 billion Corporate Sale
Announcing the first merger of U.S. upstream operators since crude prices tumbled in April, Crescent Energy is purchasing Permian operator Vital Energy for $3.1 billion inclusive of net debt in a stock-for-stock swap. Andrew Dittmar, principal analyst at Enverus Intelligence® Research provided this commentary explaining the deal’s significance: “The stock-for-stock swap fits the model of […]
From Core to Cloud | Nuclear’s Data Center Power Play
CEG’s 1.1 GW agreement with META, VST’s ongoing Comanche Peak negotiations for offtake contracts and NRG’s newly announced 295 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) are just a few examples of a trend gaining serious traction: Gigawatt-scale baseload is in high demand and data centers are willing to pay for it. AI growth is driving an […]