In 2025, a sweeping piece of U.S. tax legislation—nicknamed the “Big Beautiful Bill”—reshaped the capital outlook for America’s energy producers. Across quarterly earnings calls, executives from exploration, drilling, and midstream companies pointed to the bill’s provisions as a fiscal tailwind that’s helping offset inflation, tariffs, and geopolitical uncertainty.
From Jeff Miller to Olivier Le Peuch and Darren Woods, energy leaders are using AI, electrification, and engineering precision to transform hydrocarbons into a digital, low-carbon, and power-integrated energy ecosystem.
The United States is now producing more oil than any country in history — topping 13.4 million barrels a day.
Behind that headline is a powerful mix of geopolitics, market discipline, and technology that has redrawn global energy maps and turned the U.S. into the world’s most reliable supplier.
In October 2025, Chevron U.S.A. Inc. received approval for Texas Railroad Commission Pipeline Permit T-4 #09047, authorizing expansion of the 86-mile natural gas gathering pipeline across Howard, Martin, and Midland Counties.
The Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) has recorded a Pipeline Addition (PA) for the Bastrop Lateral on the Matterhorn Express Pipeline system. This filing updates the official T-4 permit for the system and signals continued fine-tuning of one of Texas’s most important west-to-east natural gas corridors.
The U.S. goods economy is flashing red lights, with trucking volumes plunging 17% year-over-year — a signal that industrial demand is weakening at a pace not seen since the 2008 financial crisis.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has approved a Permit by Rule (PBR) for the Goldsmith Landreth Deep Gas Reinjection Station, a new CO₂ injection and recycling hub under Rule 106.352 (Oil and Gas Production Facilities). The facility, registered to Occidental Permian Ltd., represents a strategic addition to Occidental’s Ector County enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations.
Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE/TSX: OVV) has announced a major portfolio transformation, signing a definitive agreement to acquire NuVista Energy Ltd. (TSX: NVA) for approximately US $2.7 billion (C$3.8 billion) in a cash-and-stock transaction. The deal expands Ovintiv’s footprint in the oil-rich Alberta Montney, adding scale, infrastructure, and premium drilling inventory that directly complements its existing operations.
The Delaware Basin continues to lead U.S. onshore drilling momentum, with activity levels holding steady through the second half of 2025. Since June, more than two dozen operators have spudded new wells across West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, highlighting a mix of capital discipline and strategic rig deployment.
BP (NYSE: BP) has announced the sale of non-controlling interests in its Permian and Eagle Ford midstream assets to funds managed by Sixth Street for total consideration of $1.5 billion. The assets are held by BP’s U.S. onshore subsidiary, bpx energy, and include an extensive portfolio of pipelines and processing facilities that support upstream production in two of the most active shale basins in North America.
