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Oil-Rich Alberta Forecasts Unexpected Budget Surplus

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billion) for the fiscal year 2024-2025 that ended in March, as Nate Horner, the finance minister of Canada’s oil-producing province, prepares to deliver the year-end fiscal update later on Friday. Alberta expects to have booked a budget surplus of about US$4.2 billion (C$5.8 billion (C$5.2

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Valor | Energy Connection – July 28, 2025

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Interior proposes easing oil and gas commingling rules Summary : The Interior Department has proposed rule updates allowing oil and gas operators to commingle production from multiple leases, even those with different ownership and royalty rates. Royalty payments from the nation’s No. Summary : U.S.

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Viper’s Royalty Model: Worth a Look

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

Its royalty-focused, asset-light model stands out versus traditional E&Ps like Diamondback, offering high efficiency and lower risk. Viper’s reliance on Diamondback, which operates over 70 percent of its Midland Basin royalty acres, introduces concentration risk and could limit flexibility if Diamondback’s priorities shift.

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Upstream M&A hits the brakes, slowing to $14 billion

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That is the second lowest quarterly deal value since the start of 2024 and placed 1H25 M&A value at $30.5 billion, a 60% drop compared to the first half of 2024. One type of deal that has been notably absent this year is public company consolidation, a key component of the market in 2023 and 2024.

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Texas oil and gas jobs increased in May despite market turmoil, new report says

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Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) has highlighted new employment figures showing an increase in upstream employment in Texas in the month of May. Producers last month also paid $227 million to the state in natural gas production taxes, up 26 percent from May 2024.

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Mesa Royalty Trust Announces Trust Income for July 2025

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Entropy Enters Definitive Agreement to Purchase Strategic Carbon Storage Assets

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Progress on the previously announced Glacier Phase 2 continues on time and, despite tariffs and inflation, within 10% of the budget set at the Final Investment Decision on July 9, 2024. Fabrication is underway on all long lead items, including the Solar T130 gas-fired turbine, with construction set to begin this summer.