Genesis Energy said its Offshore Pipeline Transportation segment performed slightly below expectations during Q2 2026 as some operators experienced operational challenges and unplanned downtime at several fields connected to its offshore infrastructure, CEO Grant Sims said during the company’s earnings call August 6.
APA is driving more value from every well. During its Q2 2026 earnings call, the company highlighted continued drilling efficiency gains in the Permian, reducing costs while supporting strong production performance. The latest Analyst Insight explores what these improvements could mean for future development.
South Bow disclosed that the Prairie Connector open season garnered 465 Mb/d of 20-year, firm service binding commitments from Hardisty, AB to U.S. delivery points, from nine customers. The volume commitment is basically in line with the rumored number circulating in media reports last quarter.
The key themes of Suncor’s Q2 results and earnings call were continued improvement in refined products performance and maintenance turnaround efficiencies, record precipitation impacting mined production, and record financial performance.
Over the past 16 years, BP has undergone multiple restructurings of its upstream portfolio, interrupted by a shift to — and then from — one of the sector’s most ambitious energy transition strategies. Today, we chronicle the evolution of one of the industry’s most significant integrated companies.
The highlight of Imperial Oil’s second quarter conference call on July 31 was the CEO touting the company’s potential to double its operated production, which is almost entirely from the Alberta oil sands, if there is a supportive fiscal and regulatory framework.
Alberta crude oil and condensate production for June averaged 4.49 MMb/d, up 173 Mb/d vs. May, and up 127 Mb/d year-over-year, according to data released by the Alberta Energy Regulator this week (see red dots in chart below).
Cenovus saw record oil sands production of 784 Mb/d in the second quarter, up 9 Mb/d compared to the first quarter, despite some planned downtime in Q2, according to the company’s quarterly report and conference call on July 29th.
Chevron’s global upstream volumes increased by more than 5% in Q2 2026, while U.S. production reached a record of nearly 2.1 MMboe/d, the company said during its quarterly earnings call July 31. Downstream operations also reached new highs. Chevron processed more than 1 million b/d through its U.S. refineries, a record.
Louisiana’s refineries process vast amounts of domestic crude oil — much of it from the offshore U.S. Gulf — and imported oil from Canada and other countries. The refineries also play a critically important role in supplying refined product to the Southeastern U.S and the Mid-Atlantic states.
