Exxon and Oxy Dominate US Shale Rankings

The Permian in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico continues to be the most prolific oil and gas producing basin in the United States, accounting for most of the output at the biggest public onshore producers and representing the bulk of oil and gas production at the top 50 producers. These well-known facts found confirmation in a list compiled by Enverus, of the most prolific 50 public oil and gas operators in the U.S. based on gross operated production in 2024. The rankings were reshaped by the wave of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in…