At Hart Energy’s 2025 A&D Strategies and Opportunities Conference in Dallas, two central themes emerged: the maturation of Tier 1 U.S. shale inventory and diverging dynamics between private and public players in dealmaking. The conference highlighted the evolving dynamics of the U.S. upstream oil and gas market. With Tier 1 shale assets maturing, private and public participants are behaving differently, and deal strategies have become more selective. Read more in this week's post.
