The Quiet Americans (and Canadians)
While the world was distracted by shale booms and green revolutions, a quiet transformation was taking place in North America. Companies like Cenovus Energy, Ovintiv, and EOG Resources went through the wringer. They were battered by price wars and forced to adapt or die. And adapt they did. They ruthlessly cut costs, streamlined their operations, and built balance sheets as tough as old boots.
These firms aren't built for sky high oil prices. They were built for this. A stable price range of, say, sixty to eighty dollars is their absolute sweet spot. It’s high enough to generate enormous amounts of cash, but stable enough for them to plan long term investments with a confidence they haven't had in years. They benefit from political stability and top tier technology, and now OPEC+ has taken the biggest variable, wild price volatility, off the table.