Diamondback leans on organic growth, betting the market will need to restock crude inventories
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Diamondback Energy is accelerating completions of drilled-but-uncompleted wells after the Iran war, lifting output ~4% YoY and taking total production above 1 million boe/d, while keeping its $3.9B capex plan and avoiding aggressive supply growth. The piece argues global crude inventories could take ~18 months to normalize even if the Strait of Hormuz fully reopens, highlighting near-term inventory tightness as a key driver for oil markets.
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In the wake of the outbreak of war involving Iran, Diamondback Energy accelerated the completion of previously drilled but uncompleted wells, lifting output by about 4% year over year. Second-quarter crude production reached 525,000 barrels per day, and total production topped 1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day for the first time.
The company kept its full-year capital spending plan unchanged at $3.9 billion and did not materially ramp up production.
The report notes that even if the Strait of Hormuz were fully reopened immediately, it would still take around 18 months for global crude inventories to return to pre-war levels, requiring net stock builds of 2.1 million barrels per month.
