“This increase is due to slightly more Permian activity over the second half of the year; we are adding a rig to keep pace with the completion efficiencies, and we expect higher levels of non-operated spend.”

In context

“nual production guidance. The midpoint of our second-quarter production guidance is 2.2 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, which reflects the full exclusion of Qatar production from guidance for the quarter, the Surmont royalty rate adjustment, and planned second-quarter maintenance. Moving to operating costs, full-year guidance of $10.2 billion is unchanged, reflecting a $400 million reduction from 2025 due to the benefits of our cost reduction and margin enhancement program. We made strong progress in the first quarter and we remain confident in realizing the full $1 billion run rate by year end. For capital spending, we are updating our guidance to a range of $12 billion to $12.5 billion versus our prior guidance of about $12 billion, representing a 2% increase at the midpoint. This increase is due to slightly more Permian activity over the second half of the year; we are adding a rig to keep pace with the completion efficiencies, and we expect higher levels of non-operated spend. These modest activity additions maintain our operational continuity into 2027. Additionally, we are incorporating a guidance range to capture the uncertainty around the macro environment as well as the Middle East conflict, specifically as it pertains to timing for NFE and NFS spending. To wrap up, we delivered strong first quarter results. We executed well financially and operationally. We continue to advance our strategy and, amid a volatile macro environment, we remain committed to clear, consistent, and durable priorities that have served us well for the last decade. As Ryan mentioned, our expected CFO is up materially from the beginning of the year. We remain unhedged in oil and LNG to ensure we capture the price upside, with 40% of our crude production linked to premium markets such”