Gas
Diamondback Bets on Permian Becoming Biggest US Gas Play
CEII brief
Rigzone reported on 3 Nov 2026: Diamondback Bets on Permian Becoming Biggest US Gas Play.
Read the full story on RigzoneDiamondback Energy expects the Permian Basin to remain the United States’ leading oil play into the 2030s while also becoming the country’s biggest natural gas play by that period.
Context from CEII
Gas is the flexible backbone of many grids and the designated transition fuel in many national plans, from LNG trade to domestic LPG and CNG. Supply security and pricing drive both power reliability and emissions.
39.6% of electricity in United States came from gas in 2025Countries in this story
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