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Shale & Non-OPEC Supply

Chevron, Ovintiv And Diamondback Turn To 'Soap'

Chevron, Ovintiv And Diamondback Turn To 'Soap'

Shale & Non-OPEC Supply

Ovintiv is the only one of three U.S. shale operators testing 'soap' surfactant chemistry to publish an independently-verifiable production gain: 9% more oil versus untreated wells across roughly 400 Permian wells since 2019, per its Q2 2026 earnings call. Chevron and Diamondback report parallel programs, but Chevron's specific lift percentage could not be confirmed. Not advice.