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EOG raises Q3 2026 current tax expense guidance to $835M-$935M on higher crude realizations
EOG RESOURCES INC
- Q3 2026 current tax expense guidance lifted to $835M-$935M from the prior $545M-$645M forecast issued with Q2 results on August 4, 2026.
- EOG attributes the increase to higher crude oil prices realized in Q3 2026 and anticipated for full year 2026 due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
- EOG is not updating or confirming any other Q3 2026 or full year 2026 ranges included in the August 4, 2026 guidance.
- Q3 2026 benchmarks: NYMEX WTI crude averaged $85.68 per barrel; Henry Hub natural gas averaged $2.95 per MMBtu.
- EOG received $40 million net cash from settlements of Financial Commodity Derivative Contracts in Q3 2026; no cash yet from the Brent-linked gas sales contract, with deliveries starting January 2027.