William (Bill) Janela

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
william.janela@mizuhogroup.com
646 949 9589

Oil & Gas E&P


APA   
APA Corporation

CHRD  Chord Energy Corporation

CIVI  Civitas Resources, Inc.

CRGY  Crescent Energy Company

HES   Hess Corporation

KRP   Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP

KOS   Kosmos Energy Ltd.

MGY   Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation

MTDR  Matador Resources Company

MUR   Murphy Oil Corporation

NOG   Northern Oil & Gas Inc.

PR    Permian Resources Corporation

STR   Sitio Royalties Corp.

SM    SM Energy Company

VNOM  Viper Energy, Inc.

VTLE  Vital Energy, Inc.

Differentiated Product

Our expanded Oil & Gas research team adds significant E&P sector coverage experience and strong corporate/industry relationships to the Energy research franchise, complementing our detailed company valuation work which is supported by our proprietary ARCHIE database and differentiated Energy Investment Framework. Differentiated stock calls over the past 12 months include CHRD (Added as Top Pick in December 2024), APA (Underperform), NOG (Downgrade December 2024), as well as detailed work/viewpoints around major acquisitions for SM, PR, CRGY and VTLE. We also initiated coverage of several additional stocks, including VNOM, STR, KRP, NOG and KOS.

Key Reports

•  US Royalty Minerals Initiation of Coverage: VNOM, STR, KRP

•  Mizuho 2025 Oil & Gas Outlook

•  CHRD - Key Takeaways from Management Meetings

Analyst Bio

Bill joined Mizuho in July 2023 as a research analyst based in New York, covering the Oil & Gas Exploration and Production (E&P) sector. Prior to Mizuho, Bill spent six years at Credit Suisse, most recently as lead analyst covering the Oil & Gas E&P and Integrated Oils sectors. He previously covered the Oil & Gas sector at UBS, where he led coverage of the SMID-cap US E&Ps and Canadian Majors as part of UBS’ Institutional Investor-ranked Energy Research Team. Bill began his career with AllianceBernstein as an associate. He holds a BBA in Finance from The College of William & Mary.

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