Why Is Battalion Oil Stock (BATL) Up Today?

Battalion Oil (BATL) stock rocketed higher on Monday after the independent energy company announced a new gas treating agreement. This agreement is with a publicly traded large-cap midstream company. Battalion Oil sought a new partner for this, after operations at its partner Wink Amine Treater’s acid gas injection facility ended on August 11, 2025.

With the end of those operations, Battalion Oil has exercised its contractual rights to terminate the gas treating agreement with Wink Amine Treater. Battalion Oil didn’t name the company in its new gas treating agreement, but it did note that the company’s facility is able to handle all of its gas volumes from its Monument Draw Field.

Battalion Oil noted that the updated gas treating agreement is a major benefit to its operations. It listed additional flow assurance and operational reliability among these benefits, and stated that it has allowed the company to increase average oil production to approximately 1,200 net barrels of oil per day in January when compared to December.

Battalion Oil Stock Movement Today

Battalion Oil stock was up 319.53% in pre-market trading on Monday, following a 4.92% rally on Friday. However, the shares were still down 30.43% over the past 12 months.

With today’s news came heavy pre-market trading of BATL stock, as more than 107 million shares changed hands, compared to a three-month daily average trading volume of about 77,000 units.

Is Battalion Oil Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold?

Turning to Wall Street, analyst coverage of Battalion Oil is lacking. Fortunately, TipRanks’ AI analyst Spark has it covered. Spark rates BATL stock a Neutral (50) with a $1.50 price target. It cites “weak financial performance—negative profitability, declining revenues, and especially the balance-sheet risk from negative equity” as reasons for this stance.

See what else Spark has to say about BATL stock