Archive for September, 2014

Energy Transfer Partners Hits 52-Week High on Diversified Assets

The units of Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP) soared to a 52-week high of $60.31 on Sep 18.

September 19, 2014 - 1:45 pm Energy RSS

PDC Energy Announces Agreement to Settle Securities Class Action Regarding 2010 and 2011 Partnership Purchases

PDC Energy Announces Agreement to Settle Securities Class Action Regarding 2010 and 2011 Partnership Purchases

September 19, 2014 - 1:00 pm 360 Company Releases

Penn Virginia Corporation Declares Dividends on Series A and Series B Preferred Depositary Shares

Penn Virginia Corporation Declares Dividends on Series A and Series B Preferred Depositary Shares

September 19, 2014 - 12:32 pm 360 Company Releases

Patterson-UTI To Buy Texas-Based Private Firm's Pressure Pumping Assets – Update

Patterson-UTI To Buy Texas-Based Private Firm's Pressure Pumping Assets – Update

September 19, 2014 - 6:49 am Energy RSS

Patterson-UTI Energy Announces Agreement to Acquire Texas-Based Pressure Pumping Assets

HOUSTON, Sept. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (PTEN) today announced that one of its subsidiaries has entered into an agreement to acquire the Texas-based pressure pumping assets of a privately held company.  The acquisition includes 143,250 horsepower of …

September 19, 2014 - 6:00 am Energy RSS

Patterson-UTI Energy Announces Agreement to Acquire Texas-Based Pressure Pumping Assets

HOUSTON, Sept. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (PTEN) today announced that one of its subsidiaries has entered into an agreement to acquire the Texas-based pressure pumping assets of a privately held company.  The acquisition includes 143,250 horsepower of …

September 19, 2014 - 6:00 am Energy RSS
Oklahoma: Continental Resources Discovers the Springer Shale

Oklahoma: Continental Resources Discovers the Springer Shale

“We bought one shale and got another one for free.”

Continental Resources (ticker: CLR), the nation’s eighth-largest E&P based on market capitalization, held its 2014 Analyst Day today in Oklahoma City, its first since 2012.

The Springer Shale is Unveiled

Well Casing and Cement Failures—Not Fracing—Led to Contaminated H2O Wells

Well Casing and Cement Failures—Not Fracing—Led to Contaminated H2O Wells

Duke, Ohio State, Stanford, Dartmouth, Rochester scientists conclude that failed pipe and cement allowed gas to leak

The first peer-reviewed comprehensive studies testing drinking water quality and any links to nearby shale gas production have found that the well completion …

September 18, 2014 - 4:48 pm Fracing, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Oilfield Services

Horse Hill-1 Well Drilling Update

Horse Hill-1 Well Drilling Update

September 18, 2014 - 10:05 am 360 Company Releases

Keithville Adds Innovative New Rig from Schramm to Drill Rig Portfolio

KEITHVILLE, La., Sept. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Keithville Well Drilling, a private, Louisiana-based drilling company, today announced it has purchased and accepted delivery of the Schramm T250XD a new, land-based rig designed specifically for shale drilling. The company plans to …

September 18, 2014 - 8:00 am Energy RSS
Shale Boom Benefits Keep Piling Up

Shale Boom Benefits Keep Piling Up

The benefits of the shale boom are apparent. In the six year span from 2008 to 2013, crude oil production in the United States jumped by 43.7% (12,311 MBOEPD in 2013 compared to 8,563 MBOEPD) and gas production climbed 20% …

September 17, 2014 - 7:09 pm Fracing, Midstream, Oil and Gas 360 Articles

Why the Permian Basin has been driving rig count records

The Permian Basin is located in western Texas and southern New Mexico. The name "Permian Basin" generally refers to a combination of the Delaware Basin and the Midland Basin. Currently, there …

September 17, 2014 - 1:00 pm Energy RSS

Cubic Elects to Participate in Five Horizontal Haynesville Shale Wells

DALLAS — Cubic Energy, Inc. (OTCQB:CBNR) ("Cubic" or the "Company") announces its subsidiary, Cubic Louisiana, LLC, has elected to participate in the drilling and completion of five …

September 17, 2014 - 12:10 pm Energy RSS

Energy XXI to Present at IPAA OGIS San Francisco

Energy XXI to Present at IPAA OGIS San Francisco

September 17, 2014 - 12:00 pm 360 Company Releases

FIG Tree Capital Ventures Announces Three Successfully Completed Bakken/Three Forks Shale Wells Drilled From a Single …

FIG Tree Capital Ventures (FIG), a Texas-based Oil and Gas company, with projects in The Williston Basin (Bakken/Three Forks Shale) of North Dakota, The Woodbine Formation of South East Texas, The Cotton Valley/Bossier Haynesville of East Texas, and The Edwards …

September 17, 2014 - 1:11 am Energy RSS
Proposed Projects Would Move Colorado Oil to Oklahoma, California

Proposed Projects Would Move Colorado Oil to Oklahoma, California

Cushing, Oklahoma’s giant crude oil storage hub will be linked to Colorado’s Niobrara/Codell shale oil production upon construction and completion of a new 550-mile pipeline between Weld County Colorado’s Wattenberg field and NGL Energy Partners’ (ticker: NGL) Cushing terminal.

When …

September 16, 2014 - 6:49 pm Midstream, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Oilfield Services
Bill Barrett Corp. Simplifies Rocky Mountain Portfolio in $757 Million Deal

Bill Barrett Corp. Simplifies Rocky Mountain Portfolio in $757 Million Deal

Company will Operate in Only 2 Basins: DJ and Uinta; Deal Eliminates 57% of BBG’s Net Debt

Bill Barrett Corporation (ticker: BBG), an exploration and production company focused on the Rocky Mountain region, has shifted its asset position in a …

September 16, 2014 - 6:22 pm Finance, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Oilfield Services

Vaalco Energy Inc. (EGY) Jumps 6.43% on September 16

Vaalco Energy Inc. (EGY) Jumps 6.43% on September 16

September 16, 2014 - 4:23 pm 360 Company Releases

Cash In On The Shale Boom With This Under-The-Radar Oil Stock

The Bakken is one of the hottest oil and gas plays in the world. Great fortunes have already been made banking on the Bakken, which is located below parts of Montana, North Dakota and stretches

September 16, 2014 - 1:00 pm Energy RSS

Magnum Hunter Resources Announces Partnership With Morgan Stanley Infrastructure on Eureka Hunter

Magnum Hunter Resources Announces Partnership With Morgan Stanley Infrastructure on Eureka Hunter

September 16, 2014 - 11:00 am 360 Company Releases
2014 Synergy COO Craig Rasmuson

2014 Synergy COO Craig Rasmuson

Craig Rasmuson, Chief Operating Officer of Synergy Resources (NYSE MKT: SYRG), discusses industry initiatives in Colorado and the company’s operational growth in the DJ-Niobrara.

September 16, 2014 - 10:38 am C-Level Interviews, Videos

Magnum Hunter Resources Chairman and CEO to Present at the Credit Suisse 2014 Small & Mid Cap Conference

Magnum Hunter Resources Chairman and CEO to Present at the Credit Suisse 2014 Small & Mid Cap Conference

September 16, 2014 - 3:56 am 360 Company Releases

Ithaca Energy Inc. Successful Flow Test on Fourth Stella Development Well

Ithaca Energy Inc. announces the successful completion of flow test operations on the fourth development well on the Stella field, with the well achieving a flow rate of 12,005 barrels of oil equivalent …

September 16, 2014 - 2:00 am Energy RSS

Callon Petroleum Company Announces Closing of Public Offering and Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares

Callon Petroleum Company Announces Closing of Public Offering and Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares

September 15, 2014 - 8:15 pm 360 Company Releases
Brookings Study Finds Multiple Benefits from Immediately Lifting U.S. Crude Export Ban

Brookings Study Finds Multiple Benefits from Immediately Lifting U.S. Crude Export Ban

The Brookings Institute released a study last week comparing the effects of immediate lifting of the U.S. crude oil export ban vs. delaying till 2020.

The study data showed a positive uptick for the GDP in all cases, a 0.14 …

September 15, 2014 - 6:56 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Oilfield Services, OPEC
E&Ps Finding the Powder River Basin is an Oil Play

E&Ps Finding the Powder River Basin is an Oil Play

The Powder River Basin (PRB), an area in Wyoming traditionally exploited for its coal resources and coalbed methane gas opportunities, has more than doubled its oil output since 2009. The Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Today in Energy segment for September …

September 15, 2014 - 5:03 pm Fracing, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Oilfield Services

Gastar Exploration Inc. Provides 2015 Capital Budget and Production Guidance

HOUSTON, Sept. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Gastar Exploration Inc. ("Gastar") (NYSE MKT: GST) today announced its 2015 capital budget and provided full-year 2015 production guidance. Gastar's Board of Directors has approved a 2015 capital budget of approximately $257.3 million, comprised …

September 15, 2014 - 4:24 pm Energy RSS

Potential concerns for Enterprise Product Partners’ investors

Enterprise Products Partners' (EPD) expects ~$3.8 billion in capital expenditures (or capex) in 2014—down 13% from the $4.4 billion spent in 2013. This includes ~$350 million for sustaining capital—or …

September 15, 2014 - 1:00 pm Energy RSS

Miller Energy Resources Announces Changes to Its Management and Board, an Update on Its Drilling Operations and a Non-Binding Letter of Intent to Purchase Buccaneer Energy’s Alaskan Operating Assets

Miller Energy Resources Announces Changes to Its Management and Board, an Update on Its Drilling Operations and a Non-Binding Letter of Intent to Purchase Buccaneer Energy’s Alaskan Operating Assets

September 15, 2014 - 11:00 am 360 Company Releases

Why Plains All American Pipeline is investing in the Permian

Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) has its largest asset footprint in the Permian Basin. According to a company presentation, the Permian Basin has over 300 billion barrels of oil in place across ~50 million …

September 15, 2014 - 9:45 am Energy RSS