Archive for December, 2014

Comstock Resources, Inc. Announces 2015 Exploration and Development Budget

Comstock Resources, Inc. (“Comstock” or the “Company”) (CRK) announced that it has budgeted $307 million in 2015 for its drilling and completion activities.  In response to low oil prices, the Company plans to suspend its oil directed drilling …

December 18, 2014 - 6:10 pm Energy News

Cheniere and EDP Sign 20-Year LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (“Cheniere”) (NYSE MKT: LNG) announced today that its subsidiary, Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC (“Corpus Christi Liquefaction”), has entered into a liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) sale and purchase agreement (“SPA”) with EDP Energias de Portugal S.A. (“EDP”) under …

December 18, 2014 - 6:08 pm Energy News

Saratoga Resources Provides Update on Operations and Cost Cutting Measures

Saratoga Resources, Inc. (NYSE MKT:SARA; the “Company” or “Saratoga”) today provided an update on results of recent operations and measures being taken to reduce costs and enhance operational efficiencies in the current challenging environment with oil prices declining to five …

December 18, 2014 - 5:55 pm Energy News

Synergy Resources Corporation Provides an Operations Update, Estimating 100% Year-Over-Year Production Growth, and a Revised Fiscal 2015 Capital Forecast

Synergy Resources Corporation (NYSE MKT: SYRG) (“Synergy,” the “Company”), a U.S. oil and gas exploration and production company with operations focused in the Greater Wattenberg Area in the D-J Basin, announces that its Fiscal 2015 capital forecast now includes the …

December 18, 2014 - 5:53 pm Energy News
Natural Gas Roundup for the Week Ended December 12, 2014

Natural Gas Roundup for the Week Ended December 12, 2014

NATURAL GAS INVENTORY (Week Ended 12/05/14)

roundup21Current: 3,295 Bcf

Actual Injection/(Withdrawal): (64) Bcf

Economist Average Estimate: (61) Bcf

Previous: 3,359 Bcf

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December 18, 2014 - 5:46 pm Commodity Pricing, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
OPEC: Too Close to Call - Oil & Gas 360

OPEC says Wait and See Strategy Could Last up to a Year

OPEC members say they are willing to wait six months to a year to see if the market corrects itself

Suhail Bin Mohammed al-Mazroui, oil minister of the United Arab Emirates and a close ally of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, …

December 18, 2014 - 5:38 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles, OPEC
Upstream MLPs Getting the Worst of Commodity Downturn

Upstream MLPs Getting the Worst of Commodity Downturn

Oil & Gas 360 Exploration & ProductionDown more than 50% Year to Date

Oil and gas companies are tightening the purse strings for 2015, as several news releases on guidance are showing capex declines of 20% or more. Commodity hedges may protect most companies from further …

Russian gas main Source: Gazprom

Ruble Crumbles as Putin Offers Reassurances

President Putin says the economic downturn will reverse, even as the ruble continues to slide

During his annual press conference, which lasted three hours this year, President Putin offered reassurances that Russia’s economic downturn would be remedied, even as the …

December 18, 2014 - 5:10 pm International, Oil and Gas 360 Articles

Western Refining Logistics, LP Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Earnings Conference Call

Western Refining Logistics, LP Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Earnings Conference Call

December 18, 2014 - 5:00 pm Uncategorized

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

December 18, 2014 - 1:00 pm 360 Company Releases

Saratoga Resources Provides Update on Operations and Cost Cutting Measures

Saratoga Resources Provides Update on Operations and Cost Cutting Measures

December 18, 2014 - 9:00 am 360 Company Releases
Rice Midstream Partners Braves Difficult Commodity Market with IPO

Rice Midstream Partners Braves Difficult Commodity Market with IPO

Rice Energy (ticker: RICE), an independent E&P focused purely in the Appalachia, commenced an initial public offering (IPO) for its midstream unit on December 17, 2014. Rice Midstream Partners LP will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the …

December 17, 2014 - 6:26 pm Midstream, MLPs, Oil and Gas 360 Articles

Enterprise Products Announces Key Additions to Legal Management Team; Craig W. Murray Named General Counsel

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD) today announced that the board of directors of its general partner has elected Craig W. Murray as Group Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Harry Paul “Hap” Weitzel as Senior Vice President and Deputy General …

December 17, 2014 - 6:13 pm Energy News
TSX Soars 350 Points

TSX Soars 350 Points

Energy Shares Lead Rally

The Toronto Stock Exchange TSX Composite was up more than 350 points today as battered energy stocks begin to rebound and the U.S. Federal Reserve offered assurance on its interest rates.

The S&P/TSX composite index jumped …

December 17, 2014 - 6:04 pm Canada, Oil and Gas 360 Articles

Oil pressure: Canadian oil producers slash 2015 capital budgets

Source: Business News Network

Canadian oil producers Husky Energy Inc and Penn West Petroleum Ltd slashed their 2015 capital budgets due to a slide in crude oil prices.

Penn West (PWT.TO 8.09%), one of Canada’s largest conventional oil

December 17, 2014 - 4:31 pm Energy News
Crude Oil Cuttings for the Week Ended December 12, 2014

Crude Oil Cuttings for the Week Ended December 12, 2014

crude_oil_cuttingsCRUDE OIL INVENTORY/’000 bbls (Week Ended 12/12/14)

Current: 379,942
Actual Build/(Withdrawal): (847)
Economist Average Estimate: (2,213)
Previous: 380,789

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December 17, 2014 - 4:26 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles
Source: WPX

It’s Official: Governor Cuomo Bans Fracing in New York

New York health officials say they will not recommend lifting the frac ban

The prospects of using hydraulic fracturing to produce natural gas from the highly productive Marcellus shale basin in the state of New York now seem completely dead. …

December 17, 2014 - 3:58 pm Fracing, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Regulatory
South China Sea Field Begins Production

South China Sea Field Begins Production

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and its partner, Husky Energy (ticker: HSE) announced that their Liuhua 34-2 offshore gas field commenced operations on December 15, 2014.

The Liuhua 34-2 gas field is located in the Eastern South China Sea, …

December 17, 2014 - 2:33 pm International, Offshore, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
OPEC Revenues to fall 46% by the end of 2015

OPEC Revenues to fall 46% by the end of 2015

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that OPEC revenues from net oil exports will fall substantially from 2013 levels. The EIA estimates that OPEC, excluding Iran, will earn about $700 billion in revenue from exports in 2014.The forecast is a …

December 17, 2014 - 2:19 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles, OPEC
EIA – U.S. Household Gasoline Expenditures in 2015 could be the Lowest in 11 Years

EIA – U.S. Household Gasoline Expenditures in 2015 could be the Lowest in 11 Years

Falling prices at the pump will lead to U.S. households spending less on gas next year than in the last eleven years, according to a forecast from the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

The average U.S. household is expected to spend …

December 16, 2014 - 6:38 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles
Repsol Splashes into M&A Market with $13 Billion Acquisition of Talisman Energy

Repsol Splashes into M&A Market with $13 Billion Acquisition of Talisman Energy

Looming mergers and acquisitions is a popular debate in the sub-$60 oil market, and Spain’s Repsol (ticker: REPYY) made the first splash with the US$13.0 billion acquisition of Talisman Energy (ticker: TLM) on December 16, 2014. The deal includes $8.3 …

Chesapeake Energy Corporation Announces Closing of $4.0 Billion Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) announced today that it closed on a new five-year, $4.0 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility. The new facility replaces the existing $4.0 billion senior secured revolving credit facility that was scheduled to mature …

December 16, 2014 - 6:17 pm Energy News
Apache Sells Stake in B.C. and Australia LNG Projects for $2.75 Billion

Apache Sells Stake in B.C. and Australia LNG Projects for $2.75 Billion

Apache Corporation (ticker: APA) announced on December 15, 2014, that it has agreed to sell its interest in two liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects to Australian E&P Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (ticker: WPL). The deal includes the accompanying upstream oil and …

December 16, 2014 - 6:11 pm International, Oil and Gas 360 Articles

Samson Oil & Gas Operational Advisory

Samson Oil & Gas Limited (ASX: SSN; NYSE MKT: SSN):

TOTAL COMPANY PRODUCTION

Samson net production for 2014 is as follows:

Q1 Q2 Q3 October November
OIL, BO 29,408 50,553 35,576 6,016 17,619
GAS, MCF 48,518 50,928 46,710 12,086 9,363
December 16, 2014 - 6:10 pm Energy News
Encana Corp. Increasing Capital in 2015 to Focus on Liquids Program

Encana Corp. Increasing Capital in 2015 to Focus on Liquids Program

Encana Corporation (ticker: ECA) has announced a 2015 capital budget of $2.7 to $2.9 billion, with approximately 80% directed to four of its highest margin growth plays; the Montney and Duvernay in Canada, as well as the company’s Permian and …

The Oil View: Fasten Your Seatbelts

The Oil View: Fasten Your Seatbelts

Oil Price Volatility May Become Commonplace

Already, another day has dawned bringing more volatility in oil prices. WTI is trading at about $55.25 following an early low of $53.60; and Brent, which had traded as low as $58.55 this morning, …

December 16, 2014 - 11:32 am Commodity Pricing, Oil and Gas 360 Articles

Range Names Ventura Chairman of the Board

Range Names Ventura Chairman of the Board

December 16, 2014 - 6:00 am 360 Company Releases

Elsevier Publishes Four New Books on Nuclear Engineering

Elsevier Publishes Four New Books on Nuclear Engineering

December 16, 2014 - 4:00 am 360 Company Releases

Elsevier Publishes Four New Books on Nuclear Engineering

Elsevier Publishes Four New Books on Nuclear Engineering

December 16, 2014 - 4:00 am 360 Company Releases

CORRECTION – Range Announces 2015 Capital Budget and Record Utica Well Results

CORRECTION – Range Announces 2015 Capital Budget and Record Utica Well Results

December 15, 2014 - 8:30 pm 360 Company Releases