Archive for January, 2015

Permian Production Nearing 2 MMBOPD in Latest EIA Report

Permian Production Nearing 2 MMBOPD in Latest EIA Report

The Drilling Productivity Report, released monthly by the Energy Information Administration, expects production in all seven listed regions to rise in February even though companies are laying down rigs and reducing operations.

The two respective giants of the oil and …

$40 Oil? That’s How Low Goldman Sachs Says It Needs to Go

Story by Bloomberg

Oil prices, which have fallen by more than half since June, need to drop even further and stay there for the first half of the year for the market to find a balance between supply and …

January 12, 2015 - 6:05 pm Energy News

Core Lab Announces Q1 2015 Quarterly Dividend; Increases Quarterly Dividend By 10% To $0.55 Per Share

The Board of Supervisory Directors of Core Laboratories N.V. (NYSE: “CLB US” and Euronext Amsterdam: “CLB NA”) has announced a cash dividend of $0.55 per share of common stock payable in the first quarter of 2015.  This amount represents a …

January 12, 2015 - 6:02 pm Energy News
Source: Petronas

Australia and India Look to Increase Cooperation in LNG

A memorandum of understanding signed between Woodside and Adani is set to strengthen ties in the LNG sector

Australian energy major Woodside Petroleum Ltd (ticker: WPL) and India’s infrastructure conglomerate Adani Enterprises Ltd (ticker: ADANIENT) signed a memorandum of understanding …

January 12, 2015 - 5:34 pm International, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
Despite Road Bumps for Other Projects, Alaska LNG Moves Forward

Despite Road Bumps for Other Projects, Alaska LNG Moves Forward

Alaska’s LNG “gigaproject” moving forward despite low prices

While many liquid natural gas (LNG) projects are being put on the back burner due to the low oil price environment, the Alaska LNG project continues to march on.

The project, which …

Barclays Initiates Coverage on Oilservice Sector with “Neutral” Outlook

Barclays Initiates Coverage on Oilservice Sector with “Neutral” Outlook

Barclays’ coverage initiation on the oilservice sector last week could very well be summed up in two words: budget cuts.

The London-based banking company says approximately 90% of the oilservice group is historically correlated to oil prices, and the dropping …

Core Lab Announces Q1 2015 Quarterly Dividend; Increases Quarterly Dividend By 10% To $0.55 Per Share

Core Lab Announces Q1 2015 Quarterly Dividend; Increases Quarterly Dividend By 10% To $0.55 Per Share

January 12, 2015 - 4:05 pm 360 Company Releases
Northern Oil and Gas: Large Non-Operator in Bakken/Three Forks

Northern Oil and Gas: Large Non-Operator in Bakken/Three Forks

Northern’s New Website Tells the “One Step Ahead of the Drill Bit” Story with Jumbo Graphics, Maps and Aerial Photography

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (ticker: NOG), is an independent oil and gas producer that has one of the largest …

CAMAC Energy Terminates the Northern Offshore Energy Searcher Drilling Rig Contract

CAMAC Energy Terminates the Northern Offshore Energy Searcher Drilling Rig Contract

January 12, 2015 - 6:00 am 360 Company Releases

Oil Plunge Boosts U.S. Natural Gas Imports to 7-Year High

Story by Bloomberg

The plunge in global crude oil prices has helped boost U.S. natural gas imports to the most in at least seven years, even as the country prepares to start exporting cargoes.

Deliveries to onshore pipelines from liquefied …

January 9, 2015 - 6:50 pm Uncategorized

TransGlobe Energy Corporation 2015 Guidance and Corporate Update

TransGlobe Energy Corporation (“TransGlobe” or the “Company”) (TGL.TO) (TGA) is pleased to provide 2015 capital guidance, Q1-2015 production and funds flow guidance and Q4-2014 operational and financial highlights. All dollar values are expressed in United States

January 9, 2015 - 6:36 pm Energy News
DNB Sees Bullish Signals in the Oil Patch

DNB Sees Bullish Signals in the Oil Patch

$70-$100 per Barrel for the Coming 5-10 Years

In its Oil Market Report sent to clients today, DNB Bank’s Oslo research team led by oil market analyst Torbjørn Kjus, said “we now believe prices have dropped to unsustainably low levels …

Gulf of Mexico Continues Strong Performance, Even as Oil Prices Remain Low

Gulf of Mexico Continues Strong Performance, Even as Oil Prices Remain Low

Unconventional wells are becoming more economically difficult as prices remain low

With oil losing more than 50% of its value in six short months, United States shale producers are increasingly feeling the market squeeze as they struggle to competitively price …

India Oil Stocks Up on News of Reduced Subsidy Burdens

India Oil Stocks Up on News of Reduced Subsidy Burdens

India’s oil and gas index up 3.5% from Wednesday

Several of India’s oil companies’ stocks are up today, recovering from sharp falls earlier in the week. The gains made by the companies led to a rally in the country’s energy …

January 9, 2015 - 4:30 pm International, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
US Gasoline Demand Is Surging

US Gasoline Demand Is Surging

Story by Business Insider

As oil prices have plunged, US gas demand has soared, something that seemed unlikely just a few years ago.

According to Morgan Downey, CEO of Money.net, “A few years ago people were saying that US …

January 9, 2015 - 3:53 pm Uncategorized
Chart of the Week: Oil Price Required to Balance State Budgets

Chart of the Week: Oil Price Required to Balance State Budgets

At 30.05 MMBOPD, OPEC member countries are today realizing approximately $1.453 billion less (using a WTI price) in gross revenue per day than they did six months ago.  Since Saudi Arabia announced its decision back on November 27, 2014, to …

January 9, 2015 - 3:10 pm Chart of Week, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
Major Roadblock to Keystone XL Pipeline Removed

Major Roadblock to Keystone XL Pipeline Removed

House greenlights Keystone, Nebraska Supreme Court lets legislation allowing pipeline stand

With the House of Representatives passing legislation on TransCanada’s (ticker: TRP) Keystone XL pipeline for the tenth time in three years, and the Nebraska Supreme Court removing legal roadblocks …

January 9, 2015 - 11:57 am Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Politics & Opinions

Bellatrix to present at the TD Securities 2015 London Energy Conference

Bellatrix to present at the TD Securities 2015 London Energy Conference

January 9, 2015 - 7:30 am 360 Company Releases
Oil. It’s What Drives the World.

Oil. It’s What Drives the World.

Hell no, I do not want to relive 1986!

Yesterday a client said, “It feels like 1986.”  We haven’t heard that since 1986, and that year was a pivotal one.

The United Kingdom and France announced plans to construct the …

January 8, 2015 - 7:14 pm Commodity Pricing, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, OPEC
TSX Index Up

TSX Index Up

Canada’s stock market is up on stronger U.S. numbers, oil prices

Canada’s TSX stock market continued its rise today after falling earlier this week thanks to positive U.S. economic data and firmer oil prices. Some oil companies are beginning to …

January 8, 2015 - 6:42 pm Canada, International, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
New Bill to Speed up NatGas Exports

New Bill to Speed up NatGas Exports

“LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act” set to expedite LNG exports

Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced a bipartisan bill to Congress this week that will help to speed up approval times for liquid natural gas (LNG) …

January 8, 2015 - 6:19 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Politics & Opinions, Regulatory

Halcon Announces Additional Reductions to 2015 Drilling & Completion Budget

Halcon Resources Corporation (HK) (“Halcon” or the “Company”) today announced additional reductions to its 2015 drilling and completion budget.

Halcon’s drilling and completions budget for 2015 is $375 – 425 million. Capital will be directed towards locations in …

January 8, 2015 - 6:18 pm Energy News

SandRidge Energy, Inc. Updates Shareholders on Financial Results for Third Quarter 2014 and First Nine Months of 2014

SandRidge Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) (SD) today announced financial results for the quarter that ended September 30, 2014. The Company also filed restated results for quarterly periods in 2013 and 2014.

Eddie LeBlanc, SandRidge’s Chief Financial Officer and

January 8, 2015 - 6:15 pm Energy News

Iran plans to extract 85,000 bpd of oil from joint oilfield with Iraq

Story by The Tehran Times

Iran plans to extract 85,000 barrels per day of oil from Yadavaran oilfield which straddles a border with Iraq.
Iran is currently extracting 50,000 bpd of oil from the field and is planning to boost
January 8, 2015 - 5:46 pm Energy News

Exclusive: White House not under pressure to expand U.S. crude exports – adviser

Story by Reuters

The White House does not feel pressure to loosen restrictions on U.S. oil exports further and views debate over the issue as resolved for now, John Podesta, a top aide to President Barack Obama, told Reuters …

January 8, 2015 - 5:42 pm Energy News
Natural Gas Roundup for the Week Ended January 2, 2015

Natural Gas Roundup for the Week Ended January 2, 2015

roundup2NATURAL GAS INVENTORY (Week Ended 1/2/15)

Current: 3,089 Bcf

Actual Injection/(Withdrawal): (131) Bcf

Economist Average Estimate: (121) Bcf

Previous: 3,220 Bcf

Click here for the chart with five year averages.

Click here for an archive of EnerCom’s Inventory Reports.…

January 8, 2015 - 5:25 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles
Winter is Coming for the Oil & Gas Industry

Winter is Coming for the Oil & Gas Industry

Worsening conditions prove there is no such thing as home field advantage

Production in the Permian Basin was impacted this last week due to freezing rain and temperatures dropping into single digits, according to news releases from Energen (ticker: EGN)

SandRidge Energy, Inc. Updates Shareholders on Financial Results for Third Quarter 2014 and First Nine Months of 2014

SandRidge Energy, Inc. Updates Shareholders on Financial Results for Third Quarter 2014 and First Nine Months of 2014

January 8, 2015 - 4:36 pm 360 Company Releases

PetroQuest Energy Inc. (PQ) Hits New 52-week Low During January 08 Session

PetroQuest Energy Inc. (PQ) Hits New 52-week Low During January 08 Session

January 8, 2015 - 2:31 pm 360 Company Releases
Oil prices turned firmly lower during midday trading on Tuesday. Crude futures were little changed earlier in the session, depressed by a report of record Saudi production but supported by expectations that oil exporters would agree to cut output at an OPEC meeting next week. Oil & Gas 360

Oil Prices: Pain from A Thousand Cuts

Effects from the oil price slide are being celebrated by the average American consumer. AAA reports Americans may save as much as $75 billion in fuel costs in 2015, or $550 per household, which amounts to the lowest in more