Archive for January, 2015

CNOOC Announces ‘Mid-to-Large’ Offshore Natural Gas Find

CNOOC Announces ‘Mid-to-Large’ Offshore Natural Gas Find

New South Sea discovery tested to produce more than 35 MMcf/d

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC; ticker: CEO) announced yesterday a new “mid-to-large sized” natural gas discovery.

The find, Lingshui 25-1, is located in the northeast of Ledong Sag …

Winter Weather Affects Energen’s Permian Basin Operations

Energen Corporation (EGN) said today that it is assessing the impact of severe winter weather on its Permian Basin operations. Adverse weather conditions began affecting the company’s operations in the Delaware and Midland basins and Central Basin Platform …

January 7, 2015 - 6:17 pm Energy News

Sanchez Energy Announces Updated 2015 Capital Plan And Guidance

Sanchez Energy Corporation (SN) (the “Company”, “SN”, “Sanchez Energy”, “we”, “our”, or similar terms), today announced a revised 2015 capital plan and guidance, which included the following highlights:

Highlights

  • Total capital plan for 2015 is expected to be in a
January 7, 2015 - 6:13 pm Energy News
Crude Oil Cuttings for the Week Ended January 2, 2015

Crude Oil Cuttings for the Week Ended January 2, 2015

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CRUDE OIL INVENTORY/’000 bbls (Week Ended 1/2/15)

Current: 382,393
Actual Build/(Withdrawal): (3,062)
Economist Average Estimate: 911
Previous: 385,455

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January 7, 2015 - 6:10 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles

Sanchez Energy Announces Updated 2015 Capital Plan And Guidance

Sanchez Energy Announces Updated 2015 Capital Plan And Guidance

January 7, 2015 - 5:32 pm 360 Company Releases
Chevron Announces Gulf of Mexico Find

Chevron Announces Gulf of Mexico Find

Chevron Corporation (ticker: CVX) has announced a “significant” oil discovery at the Anchor prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

The Anchor #2 Well, which is located in Green Canyon Block 807, was drilled to a total depth of …

RPC, Inc. Announces Date for Release of Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2014 Financial Results and Conference Call

RPC, Inc. Announces Date for Release of Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2014 Financial Results and Conference Call

January 7, 2015 - 4:57 pm 360 Company Releases

SD — UPCOMING DEADLINE: LEVI & KORSINSKY, LLP Reminds Investors of Class Action Against SandRidge Energy, Inc. and Its Board of Directors and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of January 12, 2015 — SD

SD — UPCOMING DEADLINE: LEVI & KORSINSKY, LLP Reminds Investors of Class Action Against SandRidge Energy, Inc. and Its Board of Directors and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of January 12, 2015 — SD

January 7, 2015 - 3:04 pm Uncategorized

Eureka Hunter Announces New Record Throughput Rate of 406,000 MMBtu/d

Eureka Hunter Announces New Record Throughput Rate of 406,000 MMBtu/d

January 7, 2015 - 7:00 am 360 Company Releases

Elsevier and ISTE Press Announce Publishing Alliance

Elsevier and ISTE Press Announce Publishing Alliance

January 7, 2015 - 4:00 am 360 Company Releases

Gov. Hickenlooper backs Obama veto of Keystone XL

Story by The Denver Post

Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said Tuesday afternoon that he supported the administration’s pledge to veto new legislation from Congress that would fast-track construction of the controversial XL …

January 6, 2015 - 6:55 pm Energy News

Pioneer Natural Resources Announces Updated Commodity Derivatives Schedule, Production Disruptions in West Texas

Pioneer Natural Resources Company (PXD) (“Pioneer” or “the Company”) today announced that it has converted approximately 85% of its 2015 oil derivative contracts from three-way collars to fixed-price swaps. Pioneer’s 2015 fixed-price oil swaps cover 82,000 barrels of …

January 6, 2015 - 6:53 pm Energy News

Enterprise Declares Distribution; 42nd Consecutive Quarterly Distribution Increase

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) announced today that the board of directors of its general partner declared an increase in the quarterly cash distribution paid to partners to $0.37 per common unit, or $1.48 per unit on an …

January 6, 2015 - 6:50 pm Energy News

Chevron Announces Oil Discovery in Deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico

Chevron Corporation (CVX) today announced a significant oil discovery at the Anchor prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Anchor is Chevron’s second discovery in the deepwater Gulf in less than a year.

“The Anchor discovery, along …

January 6, 2015 - 6:49 pm Energy News
Crescent Point and Concho Announce Production Increase Despite Lower CapEx

Crescent Point and Concho Announce Production Increase Despite Lower CapEx

Crescent Point will maintain dividend despite 28% CapEx cut

Two companies this week, Crescent Point Energy Corp. (ticker: CPG) and Concho Resources Inc. (ticker: CXO), released forward looking statements projecting increased production in 2015, regardless of commodity prices.

Crescent Point, …

LINN Energy Taking New Measures to Adapt to Commodity Swing

LINN Energy Taking New Measures to Adapt to Commodity Swing

MLP Pioneer Cuts Dividend and Capex by more than 50%

LINN Energy LLC (ticker: LINE), a top-15 independent oil and natural gas development company, has announced reductions of more than 50% in both capital expenditures and dividends in 2015. LINN …

Colorado Moves Ahead with Higher Fines

Colorado Moves Ahead with Higher Fines

Colorado commissioners have decided to allow for higher fines for oil and gas industry violations

After much debating, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) has decided to approve heavier penalties for oil and gas well operators who violate …

January 6, 2015 - 5:20 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Regulatory
Tenth Keystone Vote Set for Friday

Tenth Keystone Vote Set for Friday

As the new Congress comes to session, one of the first items on the agenda is the Keystone XL Pipeline

Obama Veto to Follow Passage: White House

Incoming Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) has authored legislation …

January 6, 2015 - 5:14 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Politics & Opinions

Core Laboratories’ Fourth Quarter 2014 Webcast at 7:30 a.m. CST / 2:30 p.m. CEST on January 29, 2015

Core Laboratories’ Fourth Quarter 2014 Webcast at 7:30 a.m. CST / 2:30 p.m. CEST on January 29, 2015

January 6, 2015 - 4:05 pm 360 Company Releases

Free Money in Bond Markets Shows Global Economy Still Struggling

Story by Bloomberg

The world’s richest nations are borrowing for free.

Taken together, the average 10-year bond yield of the U.S., Japan and Germany has dropped below 1 percent for the first time ever, according to Steven Englander, global head …

January 6, 2015 - 12:08 pm Energy News

High Noon on the Gulf Coast: Canada and Saudi oil set for showdown

Story by Business News Network

As a test of wills between OPEC nations and U.S. shale drillers fuels a global oil market slump, a brewing battle between Canadian and Saudi Arabia heavy crudes for America’s Gulf Coast refinery market

January 6, 2015 - 11:36 am Energy News

ConocoPhillips Announces First Oil Production from the Eldfisk II Project in the North Sea

ConocoPhillips (COP) today announced first oil production from the Eldfisk II project in the Norwegian North Sea.

“Eldfisk II joins Ekofisk South as the second major project startup in Norway since late 2013,” said Matt Fox, executive vice …

January 5, 2015 - 6:42 pm Energy News

Evolution Petroleum Declares Cash Dividend on 8.5% Series A Preferred Stock

Evolution Petroleum Corporation (NYSE MKT: EPM) today declared a monthly cash dividend on its perpetual non-convertible 8.5% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock. The dividend is for the month of January 2015 and is payable on February 2, 2015 to holders …

January 5, 2015 - 6:40 pm Energy News

Concho Resources Inc. Updates 2015 Capital Program

Concho Resources Inc. (CXO) (the “Company” or “Concho”) today announced an updated 2015 capital program of $2.0 billion, as a result of the sharp decline in commodity prices. With this level of activity, the Company expects to generate …

January 5, 2015 - 6:39 pm Energy News
E&Ps Taking Advantage of Hedging to Protect Profits

E&Ps Taking Advantage of Hedging to Protect Profits

Production is expected to increase

West Texas Intermediate has continued to fall from its 2014 peak of $107.73 a barrel in June to $51.68 at 10:38 a.m. London time. That’s below the breakeven price for 37 of 38 U.S. shale …

January 5, 2015 - 6:35 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles
Oil Prices Continue to fall, but for how long?

Oil Prices Continue to fall, but for how long?

The oil and gas industry wasn’t given much of a respite following the unofficial ending to the holiday season. Oil prices continued their plunge on Monday, January 5, 2015, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent prices closing at $49.78 …

Gulfport Energy Exceeds Full-year 2013 Production in Q4’14

Gulfport Energy Exceeds Full-year 2013 Production in Q4’14

Gulfport Energy Corp. (ticker: GPOR) has announced 2014 exit rate net production of approximately 68 MBOEPD (73% gas weighted), according to the company’s release. During the month of December 2014, Gulfport estimates average net production of approximately 66 MBOEPD. …

Dawson Geophysical And TGC Industries Announce Filing Of Definitive Proxy Materials And Commencement Of Mailing Definitive Proxy Materials To Their Respective Shareholders

Dawson Geophysical And TGC Industries Announce Filing Of Definitive Proxy Materials And Commencement Of Mailing Definitive Proxy Materials To Their Respective Shareholders

January 5, 2015 - 4:32 pm 360 Company Releases
UPDATE: Leviathan Field “Monopoly” is Focus of Israel’s Anti-trust Regulator

UPDATE: Leviathan Field “Monopoly” is Focus of Israel’s Anti-trust Regulator

Update:

Jordan wants to wait until anti-trust decision is made before proceeding with Noble deal

Jordan suspended talks to import natural gas from Israel from Noble Energy (ticker: NBL) and will instead sign an agreement with BG Group (ticker: BG) …

January 5, 2015 - 12:19 pm International, Offshore, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
U.S. Department of Commerce Loosens Reins on Oil Exports

U.S. Department of Commerce Loosens Reins on Oil Exports

The United States Department of Commerce said it has begun approving requests to sell light processed oil on the international market. The transactions, which now can be conducted by companies without government approval, pertain only to selling crude that has …