Archive for February, 2015

Light-Sweet Crude Oil Imports to Gulf Coast Virtually Eliminated

Light-Sweet Crude Oil Imports to Gulf Coast Virtually Eliminated

The EIA reports that imports of light-sweet and light-sour grade crude to the Gulf Coast is now almost nonexistent

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported today that imports of light-sweet and light-sour crude to the United States Gulf of Mexico …

February 10, 2015 - 6:38 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles

Oil toll: Halliburton to cut up to 6,400 jobs

Story by CNBC

Halliburton became the latest oil company to feel the sting of falling oil prices.

The Houston-based oil filed services company said Tuesday it plans to cut between 5,200 to 6,400 jobs as oil and gas production slows …

February 10, 2015 - 6:34 pm Energy News

CAMAC Energy Completes 2D Seismic Acquisitions in Kenya

CAMAC Energy Inc. (“CAMAC” or the “Company”) (NYSE MKT:CAK) announced today the successful completion of its onshore 2D seismic acquisitions on blocks L-1B and L-16 in the Republic of Kenya.

The 2D seismic program was conducted by BGP Kenya Limited …

February 10, 2015 - 6:32 pm Energy News
Altex Energy CEO: There is Still a Case for Moving Canadian Crude by Rail

Altex Energy CEO: There is Still a Case for Moving Canadian Crude by Rail

John Zahary, president and CEO of Altex Energy, makes the case for moving Canadian crude by rail

John Zahary, President and Chief Executive Officer of Altex Energy, a company that owns and operates eight crude-by-rail terminals in Western Canada, made …

February 10, 2015 - 5:42 pm Canada, Midstream, Oil and Gas 360 Articles

PetroQuest Energy, Inc. Invites You To Join Its 2014 Year-End and Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call

PetroQuest Energy, Inc. Invites You To Join Its 2014 Year-End and Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call

February 10, 2015 - 4:49 pm 360 Company Releases

VAALCO Energy Announces Strong Results of the Etame 10-H Well

VAALCO Energy Announces Strong Results of the Etame 10-H Well

February 10, 2015 - 4:01 pm 360 Company Releases

Blackbird Energy Inc.’s CEO Garth Braun Interviewed by The Energy Report

Blackbird Energy Inc.’s CEO Garth Braun Interviewed by The Energy Report

February 10, 2015 - 9:15 am 360 Company Releases

CAMAC Energy Completes 2D Seismic Acquisitions in Kenya

CAMAC Energy Completes 2D Seismic Acquisitions in Kenya

February 10, 2015 - 8:00 am 360 Company Releases

Elsevier and China Electric Power Press Co-Publish First Book in New Energy Series

Elsevier and China Electric Power Press Co-Publish First Book in New Energy Series

February 10, 2015 - 4:00 am 360 Company Releases
Oil Prices Going Down, No, Up

Oil Prices Going Down, No, Up

Hofmeister looks for WTI to climb toward $100, while Morse sees one scenario at $20

John Hofmeister, former Shell Oil Company president, was on BNN today predicting the return–sooner than later–of much higher oil prices due to increasing decline rates, …

Oil rallies for third day after OPEC sees greater crude demand

Story by Reuters

Oil jumped for a third straight session on Monday as OPEC forecast greater demand for crude this year than previously thought and projected less supply from countries outside the producer group.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting …

February 9, 2015 - 6:24 pm Uncategorized

Statoil choses unmanned platform concept to streamline offshore operations

Story by Oil & Gas Technology

Statoil and its licence partners have chosen an unmanned wellhead platform as the concept for the Oseberg Future development phase I project in the North Sea.

Total cost for such unmanned wellhead platform is
February 9, 2015 - 6:21 pm Energy News
EIA: Iraq Oil Production Growth was World’s Second Largest in 2014

EIA: Iraq Oil Production Growth was World’s Second Largest in 2014

Despite supply disruptions and security threats, Iraq was the second-leading contributor to global oil supply growth in 2014

According to information released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) today, Iraq’s production growth in 2014 was the second largest in the …

February 9, 2015 - 6:20 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles, OPEC

Texans in Congress push to allow exports of crude

Story by The Dallas Morning News

Falling oil prices have some Texas lawmakers looking to reshape U.S. policy on crude oil in the mold of another iconic Texas product: Blue Bell Ice Cream.

Blue Bell’s motto is “We eat all …

February 9, 2015 - 6:19 pm Uncategorized
U.S. Shale will Drive 30% Oilservice Spending Rebound in 2017: BI

Wells Fargo Expects Oil Prices to drop in Near-Term, Supply/Demand to Balance by Q4’15

The dust is settling on the first phase of the global oil market share war. Oil has been hovering around $50/barrel for nearly a week – a long-awaited relief to the industry which was wondering, exactly, where is rock bottom? …

February 9, 2015 - 6:13 pm Analytics, Commodity Pricing, Finance, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
Canada Oilsands: Coming Soon to Europe

Canada Oilsands: Coming Soon to Europe

Decision by the European Union allows for sale of Canadian oilsands crude in the Eurozone

The European Union will now officially treat oilsands crude the same as oil from elsewhere in the world, after finalizing the decision on Friday, February …

February 9, 2015 - 6:06 pm Canada, Oil and Gas 360 Articles

BPZ Energy Reports Year-end 2014 Reserves

BPZ Energy (BPZ) (BPZ), an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, today announced the results of an independent evaluation of the Company’s certified year-end 2014 oil reserves at offshore Block Z-1.

The following discussion …

February 9, 2015 - 5:55 pm Energy News

Dawson Geophysical and TGC Industries Shareholders Approve Strategic Business Combination

MIDLAND, Texas and PLANO, Texas, Feb. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Dawson Geophysical Company (“Dawson”) (DWSN) and TGC Industries, Inc. (“TGC”) (TGE) announced that at their respective special meetings of shareholders held on February 9, 2015, each …

February 9, 2015 - 5:53 pm Energy News

Resolute Energy Corporation Bounces Back

REN Closes at $1.20

DENVER, Feb. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Resolute Energy Corporation (“Resolute” or the “Company”) (REN) today announced that it had received notification on February 3, 2015, from the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) that the …

February 9, 2015 - 5:51 pm Energy News

Dawson Geophysical and TGC Industries Shareholders Approve Strategic Business Combination

Dawson Geophysical and TGC Industries Shareholders Approve Strategic Business Combination

February 9, 2015 - 5:21 pm 360 Company Releases

Sanchez Energy Corporation Invites You to Join Its Year-End and Fourth Quarter 2014 Earnings Conference Call

Sanchez Energy Corporation Invites You to Join Its Year-End and Fourth Quarter 2014 Earnings Conference Call

February 9, 2015 - 4:15 pm 360 Company Releases

Resolute Energy Corporation Receives Continued Listing Standard Notice From NYSE

Resolute Energy Corporation Receives Continued Listing Standard Notice From NYSE

February 9, 2015 - 4:05 pm 360 Company Releases
Russia Update:  Ukraine Related Sanctions Have Stopped Critical Oil & Gas Investment

Russia Update: Ukraine Related Sanctions Have Stopped Critical Oil & Gas Investment

Russia’s oil and gas industry faces many obstacles in today’s market, but sanctions may be causing the most damage

For the first time in a decade Russia’s credit rating was downgraded to junk by Standard & Poor’s rating agency last …

February 9, 2015 - 12:08 pm International, Oil and Gas 360 Articles

Energy XXI Reports Fiscal 2015 Second-Quarter Results, Issues Operations Update

Energy XXI Reports Fiscal 2015 Second-Quarter Results, Issues Operations Update

February 8, 2015 - 10:28 pm 360 Company Releases
Columbia Pipeline Partners Kicks off Oil & Gas IPOs in 2015

Columbia Pipeline Partners Kicks off Oil & Gas IPOs in 2015

Columbia Pipeline Partners (ticker: CPPL) began trading on the New York Stock Exchange today following its spin-off from NiSource Partners (ticker: NI). Under terms of the spin-off, CPPL is transferred NI’s pipeline and storage assets, while NI retains ownership of …

February 6, 2015 - 7:20 pm MLPs, Oil and Gas 360 Articles

Fracking puts California governor, environmentalists at odds

Story by the Associated Press

In the 1970s, the environmental movement had no bigger political hero than California Gov. Jerry Brown. He cracked down on polluters, ended tax breaks for oil companies and promoted solar energy.

Forty years later, in …

February 6, 2015 - 7:09 pm Energy News

Japan’s trading houses to step up asset sale to defy resource slump

Story by Reuters

Faced with mounting writedowns on energy and metals assets, Japan’s trading houses are looking to step up the sale of assets to offset weaker income from resource businesses and fund shareholder returns, while reining in investment.

Like …

February 6, 2015 - 7:08 pm Energy News

Petrobras Announces New CEO and Executive Officers

Source: Petrobras

Petróleo Brasileiro SA – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, has approved with majority vote the election of Aldemir Bendine as CEO of Petrobras replacing the current CEO, Maria das Graças Silva …

February 6, 2015 - 7:05 pm Earnings

Special Report: Anatomy of Nigeria’s $20 billion “leak”

From Reuters:

In late 2013, Nigeria’s then central bank governor Lamido Sanusi wrote to President Goodluck Jonathan claiming that the state oil company had failed to remit tens of billions of oil revenues it owed the state.

After the letter …

February 6, 2015 - 6:58 pm Energy News
Chart of the Week: U.S. Production vs. China Demand

Chart of the Week: U.S. Production vs. China Demand

United States crude production is expected to be at its highest since 1986, according to information compiled from Bloomberg and the Energy Information Administration. The increased domestic production has allowed the U.S. to diminish its need for imports – a …

February 6, 2015 - 6:41 pm Chart of Week, International, Oil and Gas 360 Articles