Archive for May, 2015

Chesapeake Energy, Devon Unveil Type Curves for Powder River Basin

Chesapeake Energy, Devon Unveil Type Curves for Powder River Basin

New Designs Deliver Big Results

The Powder River Basin of Wyoming has traditionally been exploited for its coal resources and coalbed methane gas opportunities. Increased knowledge and improved execution from the oil and gas industry has changed that perception.

The …

Crude Oil Cuttings for the Week Ended May 1, 2015

Crude Oil Cuttings for the Week Ended May 1, 2015

crude_oil_cuttingsCRUDE OIL INVENTORY/’000 bbls (Week Ended 5/1/15)

Current: 487,030

Actual Build/(Withdrawal): (3,882)

Economist Average Estimate: 1,067

Previous: 490,912

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May 6, 2015 - 12:03 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles

Crestwood Equity Partners LP and Crestwood Midstream Partners LP Announce Merger Agreement

Permanent elimination of incentive distribution rights provides significant improvement to Crestwood’s cost of capital

Immediately improved coverage ratio; Repositioned for accelerated future distribution growth

Simplification of corporate structure streamlines corporate strategy and operating footprint and improves Crestwood’s competitive position

Crestwood …

May 6, 2015 - 11:57 am Energy News

HollyFrontier Board of Directors Authorizes $1 Billion Share Repurchase Program

HollyFrontier Corporation (HFC) (“HollyFrontier” or the “Company”) today announced its Board of Directors has authorized a $1 billion share repurchase program. This authorization replaces all existing share repurchase authorizations, of which there was approximately $462 million remaining after …

May 6, 2015 - 11:55 am Energy News

Energy XXI Declares Regular Quarterly Dividends on Common and Preferred Shares

Energy XXI Declares Regular Quarterly Dividends on Common and Preferred Shares

May 6, 2015 - 8:01 am 360 Company Releases

Miller Energy Defers Cash Dividends on Its Series C and Series D Preferred Stock

Miller Energy Defers Cash Dividends on Its Series C and Series D Preferred Stock

May 6, 2015 - 8:00 am 360 Company Releases
PetroQuest Energy, Backed by Thunder Bayou, Prepares for Record Second Quarter

PetroQuest Energy, Backed by Thunder Bayou, Prepares for Record Second Quarter

PetroQuest Energy (ticker: PQ), a micro-cap E&P headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, projects volumes to reach record highs of 125 to 131 MMcfe/d (76% gas) in Q2’15, the company said in its Q1’15 earnings release. Charlie Goodson, Chief Executive Officer …

Vicki Hollub Set to Assume CEO Role for Occidental Petroleum

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) announced today that its board of directors has approved a CEO succession plan and promoted Vicki A. Hollub to Senior Executive Vice President of Occidental and President – Oxy Oil and Gas, responsible for …

May 5, 2015 - 6:40 pm Energy News

W&T Offshore Announces Pricing Of $300 Million Term Loan Financing

W&T Offshore, Inc. (WTI) announced today that it has successfully completed the pricing and marketing of a $300 million five-year second-lien term loan. The term loan is expected to be made subject to a 1.0% discount to principal …

May 5, 2015 - 6:37 pm Uncategorized
Oil Prices Break $60

Oil Prices Break $60

WTI continues climb

West Texas Intermediate’s slow climb from lows of $43.46 in March reached a 2015 milestone today. The U.S. crude benchmark gained more than 3% on May 5, taking WTI over the $60 per barrel mark for the …

May 5, 2015 - 6:30 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles

Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd. Posts Updated Corporate Presentation

Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd. Posts Updated Corporate Presentation

May 5, 2015 - 6:30 pm 360 Company Releases
Bill Proposes New Fee on Railcars

Bill Proposes New Fee on Railcars

U.S. legislators aim to phase out old railcars

Crude by rail has made headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent months.

Derailments and safety issues regarding older railcars has made for plenty of fear-inducing news articles for cities and …

Unit Corp. (UNT) is Trading Lower on Unusual Volume for May 05

Unit Corp. (UNT) is Trading Lower on Unusual Volume for May 05

May 5, 2015 - 5:32 pm 360 Company Releases

Unit Corporation to Present at the Iberia Capital Partners Oil & Gas Day

Unit Corporation to Present at the Iberia Capital Partners Oil & Gas Day

May 5, 2015 - 5:19 pm 360 Company Releases
Encana Announces Conference Call for Q1 Results

Encana Announces Conference Call for Q1 Results

Encana to Hold Conference Call and Webcast on First Quarter 2015 Results and Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders on Tuesday, May 12, 2015

CALGARY, AB–(Marketwired – May 05, 2015) – (TSX: ECA) (NYSE: ECA)

Encana Corporation

May 5, 2015 - 5:07 pm Canada
Baytex Reports Q1 Results

Baytex Reports Q1 Results

Baytex Reports Q1 2015 Results

Baytex Energy Corp. (“Baytex”) (TSX:BTE)(NYSE:BTE) reports its operating and financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (all amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted).

“The Eagle Ford led our operating results …

May 5, 2015 - 5:03 pm Canada
Teekay LNG Contemplates Bond Issuance

Teekay LNG Contemplates Bond Issuance

Teekay LNG Contemplates Norwegian Bond Issuance

Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (Teekay LNG or the Partnership) (NYSE:TGP) announces that it intends to issue a minimum of NOK 700 million in new senior unsecured bonds in the Norwegian bond market …

May 5, 2015 - 5:00 pm Canada, LNG

Yuma Energy, Inc. Declares Monthly Dividend on its Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

Yuma Energy, Inc. Declares Monthly Dividend on its Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

May 5, 2015 - 4:30 pm 360 Company Releases

EQT GP Holdings, LP Commences Initial Public Offering

EQT GP Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the Partnership) and an EQT Corporation company, today announced it has commenced an initial public offering of 20,000,000 common units representing limited partner interests pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 …

May 5, 2015 - 11:54 am Energy News

American Eagle Energy Appoints Marty Beskow as Chief Financial Officer

American Eagle Energy Corporation (NYSE MKT: AMZG) (“American Eagle” or the “Company”), announces that, effective as of the close of business on April 30, 2015, Kirk Stingley resigned as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer to pursue other interests in the …

May 5, 2015 - 11:50 am Energy News
Enterprise Products Partners Adheres to Distribution Increase in Q1’15

Enterprise Products Partners Adheres to Distribution Increase in Q1’15

Enterprise Products Partners announces strong Q1 on petrochemicals and refined products

Enterprise Products Partners (ticker: EPD) reported its first quarter 2015 earnings and increased its distribution for the 51st time since its initial public offering, backed by strong performances …

May 5, 2015 - 11:36 am Earnings, MLPs, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
American Eagle Energy Appoints Marty Beskow as Chief Financial Officer

American Eagle Energy Appoints Marty Beskow as Chief Financial Officer

DENVER, CO — (Marketwired) — 05/05/15 — American Eagle Energy Corporation(NYSE MKT: AMZG) (“American Eagle” or the “Company”), announces that, effective as of the close of business on April 30, 2015, Kirk Stingley resigned as the Company’s Chief Financial …

May 5, 2015 - 9:20 am Analytics

American Eagle Energy Appoints Marty Beskow as Chief Financial Officer

American Eagle Energy Appoints Marty Beskow as Chief Financial Officer

May 5, 2015 - 9:01 am 360 Company Releases

Bellatrix Exploration Ltd. announces first quarter 2015 financial results

Bellatrix Exploration Ltd. announces first quarter 2015 financial results

May 5, 2015 - 2:05 am 360 Company Releases
EIA: Expect Natural Gas to Carve Out a Greater Market Share

EIA: Expect Natural Gas to Carve Out a Greater Market Share

Natural gas continues to grow

EIA Electricity Generation by 2040

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects natural gas to account for 31% of electricity generation by fuel type by 2040. In the EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) 2015, the administration predicts that the percentage …

May 4, 2015 - 7:00 pm Chart of Week, Oil and Gas 360 Articles

Ford announces natural-gas, propane F-150 today

Story by the Detroit Free Press

Ford is expected to announce today plans to offer the 2016 F-150 full-size pickup with a package that prepares it to be powered by propane or compressed natural gas, an option that appeals to …

May 4, 2015 - 6:41 pm Energy News
Source: Rosneft

Shell Prepares to Go Back to the Arctic

Shell exec has eyes set to the North

Royal Dutch Shell (ticker: RDSA) is preparing to return to the Arctic and begin exploring for the first time since 2012, according to Chief Financial

Officer Simon Henry. Henry said the oil …

TransCanada Snapshot: $2.9 Billion Revenue in Q1’15, Net Income of $387 Million

TransCanada Snapshot: $2.9 Billion Revenue in Q1’15, Net Income of $387 Million

Company Has $38 Billion in Future Projects  

TransCanada Corporation (ticker: TRP) reported net income of $387 million, or $0.55 per share, on revenues of $2,874 million in its Q1’15 earnings release issued on May 1, 2015. Compared to Q1’14, revenue …

Oil & Gas 360 Energy News

Enterprise Prices $2.5 Billion of Senior Unsecured Notes

Enterprise Prices $2.5 Billion of Senior Unsecured Notes

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) today announced that its operating subsidiary, Enterprise Products Operating LLC (“EPO”), has priced a public offering of $2.5 billion of senior unsecured notes comprised of …

May 4, 2015 - 5:55 pm MLPs
Enable Midstream Acquires Gas Gathering Assets

Enable Midstream Acquires Gas Gathering Assets

Enable Midstream Announces Acquisition of Monarch Natural Gas Gathering Assets in Texas Panhandle

Enable Midstream Partners, LP (ENBL) announced today that on May 1, it completed acquisition of $80 million of strategic natural gas gathering assets in the …

May 4, 2015 - 5:52 pm Mergers & Acquisitions, MLPs