Archive for May, 2015

Shell Wins Approval to Seek Oil Off Alaska’s Arctic Coast

Story by Bloomberg

Royal Dutch Shell Plc won U.S. approval to resume oil exploration off Alaska’s Arctic coast after regulators imposed safety conditions meant to avoid the mishaps that plagued the company three years ago. Environmental groups decried the decision.…

May 11, 2015 - 4:55 pm Energy News

OPEC Sees Oil Price Below $100 a Barrel in the Next Decade

Story by The Wall Street Journal

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries doesn’t see oil prices consistently trading at $100 barrel again in the next decade, a pessimistic assessment that has the group considering the return of production limits …

May 11, 2015 - 4:53 pm Energy News
OPEC Production is on the Rise

OPEC Production is on the Rise

April production from OPEC countries nearly 31 MMBOPD

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries continued to increase production in April, going nearly 1 MMBOPD over its 30 MMBOPD production ceiling. Total OPEC production reached 30.93 MMBOPD in the month of …

Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. Increases Well Count To 174 Wells Treated With Excelyte®

Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. Increases Well Count To 174 Wells Treated With Excelyte®

May 11, 2015 - 4:34 pm 360 Company Releases

Penn Virginia Corporation Announces First Quarter 2015 Results and Provides Updates of 2015 Guidance and Operations

Penn Virginia Corporation Announces First Quarter 2015 Results and Provides Updates of 2015 Guidance and Operations

May 11, 2015 - 4:05 pm 360 Company Releases
If Export Restraints are Removed from U.S. Producers, What can Refiners Expect?

If Export Restraints are Removed from U.S. Producers, What can Refiners Expect?

The EIA released a report showing its expectations for the refining sector based on U.S. oil production and whether or not crude oil export laws are reversed

How increased production and U.S. export laws might affect refiners has been a …

May 11, 2015 - 2:33 pm Downstream, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
Source: PRIX Index

PRIX Index Predicts Increased Oil Exports from Iraq and Iran

Geopolitics in commodity markets can be one of the hardest factors to predict when forecasting global market movements.

The most recent update to the PRIX Index, published April 30, showed an overall value of 56, meaning exports from the …

American Eagle Energy Begins Voluntary Chapter 11 Proceeding

American Eagle Energy Begins Voluntary Chapter 11 Proceeding

May 11, 2015 - 2:21 pm 360 Company Releases

Alberta NDP says energy industry should upgrade more oil in province

Story by Reuters

Energy companies operating in Alberta should aim to upgrade more of the oil they produce within the province, Alberta’s newly elected premier said in an television interview.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley led the left-leaning New Democrats to

May 11, 2015 - 1:04 pm Energy News

Petrobras says it plans lawsuits to recoup $440 mln in graft

Story by Reuters

Brazil’s state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA plans to sue five construction and engineering firms and their senior executives to recover about 1.3 billion reais ($440 million) lost in a corruption scandal, the company said Friday.

Petrobras, …

May 11, 2015 - 10:51 am Energy News

R. Scott Rowe to become Cameron’s CEO Effective Q4 2015

Cameron (CAM) announced today a planned leadership change as part of its long-range succession planning process.

  • Jack B. Moore, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, has advised the board of directors of his plan to retire
May 11, 2015 - 10:45 am Energy News

Magnum Hunter Resources Reports First Quarter 2015 Financial and Operating Results

Magnum Hunter Resources Reports First Quarter 2015 Financial and Operating Results

May 11, 2015 - 7:00 am 360 Company Releases
Sanchez Energy Raises Guidance, Escalates Activity in the Catarina

Sanchez Energy Raises Guidance, Escalates Activity in the Catarina

Sanchez Energy (ticker: SN) revised its 2015 volume guidance by 2 MBOEPD as a result of higher than expected production volumes and wells tracking above estimated ultimate recovery (EUR) rates, the company said in its Q1’15 earnings release. The Eagle …

Gary Herbert, Governor of Utah: Energy Needs to Go Out and Compete…

Gary Herbert, Governor of Utah: Energy Needs to Go Out and Compete…

An OAG360® Exclusive: Interview with Gary Herbert, Governor of Utah

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Today, Utah has one of the lowest levels of unemployment in the United States, second only to North Dakota. The impressive levels of job growth the …

Rig Counts Fall by Just 1%

Rig Counts Fall by Just 1%

Baker Hughes rig count for the week ended May 8, 2015

Total rig counts in the United States fell by just 11 rigs this week, or by just 1%, in one of the smallest week-to-week declines since the price of …

SandRidge Energy (SD) is Trading Lower on Unusual Volume for May 08

SandRidge Energy (SD) is Trading Lower on Unusual Volume for May 08

May 8, 2015 - 5:32 pm 360 Company Releases

Dawson Geophysical Update On Form 10-Q Filing Date, Quarterly Earnings Release And Investor Conference Call Schedule And Current Market Conditions

Dawson Geophysical Update On Form 10-Q Filing Date, Quarterly Earnings Release And Investor Conference Call Schedule And Current Market Conditions

May 8, 2015 - 5:15 pm 360 Company Releases

Resolute Energy Corporation to Announce Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2015 and Hold Investor Conference Call on Tuesday, May 12 at 4:30 pm EDT

Resolute Energy Corporation to Announce Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2015 and Hold Investor Conference Call on Tuesday, May 12 at 4:30 pm EDT

May 8, 2015 - 4:15 pm 360 Company Releases
At What Point Will Renewable Energy be Able to Replace Fossil Fuels?

At What Point Will Renewable Energy be Able to Replace Fossil Fuels?

Renewable Energy vs. Fossil Fuels:  Sprint or Cross Country?

Last week Tesla Motors’ (ticker: TSLA) innovation-infused CEO Elon Musk unveiled the latest offering from the all-electric auto maker: a new home battery. This battery is an enlarged version of the …

May 8, 2015 - 3:29 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Popular, Regulatory
British Pound Up on News of Cameron Reelection

British Pound Up on News of Cameron Reelection

Markets saw Britain’s Conservative Party victory as a positive

Prime Minister David Cameron won reelection in Great Britain today, leading the Conservative Party to a majority in the Parliament. News that the Conservatives won 331 of the 650 seats was …

May 8, 2015 - 2:39 pm International, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
Labor Markets Add Over 200,000 Jobs in April

Labor Markets Add Over 200,000 Jobs in April

New information from the BLS shows unemployment down 0.1% from last month

The Bureau of Labor Statistics showed unemployment down to 5.4% for the month of April, further decreasing the number of unemployed adults in the workforce. The labor markets …

May 8, 2015 - 12:05 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles
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Proposed IRS Ruling on MLPs: Disagreement on What it Means

The IRS issued a proposed rule on the scope of qualifying income for MLPs

In April of 2014, the IRS put a temporary pause on private letter rulings (PLRs) regarding what business qualified for tax-free inclusion in energy master limited …

May 8, 2015 - 11:24 am MLPs, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, Regulatory

Talisman Announces Completion of the Acquisition by Repsol

Talisman Energy Inc. (TSX: TLM) (NYSE: TLM) announces that the acquisition of Talisman by Repsol S.A. by way of an arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act has been completed.

Under the arrangement, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Repsol has acquired …

May 8, 2015 - 10:59 am Energy News

Diamondback Energy Announces Pricing of Upsized Common Stock Offering

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (FANG) (“Diamondback” or the “Company”) announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 4,000,000 shares of its common stock. The 4,000,000 share offering represents a 1,000,000 share upsize to the originally proposed 3,000,000 …

May 8, 2015 - 10:56 am Energy News

Lonestar Shareholders Endorse Consolidation of Capital

Lonestar Resources, Ltd. (ASX:LNR, OTCQX:LNREF) (“Lonestar” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that shareholders have resoundingly endorsed the Company’s planned consolidation of capital at the Company’s Annual General Meeting held on May 8, 2015, in Perth, Western Australia.

Over …

May 8, 2015 - 10:44 am Energy News

Bellatrix announces proposed US$250 million offering of senior unsecured notes

Bellatrix Exploration Ltd. (“Bellatrix” or the “Company”) (TSX, NYSE: BXE) is pleased to announce that it intends to commence a private offering to eligible purchasers, subject to market conditions, of US$250 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes …

May 8, 2015 - 10:42 am Energy News

Lonestar Shareholders Endorse Consolidation of Capital

Lonestar Shareholders Endorse Consolidation of Capital

May 8, 2015 - 8:41 am 360 Company Releases

Bellatrix announces proposed US$250 million offering of senior unsecured notes

Bellatrix announces proposed US$250 million offering of senior unsecured notes

May 8, 2015 - 7:52 am 360 Company Releases

Sanchez Energy Announces Appointment Of Brian Carney To Its Board Of Directors

Sanchez Energy Announces Appointment Of Brian Carney To Its Board Of Directors

May 8, 2015 - 7:00 am 360 Company Releases
Unit Corporation’s SOHOT Play Living Up to Its Name

Unit Corporation’s SOHOT Play Living Up to Its Name

Unit Corporation (ticker: UNT) is one of the more diversified companies in the oil and gas industry, with segments focused on upstream, midstream and drilling operations. Unit has been in business since 1953 and 2015 is shaping up to be …