Friday, July 24, 2026
Gazprom

Nord Stream 2 Receives Funding Commitments from Five European Energy Majors

US$10.3 billion project: Shell, Uniper, Wintershall, OMV and Engie sign on for US$1.031 billion each; Gazprom to carry the remaining US$5.16 billion Five international energy companies have signed financing agreements with Nord Stream 2 AG, each providing partial funding for the planned Nord Stream 2, Russia-to-Germany gas pipeline. Shell (ticker: RDS.A), ENGIE (ticker: ENGI), OMV (ticker: OMV), Uniper (ticker: UN01)

Halliburton U.S. Revenue Growth Exceeds Rig Count Growth

The flight to quality is happening: Jeff Miller Halliburton (ticker: HAL) announced first quarter 2017 results today, showing a net loss of $32 million, or ($0.04) per diluted share. After adjusting for early extinguishment of debt, earnings were a profit of $34 million, or $0.04 per diluted share. This compares to nonadjusted and adjusted earnings of ($0.17) and $0.04 per