Tuesday, August 12, 2025

PDC Plans Free Cash in 2019 At $50 Oil

CapEx down 15%, production up 20% By Richard Rostad, analyst, Oil & Gas 360 PDC Energy (ticker: PDCE) announced 2019 guidance today, outlining the company’s transition from aggressive growth to a more moderate posture. PDC plans to spend about $840 million in 2019, down from the $985 million the company spent in 2018. The vast majority of this sum, $800

Texas Shale Forces Global Cost Revolution, Chevron CEO Says

From Bloomberg For Mike Wirth, the future of Big Oil lies at home, under the dusty fields of West Texas. As he celebrates his first year as chief executive of Chevron Corp., Wirth sees the Permian Basin as a plentiful source of high-quality crude for years to come, but that’s not all. The low break-even costs to pump in the Permian

Canada’s Cenovus Sticks to Shipping Oil by Rail Despite Price Swings

From Reuters Canadian oil producer Cenovus Energy Inc is sticking to its plan to accelerate rail shipments starting in the second quarter, as crude transported by that form remains profitable despite price swings this year, its chief executive said. Cenovus signed long-term agreements in September with Canadian National Railway Co and Canadian Pacific Railway, when Canadian heavy crude was selling

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EU Gas Pipeline Rules Could Slow Russia’s Nord Stream 2

From Reuters The European Union reached a provisional deal on Wednesday on new rules governing import gas pipelines, casting doubt over the operating structure of Russia’s planned Nord Stream 2. The Russian pipeline already faces uncertainty after Denmark’s potential ban on its planned route through its territorial waters and sanction threats by the United States. The draft law calls for

U.S. weighs more sanctions on Venezuela to halt fuel deals: Bloomberg- oil and gas 360

Venezuela Opposition Takes Steps to Seize Oil Revenue as Maduro Issues Threat

From Reuters Venezuela’s opposition-controlled congress named new temporary boards of directors to state-oil firm PDVSA on Wednesday, in an effort to wrest the OPEC nation’s oil revenue from President Nicolas Maduro. An increasingly isolated Maduro lashed out at the congress leader Juan Guaido, saying in an interview that he would face the courts “sooner or later” for violating the constitution