Some analysts say U.S. refiners won’t be hurt by exports Don’t count Warren Buffett as a participant in the energy market selloff – the legendary investor has purchased nearly $5 billion of Phillips 66 (ticker: PSX) stock since August 2015. Berkshire Hathaway (ticker: BRK), a multinational holding company chaired by Buffett, now owns 13% of the refiner and has a
Purchased First NTI Stake in 2013 Western Refining (ticker: WNR) is attempting to enhance its Midwest footprint, proposing a $2.56 billion buyout deal of Northern Tier Energy LP (ticker: NTI). WNR already owns 100% of the partnership and 38% of NTI shares. The proposal consists of a cash-and-stock offer that includes $17.50 and 0.2266 shares of WNR in exchange for
Kinder Morgan (ticker: KMI), the largest energy infrastructure company in North America, is adding to its footprint. On October 20, 2015, KMI announced a joint venture agreement with a subsidiary of BP plc (ticker: BP) for 15 terminals at a cost of $350 million. As part of the arrangement, KMI acquires a 75% interest in 14 terminals and will operate
Plans US$7.1 Billion in Divestitures Spending Cuts of 38% Madrid-based Repsol (ticker: REPYY) touted value creation, efficiency and a significant divestiture program in its 2016-2020 Strategic Plan, unveiled on October 15, 2015. The latest program starkly contrasts its 2012-2016 Strategic Plan, which focused on “high growth of Upstream” and a dedicated investment of more than €19 billion. Repsol kicked off
Supply from India, Russia and the UK Heading to the West Coast Gasoline prices in California has historically been among the highest in the United States, and the drop in supply after a refinery shutdown earlier this year is not helping. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports gasoline imports to California increased tenfold in the five months following a refinery
Tesoro and Valero bright-spots on S&P500 Energy Index The outlook for the refining sector continues to be a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy outlook for the energy industry. While E&Ps look for the best ways to cut costs amid the continued low oil prices, refineries are enjoying stronger margins on cheaper feedstock. In August, gross inputs to U.S. refineries
ETE Becomes Largest Energy Infrastructure Group Enterprise Value Now Exceeds that of BP, Total and Petrobras Energy Transfer Equity’s (ticker: ETE) long pursuit of Williams Companies (ticker: WMB) has come to an end. On September 28, 2015, ETE announced the acquisition of WMB for total consideration of $37.7 billion, including debt, representing a 10% premium to WMB stock price prior
The U.S. Virgin Islands filed a lawsuit against Hess Corp. (ticker: HES) for approximately $1.5 billion, saying the company violated its contract by shuttering its refinery in St. Croix. Prior to being shuttered, the facility was once the world’s largest refinery, and was responsible for employing 2,500 people, or about one in four workers in the Virgin Islands. The facility
Did Cheniere Squeeze through a Closing Door? Carl Icahn has followed up his August purchase of 19.4 million Cheniere Energy (ticker: LNG) shares by purchasing another 3.3 million shares, increasing his stake in the company to about 9.59%. Icahn’s group was awarded two seats on the board upon its purchase last month and has now invested approximately $1.2 billion in
Analysts have pegged scores of oil and gas companies as potential takeover targets in the new commodity environment, but Williams Companies (ticker: WMB) is one of the few who has remained in the acquisition spotlight ever since a failed takeover attempt was made public in June. The rejected offer of $53.1 billion from Energy Transfer Equity (ticker: ETE) was refused
Total sells North Sea midstream assets On August 27, Total (ticker: TOT) announced that it sold its FUKA and SIRGE gas pipelines, along with the St. Fergus Gas Terminal, to North Sea Midstream Partners for £585 million (approximately $905 million). The Frigg UK Pipeline (FUKA) is a 362-kilometer, 32-inch pipeline with a nominally capacity of 1,271 MMcf/d, while the Shetland
The EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook shows declining production as prices drop The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its July Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) today, showing lower production in the month of July as prices continue their downward trend. The EIA reported that U.S. crude oil production declined by 100 MBOPD in July compared with June. Production is expected to
