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Source: Houston Chronicle

Shell brings fuel to Mexico in push for 15% of retail market

Houston Chronicle


Royal Dutch Shell Plc is seeking a bigger share of Mexico’s fuel market, even as regulatory changes make it harder for foreign companies to compete.

The Anglo-Dutch oil major, which already owns about 200 gasoline stations in 12 …

January 9, 2020 - 3:45 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Downstream, Energy News
Cenovus sets bold sustainability targets

Cenovus sets bold sustainability targets

Oil and Gas 360


Company further integrates ESG into strategy to enhance business resilience

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) (NYSE: CVE) is establishing ambitious environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets to guide …

January 9, 2020 - 3:30 pm Canada News, Energy News, ESG
Source: Reuters

Tanker owners face insurance headache as Mideast war risk haunts shipping trade

Reuters


SINGAPORE – Even as the United States and Iran appear to signal a keenness to avoid further conflict, oil and gas shipowners are bracing to pay a price for the war of words that culminated in rocket strikes in …

January 9, 2020 - 3:00 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, International
Source: Houston Chronicle

Private equity, venture capital putting money into solar development

Houston Chronicle


Corporate funding into the solar energy industry topped $11.7 billion last year, a 20 percent increase compared to the $9.7 billion raised in 2018.

Funding included venture capital, private equity, debt financing and public market financing, according to …

January 9, 2020 - 2:30 pm Energy News, Renewable Energy
Source: Reuters

Oil price spike clouds U.S. corporate profit outlook, puts investors on edge

Reuters


NEW YORK  – Investors are worrying that rising energy costs due to an escalating conflict between the United States and Iran that has caused a spike in oil prices will hurt U.S. corporate earnings.

Oil prices briefly jumped to …

BP invests in Chinese AI energy management tech specialist R&B

BP invests in Chinese AI energy management tech specialist R&B

BP


BP Ventures has invested in energy management specialist R&B, BP’s first venture into artificial intelligence (AI) technology in China. R&B’s energy management systems are designed to predict, control and improve a building’s energy use, supporting BP Alternative Energy’s focus

January 9, 2020 - 1:45 pm Energy News, Technology
Source: Houston Chronicle

Despite Trump’s claim, U.S. still needs Middle East oil

Houston Chronicle


President Donald Trump said during an address from the White House Wednesday that the U.S. no longer needs oil from the Middle East, but American refineries still use the kind of oil that region produces.

Thanks to booming …

January 9, 2020 - 1:30 pm Crude Oil News, Energy News, International, People
Source: Reuters

Oil slips as focus shifts from Iran tensions to U.S. crude stocks

Reuters


LONDON – Oil prices retreated further on Thursday after sharp losses in the previous session, as the market shifted its focused towards rising U.S. crude stocks and away from fears of an imminent escalation of conflict between the United …

Source: Houston Chronicle

Enron’s former CFO Andrew Fastow once saw himself as ‘a hero’

Houston Chronicle


Andrew Fastow, who was at the center of the fraud which brought down Enron Corp., said he now accepts full responsibility for his actions after originally viewing himself as a “hero” while chief financial officer at the energy …

January 9, 2020 - 12:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, People
Source: CNBC

Biggest ‘black swan’ event for oil markets is disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, expert says

CNBC


The biggest black swan event in the oil market is a disruption to the most critical chokepoint in the Middle East, according to an analyst from S&P Global Platts.

“The market is extremely exposed to any disruption to vessel …

Source: Houston Chronicle

Enterprise Offshore Drilling laying off dozens of offshore oil workers

Houston Chronicle


Houston oilfield service company Enterprise Offshore Drilling is laying off more than five dozen oil-rig workers in the Gulf of Mexico amid a downturn in business for one of the company’s clients.

In a letter filed with the …

January 9, 2020 - 11:30 am Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Offshore, People
Source: Reuters

Divergent paths: Oil, natural gas going different directions

Reuters


The diverging fundamentals of U.S. oil and natural gas can be seen dramatically in the markets, where the oil-to-gas price ratio has surged to its highest in six years.

The oil-to-gas ratio, or the level at which oil trades …

Source: Houston Chronicle

Apache closing San Antonio office, cutting nearly 300 jobs

Houston Chronicle


Apache Corp. is closing its San Antonio office and eliminating more than 270 jobs  as part of a reorganization process designed to cut costs.

The Houston-based oil and gas producer had a difficult 2019 as its stock value …

January 9, 2020 - 10:00 am Closing Bell Story‎, Economy, Energy News, Jobs
Source: Reuters

Occidental starting widespread layoffs in Houston and beyond

Chron

 


Occidental Petroleum is initiating a broad layoff effort this week that will stretch from Houston to Denver as the Permian Basin’s leading oil producer aims to cut costs in the aftermath of its massive $38 billion acquisition of …

Source: CNBC

Huge offshore wind project near Virginia selects turbine supplier

CNBC


Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been chosen as the preferred turbine supplier for the 2.64 gigawatt (GW) Dominion Energy Virginia Offshore Wind project.

The site of the project is 27 miles off the coast of Virginia and covers …

January 8, 2020 - 3:00 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Renewable Energy
Source: Houston Chronicle

Newly formed Houston pipeline company lands $400 million in financing

Houston Chronicle


A newly formed Houston pipeline company has landed $400 million in financing from San Antonio private equity firm EnCap Flatrock Midstream.

Launched just before Thanksgiving and headquartered off Post Oak Boulevard in Houston’s Galleria district, Edgewater Midstream is …

January 8, 2020 - 2:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Pipeline News
Source: Houston Chronicle

Nearly $1B Gulf Coast Ammonia plant in Texas City to begin construction

Houston Chronicle


A nearly $1 billion Gulf Coast Ammonia plant to help manufacture fertilizers received final approval to begin construction this year in Texas City near Galveston, the companies said Wednesday.

The plant would produce 1.3 million tons of ammonia …

January 8, 2020 - 2:00 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Technology
Energy Transfer Operating, L.P. announces pricing of concurrent offerings of $4.5 billion of senior notes and $1.6 billion of preferred units

Energy Transfer Operating, L.P. announces pricing of concurrent offerings of $4.5 billion of senior notes and $1.6 billion of preferred units

Oil and Gas 360


DALLAS – Energy Transfer Operating, L.P. (formerly, Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., and a subsidiary of Energy Transfer LP) (“ETO”) today announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount …

January 8, 2020 - 1:30 pm Capital Markets, Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Finance
Source: Reuters

Turkey, Russia launch TurkStream pipeline carrying gas to Europe

Reuters


ISTANBUL – The presidents of Turkey and Russia on Wednesday formally launched the TurkStream pipeline which will carry Russian natural gas to southern Europe through Turkey, part of Moscow’s efforts to reduce shipments via Ukraine.

The pipeline project, stretching …

Baker Hughes Announces December 2019 Rig Counts

Baker Hughes Announces December 2019 Rig Counts

Oil and Gas 360


Baker Hughes (NYSE: BKR) announced today that the Baker Hughes international rig count for December 2019 was 1,104, up 8 from the 1,096 counted in November 2019, and up 79 from the 1,025 counted in December …

Source: CNBC

Oil prices will climb above $100 a barrel if Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz, analysts predict

CNBC


Oil prices would skyrocket if Iran moved to completely cut off the Strait of Hormuz, energy analysts told CNBC on Wednesday.

Elevated geopolitical tensions have sparked fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East, with energy market participants …

Range announces cash tender offer for up to $500 million aggregate principal amount of certain of its outstanding debt securities

Range announces cash tender offer for up to $500 million aggregate principal amount of certain of its outstanding debt securities

Oil and Gas 360


FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION (NYSE: RRC) (“Range” or the “Company”) announced today the commencement of cash tender offers (the “Tender Offers”) to purchase up to $500 million aggregate …

Source: Reuters

Saudi Aramco falls on U.S.-Iran tensions; debt markets little changed

Reuters


DUBAI – Saudi Aramco shares fell to a new low on Wednesday after Iran launched missiles against U.S. targets in Iraq, but Gulf debt markets were fairly stable, as some had feared stronger retaliation from Iran.

Saudi Aramco opened …

Source: Reuters

Oil prices fall as alarm over Iran rocket strike fades

Reuters


LONDON – Brent oil futures fell on Wednesday from a four-month peak hit in frenzied early trading after a rocket attack by Iran on American forces in Iraq appeared to have no impact on oil infrastructure or crude flows.…

January 8, 2020 - 9:00 am Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News
Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. Announces Award for Wind Construction Project With 94 Turbines in Illinois

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. Announces Award for Wind Construction Project With 94 Turbines in Illinois

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. Announces Award for Wind Construction Project With 94 Turbines in Illinois

Source: CNBC

Chevron CEO Michael Wirth isn’t anticipating higher oil prices because of Iran-US tensions

CNBC


Chevron Chairman and CEO Michael Wirth does not anticipate significantly higher oil prices from increased Iran-U.S. tensions.

“Fundamentally supply and demand remain where they were before these incidents,” he said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” from the …

Source: Reuters

Premier Oil plans $500 million rights issue for North Sea buying spree

Reuters


LONDON- Premier Oil is set to buy North Sea assets from BP and increase its stake in the Tolmount gas project, funded by a $500 million rights issue, but faces opposition from hedge fund ARCM, which vowed to fight …

Source: Houston Chronicle

Chevron pulls employees out of Iraq amid escalation

Houston Chronicle


Chevron said Monday it will pull its employees out of Iraq temporarily amid an escalation in tensions following the United States’ targeted killing of Iran’s top military general.

Chevron said it was evacuating its workers and contractors from …

Source: Reuters

Oil falls 1% as investors reassess Mideast risks

Reuters


NEW YORK – Oil prices fell about 1% on Tuesday, surrendering some of the gains of recent days as investors reconsidered the likelihood of immediate supply disruptions in the Middle East after the United States killed a top Iranian …

Diamondback Energy, Inc. provides fourth quarter 2019 production update and schedules fourth quarter 2019 conference call for February 19, 2020

Diamondback Energy, Inc. provides fourth quarter 2019 production update and schedules fourth quarter 2019 conference call for February 19, 2020

Oil and Gas 360


MIDLAND, Texas, Jan. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) (“Diamondback” or the “Company”) today announced that its average daily production for the fourth quarter of 2019 was 301.3 MBOE/d (195.0 MBO/d), an …