Ryan, LLC, a global tax service and software provider, reported that the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (passed on February 9, 2018) contained a number of tax extenders, including a one-year retroactive extension of the Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction. The legislation also extends through 2017 a variety of other credits and incentives relating to energy production and conservation: Credit
In the fourth quarter of 2017, Unit Corporation (ticker: UNT) recorded a net income of $89.2 million, this compares to a net income of $1.7 million for Q4 2016. $81.3 million of the net income was accounted for as a tax benefit associated with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted during the quarter. Total revenues for the quarter were
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (ticker: CHK) produced approximately 593,200 BOEPD in Q4 2017. Chesapeake’s average daily production for the 2017 full year was approximately 547,800 BOE, compared to approximately 635,400 BOE in the 2016 full year. The company’s total capital investments were approximately $2.458 billion during the 2017 full year, compared to approximately $1.697 billion in the 2016 full year. Chesapeake plans to spend about
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (ticker: EXXI) has approved a 2018 capital expenditure budget in the range of $145-$175 million, which includes funding of EGC’s most active drilling program since 2014, as well as recompletions, facilities improvements, plugging and abandonment (P&A) expenditures and other capital investments. CEO and President Douglas E. Brooks said, “We have contracted a rig that is
Fourth quarter 2017 net income of $174.7 million, or $1.83 per share, compared to fourth quarter 2016 net income of $47.8 million, or $0.50 per share For 2017, net income totaled $494.3 million, or $5.19 per share Cimarex Energy Co. (ticker: XEC) averaged 1,204 MMcfe/d in Q4 2017 – this equates to 201 MBOEPD, and is up 25% from a
Diamondback Energy, Inc. (ticker: FANG) pulled in a net income of $115 million in the fourth quarter of 2017, or $1.16 per diluted share. Diamondback spent $246 million on drilling, completions, non-operated properties and $61 million on infrastructure in the fourth quarter of 2017. For the full year 2017, Diamondback spent $737 million on drilling, completions, non-operated properties and $124
Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. (ticker: AAV) released Q4 2017 and year-end 2017 results today. The company added reserves, increased annual production by 16% and spent $249 million in 2017. Growing reserves PDP reserves increased 27% due to the recognition of 27 new Glacier wells that were brought on production through 2017 and higher reserves assignments on historical producing wells
250-275 gross wells expected to be on production in the Permian Basin in 2018 $2.6 billion 2018 Permian-focused CapEx Pioneer Natural Resources (ticker: PXD) placed 64 horizontal wells on production in the fourth quarter of 2017. In the Permian, 43 wells were in the northern area and 21 wells were in the southern Wolfcamp joint venture area. For the full
CNOOC Limited (ticker: CEO) plans to target 470-480 MMBOE for its net production goal in 2018. The geographic production areas are split between China (64%) and overseas (36%). The company’s net production for 2017 stood at approximately 469 MMBOE. As for 2019 and 2020, projected numbers are 485 MMBOE and 500 MMBOE, respectively. A stampede of projects CNOOC has scheduled
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (ticker: MPC) earned $2.02 billion, or $4.09 per diluted share, in Q4 2017. This is significantly more than in Q4 2016, where the company had earnings of $227 million, or $0.43 per diluted share. FY 2017 earnings saw a significant increase as well – $3.43 billion, or $6.70 per diluted share. Compared to FY 2016’s $1.17 billion,
FY2017 CapEx of $1.2 billion: 40 wells to be placed on production each quarter in 2018 Parsley Energy, Inc. (ticker: PE) has released certain full-year 2017 results and an operational update for its Wolfcamp C delineation program. Q4 and FY2017 results Parsley expects full-year 2017 net production of 68 MBOEPD, up 78% relative to full-year 2016 net production. Additionally, Parsley
Gulfport Energy Corporation (ticker: GPOR) has announced that: 2018 CapEx budget will be funded within cash flow, $100 million outstanding common stock will be repurchased this year, 2018 operational outlook forecasts 1,250 MMcfe/d 2018 CapEx and production guidance The 2018 budget includes approximately $630-$685 million for D&C activities and approximately $140-$150 million for non-D&C activities, including midstream capital expenditures associated
