Stiff U.S. competition, an inter-province pipeline row prolongs limited export opportunity, and U.S. is its only big export customer With U.S. shale on a tear, imports are dropping Total U.S. crude production reached 10 MMBOPD in November 2017 and the Canadian Industrial Outlook report from The Conference Board of Canada estimates that U.S. production will pass 11 MMBOPD in
Oilfield services bankruptcies since early 2015 have reached $58.5 billion: Haynes and Boone less damage to midstream sector Oilfield services International corporate law firm Haynes and Boone has been tracking and reporting industry developments in oilfield service restructurings. The firm’s research includes details on 167 bankruptcies filed since the beginning of 2015, including secured and unsecured debt totals for each
Latin American E&P operator GeoPark Limited (ticker: GPRK) released a production update today, noting that current production is currently at 35 MBOEPD. This figure includes production from the recent Argentina acquisition. Oil production increased by 33% to 27,345 BOPD (up 8% compared to Q4 2017) Colombian oil production increased by 37% to 26,303 BOPD (up 8% compared to Q4 2017)
Debt involved in oil and gas company bankruptcies since 2015 totals $90 billion International corporate law firm Haynes and Boone has tracked 144 North American oil and gas producers that have filed for bankruptcy since the beginning of 2015. These bankruptcies, including Chapter 7, Chapter 11, Chapter 15 and Canadian cases, involve approximately $90.2 billion in cumulative secured and unsecured
Select Sands delivered proppant by barge starting in Q4 Select Sands Corp. (ticker: SNS) reported full-year revenues of $15.1 million, with a gross profit of $2.9 million. However, the company had a full-year net loss of $1.6 million, or $(0.02) per basic and diluted common share. For Q4 2017, Select reported a net income of $1.3 million, or $0.01 per
Diamondback Energy, Inc. (ticker: FANG) produced 102.6 MBOEPD in Q1 2018. This is 10% more than Q4 2017 production volumes of 92.9 MBOEPD. Diamondback is currently running 11 drilling rigs and five dedicated completion crews. Q1 2018 average realized prices were $61.66 per barrel of oil, $2.20 per Mcf of natural gas and $24.64 per barrel of natural gas liquids,
Saudi Aramco and Total (ticker: TOT) have signed a memorandum of understanding to build a giant petrochemical complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Located next to the SATORP refinery in the same industrial area, the complex will comprise a mixed-feed steam cracker (50% ethane and refinery off-gas) with a capacity of 1.5 million tons per year of ethylene and related high-added-value
Oil and gas investment in politically risky British Columbia Just a few days before Kinder Morgan Canada said it would halt investment and construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion due to political risk in British Columbia, ConocoPhillips (ticker: COP) announced an acreage buy in British Columbia’s Montney play. ConocoPhillips Company acquired about 35,000 net acres in the Montney play
Permian E&P Lilis Energy, Inc. (ticker: LLEX) has appointed Ronald D. Ormand to CEO, in addition to his position as chairman of the board. James W. Denny III has been appointed EVP of production and operations, and the board of directors has also appointed Michael G. Long as a new member of the board. “I am very honored and excited about
FS Investments (FS) and EIG Global Energy Partners (EIG) closed a transaction today, allowing EIG to manage FS Energy and Power Fund (FSEP). According to the company’s press release, FSEP will be the largest energy-focused business development company (BDC) in the marketplace with $4.3 billion in assets under management. “We are excited to enter the next phase of our partnership
Last week Carl Icahn gave Sandridge Energy Inc. (ticker: SD) another poke as he suggested an all-cash offer for the company with a major catch – he wants to decide who goes on the company’s board of directors. Bloomberg reported that Icahn is the company’s largest shareholder at 13.5%. Icahn said that he has “grave concerns” in regard to the
Fort Worth-based Brazos Midstream Holdings, LLC and its financial sponsor, Old Ironsides Energy, have entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Delaware Basin subsidiary companies to North Haven Infrastructure Partners II (NHIP II) and related funds for approximately $1.75 billion in cash. Closing is expected in the second quarter of 2018. Brazos’s Delaware Basin assets are located in Reeves,
