Chevron Corporation (ticker: CVX) has announced a “significant” oil discovery at the Anchor prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Anchor #2 Well, which is located in Green Canyon Block 807, was drilled to a total depth of 33,749 feet and encountered pay in multiple Inboard Lower Tertiary Wilcox Sands. The well is located approximately 140 miles from
Saratoga Resource Inc. (ticker: SARA) announced an update on the company’s recent operations and measures being taken to reduce costs and enhance operational efficiencies in the current oil price environment. SARA holds approximately 52,000 gross/net acres (60% held by production) on the Louisiana coastline and in the shallow Gulf of Mexico shelf. SARA has successfully completed several thru-tubing plugback operations
Thunder Bayou Production Expected to Commence Q2 2015 at 25-30 MMcfe/day gross On December 9, 2014, PetroQuest Energy (ticker: PQ) announced results from its Thunder Bayou Prospect (50% working interest and 37% net revenue interest) located in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. The onshore well encountered 490 gross feet (202 net) of pay within the primary Cris R2 objective and casing has been set
Energy XXI Chairman and CEO John Schiller spoke with CNBC’s Mad Money about the recent EPL acquisition and the synergies created from the acquisition. Mr. Schiller details how the company plans to increase cash flow, reduce debt and grow production. Important disclosures: The information provided herein is believed to be reliable; however, EnerCom, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to
For 76 years, Mexico’s state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, has been the government-enforced monopoly over all of the country’s oil and gas industry efforts. Roughly one-third of all of Mexico’s tax revenues is derived from Pemex, according to Reuters. Like many other countries with government-owned oil and gas monopolies, Mexico has not reinvested enough in Pemex for it
The U.S. Department of the Interior estimates the GOM has 48 billion BOE yet to be discovered. Royal Dutch Shell (ticker: RDS.B) announced its third major oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) on July 15, 2014, and expects it to yield 100 MMBOE of reserves. The company has now discovered a total of 700 MMBOE of GOM reserves, according
Energy XXI (ticker: EXXI) is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company whose growth strategy emphasizes acquisitions, enhanced by its value-added organic drilling program. The company finalized the acquisition of EPL Oil & Gas on June 3, 2014, and is now the largest independent operating in the Gulf of Mexico with ownership of ten separate fields (nearly
Saratoga Resources (ticker: SARA) is an independent exploration and production company with 52,103 net acres under lease in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Approximately 62% of its acreage is on the traditional Louisiana coastline and the remaining 32% is located in the shallow GOM. SARA operates and holds substantially 100% working interest in all of its wells. Saratoga announced on
Petróleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, is Mexico’s sole producer of crude oil, natural gas and refined products. The company provides Mexico with one-third of government income and was the ninth largest oil producer in the world in 2012. The oil and gas industry in Mexico has been nationalized since 1938, but production has declined every year since 2004 (24% overall). In
Saratoga Resources (ticker: SARA) is an independent exploration and production company with 52,103 net acres under lease in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Approximately 62% of its acreage is on the traditional Louisiana coastline and the remaining 32% is located in the shallow GOM. SARA operates and holds substantially 100% working interest in all of its wells. Saratoga Resources announced
Energy XXI (ticker: EXXI) is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company whose growth strategy emphasizes acquisitions, enhanced by its value-added organic drilling program. The board of directors of Energy XXI announced on March 12, 2014, the acquisition of EPL Oil & Gas (ticker: EPL) for a total consideration of $2.3 billion, consisting of about $1 billion
Petróleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, is Mexico’s sole producer of crude oil, natural gas and refined products. The company provides Mexico with one-third of government income and was the ninth largest oil producer in the world in 2012. The oil and gas industry in Mexico has been nationalized since 1938, but production has declined every year since 2004 (24% overall). However,
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