From Ruidoso News/USA Today Lease sales generated $5,487,142 May 2018 oil and gas lease sales on state trust lands generated $5,487,142, bringing the Fiscal Year 2018 total to $102,222,238, New Mexico Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn announced this week. That figure eclipses the previous single-year record of $101,991,251 collected in FY2012. With one month and another lease sale still to come before
From Reuters A decade ago, the news that the world’s top oil and gas companies had less than 12 years of production left in their reserves might have caused a panicked sell-off in their shares. But as consumers try to move away from fossil fuels to cleaner and cheaper energy sources, investors and executives say reserve size is no longer
CDEV likes oil’s prospects and New Mexico well results Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (ticker: CDEV) reported a net income of $66.1 million, or $0.25 per share for Q1 2018. The company’s average daily net production was 54,069 BOEPD for the quarter. “We saw consistent well performance during the quarter, with the average well producing approximately 1,200 barrels of oil per
Newfield’s SCOOP/STACK operations pinned to future growth; Williston Basin infill projects look to deliver $100 million of free cash flow in 2018 Newfield Exploration Company (ticker: NFX) had record net production during Q1 2018, with SCOOP/STACK net production averaging 117,500 BOEPD. Newfield Chairman, President and CEO Lee Boothby said, “The Anadarko Basin is the asset that will fuel our growth
Hi-Crush Partners LP (ticker: HCLP) reported a Q1 2018 net income of $53.1 million, or $0.59 per diluted share. Revenues for the quarter totaled $218.1 million on sales of 2,617,627 tons of frac sand. Capital expenditures in Q1 2018 were $11.9 million and the company estimates a full year CapEx of $35-$45 million. “We were successful in growing our financial
Deal will create the largest U.S. refiner Marathon Petroleum Corp. (ticker: MPC) and Andeavor (ticker: ANDV) have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which MPC will acquire all of ANDV’s outstanding shares, representing a total equity value of $23.3 billion and total enterprise value of $35.6 billion, based on MPC’s April 27, 2018, closing price of $81.43. ANDV shareholders
Cenovus Energy Inc. (ticker: CVE) posted a net earnings loss from continuing operations of $914 million, or $(0.74) per diluted share for Q1 2018, compared to Q1 2017 recorded a net profit of $211 million, or $0.25 per share. “The challenges we experienced in the first quarter had a significant impact on our financial results, but the underlying performance of
From The Wire The spike in energy prices is expected to have an adverse impact on India, given that the country is heavily dependent on import of major energy commodities Washington: Prices for energy commodities like oil, natural gas and coal are expected to jump by a whopping 20% this year, the World Bank has said in a report. The increase
Pennsylvania natural gas production has been on an upward curve since 2009. According to the EIA, Pennsylvania averaged a record 15 Bcf/d in 2017. Producers have the Appalachian Basin to thank – Pennsylvania accounted for 19% of total U.S. marketed natural gas production. Increased permitting and drilling activity, combined with the expansion of regional pipeline capacity has helped Pennsylvania’s natural
From Reuters Iran’s oil minister said there would be no need to extend a pact between OPEC and non-OPEC producers aimed at bolstering oil prices if the crude price continued to rise, the ministry’s official website SHANA reported on Monday. “There will be no decision on this in OPEC’s next meeting … if oil prices continue to increase, there will
From Bloomberg Commodity funds attracting inflows at fastest pace since 2016 Global economy, geopolitics are underpinning oil-price surge Hedge funds investing in oil are luring capital at the fastest pace in more than a year. With crude climbing to levels not seen since 2014, commodity funds have recovered the client outflows they suffered last year. And if firms such as Westbeck
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) set yearly RFS volume requirements for each renewable fuel category. EPA updates volume requirements each year based on fuel availability. The RFS is a federal program that requires transportation fuel that is sold in the United States to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuels. It’s known as the renewable fuel
