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Legislators Want More Talks between Port Corpus Christi, Trafigura on Offshore Port

Legislators Want More Talks between Port Corpus Christi, Trafigura on Offshore Port

 

Port of Corpus Christi is fearful of fiscal impact from an offshore terminal

From the Corpus Christi Caller Times

The Port of Corpus Christi has made its concerns about a proposed offshore oil terminal plainly clear — it doesn’t …

October 5, 2018 - 1:46 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Transportation
Is Texas Producing Too Much Oil? 

Is Texas Producing Too Much Oil? 

From Reuters

MIDLAND, Texas (Reuters) – The west Texas drillers that drove the shale revolution have overwhelmed the region’s infrastructure with oil production, driving up costs, depressing regional oil prices and slowing the pace of growth.

The U.S. government continues …

A Hot Commodity: New Equipment Doubles Frac Sand Production at Texas Sand Processing Facility

A Hot Commodity: New Equipment Doubles Frac Sand Production at Texas Sand Processing Facility

From KWTX

KOSSE, Texas (KWTX) U.S. Silica cut the ribbon Tuesday on an $8 million expansion project and its sand mine and processing facility in Kosse in Limestone County.

The sand mined and produced at the plant is primarily used …

Texas Oil Drilling Driving ‘Extreme’ Demand for Wisconsin Frac Sand: IHS

Texas Oil Drilling Driving ‘Extreme’ Demand for Wisconsin Frac Sand: IHS

From Madison.com

Domestic drilling for oil and natural gas is expected to drive “extreme” demand for the frac sand prevalent throughout western Wisconsin.

The value of proppant sand will exceed $4 billion this year and is expected to grow to …

Anadarko Q2 DJ Production Averaged 261 MBOEPD

Anadarko Q2 DJ Production Averaged 261 MBOEPD

Delaware Basin jumps 88% to 62 MBOEPD

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) announced 2018 Q2 results, reporting net income of $29 million, or $0.05 per share (diluted). Net cash provided by operating activities in Q2 2018 was $1.23 billion.

Highlights

Electricity Demand Surges with Oil Patch Boom

Electricity Demand Surges with Oil Patch Boom

From Albuquerque Journal

The oil and gas boom in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas is pushing electricity demand on Xcel Energy’s grid to all-time records.

The regional transmission network delivered 6.15 gigawatts of electricity to customers on July 19, …

July 31, 2018 - 5:51 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News
Atlas Sand Announces Grand Opening of Kermit, TX Facility

Atlas Sand Announces Grand Opening of Kermit, TX Facility

Atlas Sand Company, LLC has announced the grand opening of its Kermit, TX facility.  On July 29, 2018, the first scheduled deliveries of frac sand from the Atlas Kermit site were fulfilled. The Kermit facility’s anticipated production capacity is currently …

July 31, 2018 - 12:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Fracing, TOGC23
Magellan Midstream’s West Texas Refined Petroleum Products Pipeline System Continues Expansion

Magellan Midstream’s West Texas Refined Petroleum Products Pipeline System Continues Expansion

Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MMP) announced an additional expansion of the western leg of its refined petroleum products pipeline system in Texas. Magellan had previously announced its plans to expand the capacity of this line segment to approximately 150,000 …

July 30, 2018 - 12:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, Midstream
How BP Found Shale Profits with VR Oilfield Technology

How BP Found Shale Profits with VR Oilfield Technology

From Reuters

In the pine forests of eastern Texas, oilfield workers equipped with virtual-reality goggles are helping BP’s (BP.L) shale business turn a profit for the first time.

Thousands of automated wells feed data on their performance into the firm’s …

Activists Harass New Mexico County Commissioners for Voting Down Proposed Frac Rules

Activists Harass New Mexico County Commissioners for Voting Down Proposed Frac Rules

Activists call commissioners ‘baby killers’ as local control of oil and gas brings indigestion to Sandoval County Commission meetings

Commissioners are stuck in between an animated anti-oil and gas movement and concerns about their county’s economic well-being 

From the Daily

July 10, 2018 - 1:14 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Fracing, Regulatory
First Daewoo LNG Carrier with Full Reliquefication System is Earmarked for Texas LNG Cargoes

First Daewoo LNG Carrier with Full Reliquefication System is Earmarked for Texas LNG Cargoes

From LNG World Shipping

State of the art LNG carrier will export natural gas from Freeport LNG – 800,000 tonnes per year starting in 2019

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has completed its first LNG carrier …

June 22, 2018 - 11:18 am Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, LNG
Vaquero Midstream Caymus II Plant Becomes Operational

Vaquero Midstream Caymus II Plant Becomes Operational

From PR News Wire

On June 1st, 2018, Vaquero Midstream began processing rich natural gas through its 2nd 200 MMCFD UOP Russell cryogenic processing plant at the Caymus Natural Gas Processing Facility in Pecos County, Texas. Caymus II became operational …

June 14, 2018 - 3:12 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Midstream
Source: Encana; Sound wall around DJ Basin well site rig niobrara colorado

Midstates Petroleum Announces Closing of Sale of Anadarko Basin Producing Properties

From Business Wire

Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. (“Midstates” or the “Company”) (NYSE: MPO) today announced the closing of the previously announced sale of its Anadarko Basin producing properties located in the Texas panhandle and western Oklahoma for $58 million. The …

June 5, 2018 - 12:36 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News
Wyoming Files Suit Opposing BLM Rule on Flaring - Oil & Gas 360 flare

Gas Glut in Permian Sparks Dilemma Over How Much to Burn

Bottlenecks expected to make producers desperate to flare more; Texas RRC could loosen flaring rules

From Bloomberg

Texas is facing a burning question that’s pitting the state’s economy against its environment, and oil drillers against each other.

With natural gas …

What’s Worth More to the State of Texas—Land or Oil?

Junior Canadian Texas and New Mexico Producer Goes Public

Permex Petroleum Corporation (ticker: OIL) has completed its initial public offering of 8,135,500 common shares at a price of $0.50 per share for proceeds of $4,067,750.

The shares were listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) on May 15, 2018 …

Lonestar Resources Hits 10 MBOEPD in April, Increases Full Year Guidance

Lonestar Resources Hits 10 MBOEPD in April, Increases Full Year Guidance

Texas-based E&P Lonestar Resources US Inc. (ticker: LONE) reported a net loss attributable to its common stockholders of $18.5 million, or ($0.75) per share in Q1 2018. The company produced 7,777 BOEPD on average in the quarter.

CEO Frank D. …

OXY’s New Mexico Permian Wells Coming in with IP-30s of 3,100 BOEPD

OXY’s New Mexico Permian Wells Coming in with IP-30s of 3,100 BOEPD

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (ticker: OXY) reported a core income of $708 million for the first quarter of 2018, or $0.92 per diluted share. Total average daily production volumes were 609,000 BOE for the first quarter of 2018, compared to 621,000 …

Cimarex Produced 206 MBOEPD in Q1, with 55% from the Permian

Cimarex Produced 206 MBOEPD in Q1, with 55% from the Permian

Cimarex running 13 rigs: 10 in the Permian, 3 Mid-Con

Cimarex Energy Co. (ticker: XEC) reported first quarter 2018 net income of $186.3 million, or $1.96 per share. Total company production for the quarter came in at the high end …

RSP Permian Earns $90 Million, Production Up 39%

RSP Permian Earns $90 Million, Production Up 39%

RSP Permian Inc. (ticker: RSPP) posted a Q1 2018 net income of $89.6 million, or $0.57 per diluted common share. Production for the quarter increased 39% to 62.8 MBOEPD (72% oil, 87% liquids) compared to Q1 2017.

Drilling

The company …

Courtesy of Chesapeake

Chesapeake “Reinvents the Utica”

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (ticker: CHK) reported net income available to common stockholders of $268 million, or $0.29 per share for Q1 of 2018. Chesapeake’s average daily production for the first quarter of 2018 was approximately 554,000 BOE, compared to approximately …

Permian Juggernaut Concho Resources Reports $835 Million Net Income for Q1

Permian Juggernaut Concho Resources Reports $835 Million Net Income for Q1

Producing 228 MBOEPD, Running 20 Rigs

Concho Resources Inc. (ticker: CXO) bought home a net income of $835 million, or $5.58 per diluted share for Q1 2018. Last year at this reporting period, Concho had a net income of $650 …

Courtesy of Encana

Encana Sees 30% Growth within Cash Flow

Encana Corporation (ticker: ECA) opened 2018 with Q1 net earnings of $151 million. This compares to Q1 2017’s net earnings of $431 million. Cash generated from operating activities reached $381 million, which compares to $106 million in Q1 2017.

Encana’s …

Gray Oak Pipeline Links Permian’s Oil to Corpus Christi’s Refining and Exports

Gray Oak Pipeline Links Permian’s Oil to Corpus Christi’s Refining and Exports

Expanded pipeline could grow to one million barrels per day of oil takeaway

Andeavor (ticker: ANDV), formerly known as Tesoro, will be partnering up with Phillips 66 Partners (ticker: PSXCP) and Buckeye Partners, L.P. (ticker: BPL) in two projects that …

EOG Resources, Mountrail County, North Dakota.

PermRock Royalty Trust Prepares IPO

PermRock Royalty Trust will soon launch its initial public offering of 6,250,000 trust units, representing approximately 51.4% beneficial interest in the trust. The initial offering price is expected to be between $19.00 and $21.00 per unit. Boaz Energy II, LLC …

Texas Oil and Gas Employment at Highest Level Since 2015

Texas Oil and Gas Employment at Highest Level Since 2015

The oil and gas sector in Texas remained strong through March according to the Dallas Fed’s new report. Prices for WTI crude oil rose slightly in March, staying close to $63 per barrel and oil production in the Permian Basin …

Rosehill Resources Production Jumps to 15,000 BOEPD in March

Rosehill Resources Production Jumps to 15,000 BOEPD in March

Permian-based Rosehill Resources Inc. (ticker: ROSE) reported a Q4 2017 net loss of $5.3 million, or $(0.87) per diluted share. For the full year of 2017, the company reported a loss of $8.5 million, or $(1.43) per share.

In 2017, …

Which Has The Bigger Economy: Texas Or Russia?

Which Has The Bigger Economy: Texas Or Russia?

From Forbes

You’ve no doubt heard that everything’s bigger in Texas. That’s more than just a trite expression, and I’m not just saying that because Texas is home to U.S. Global Investors.

Want to know how big Texas really is? …

April 18, 2018 - 4:12 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News
What’s Worth More to the State of Texas—Land or Oil?

SM Energy Divestment of $792 Million Non-Core Assets Will Drive 30% Debt Reduction

Out of the Williston

Midland- and Eagle Ford-focused SM Energy Company (ticker: SM) sold its remaining assets in the Williston Basin and third-party operated assets in Upton County, Texas. The combined sale generated $292.3 million, but the buyers have not …

Lonestar Resources Plans 50% Production Growth in 2018

Lonestar Resources Plans 50% Production Growth in 2018

Lonestar Resources US Inc. (ticker: LONE) reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $13.7 million, or $(0.58) per share for Q4 2017. For 2017, the company had a net loss of $42.6 million, or $(1.92) per share. Net …

Halliburton Nisku, Alberta Canada
Victor Gribansiciy
November 2006

American Energy Imports Lowest Since 1982

U.S. continues to import less while exporting more

Total net energy imports to the United States fell to 7.3 quadrillion BTUs (quads) in 2017, a 35% decrease from 2016 and the lowest level since 1982, when both gross imports and …