In the context of the total business sector, the global private equity industry raised a record $453 billion from investors in 2017, leaving it with more than $1 trillion to pour into companies and new business ventures, Reuters reported at the beginning of the year. The capital raised in 2017 surpassed the previous landmark of $414 billion set in 2007.
LINN Energy, Inc. (ticker: LNGG) reported its 2017 results today and provided details on its announced split into three entities. “Through our successful divestiture program of almost $2.0 billion, we have extinguished all our debt, executed on our share repurchase program and recently completed a sizable tender offer to return capital to our shareholders. At the same time we performed
Tax-free separation creates two Appalachian-based energy companies EQT Corporation (ticker: EQT) has approved a plan to separate its upstream and midstream businesses, creating a standalone publicly traded corporation (NewCo) that will focus on midstream operations. The separation is intended to qualify as tax-free to EQT shareholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and is expected to be completed by the
Alta Mesa Resources, Inc. is a new company that was announced on August 16, 2017 that will combine Silver Run Acquisition Corporation II, Kingfisher Midstream, LLC and Alta Mesa Holdings, LP. The company has its asset base concentrated in the core of the STACK oil play. The transaction, which integrates existing upstream and midstream assets, is managed by an experienced
IHS Markit has released a new study called, “A New Look: Extracting Value from the Canadian Oil Sands.” The report presents a post-oil price collapse update to a 2013 analysis on the economics of processing heavy oil in Alberta and other select jurisdictions. Bitumen-related problems: too heavy for pipelines Bitumen is the extra-heavy oil found in the oil sands. Making
Strong EnerCom Dallas conference registrations point to 2017 energy sector uptick EnerCom Dallas, EnerCom’s Texas-based oil and gas investment conference, will bring together a slate of upstream producers and oilfield technology innovators working in key global oil and gas jurisdictions. If registrations from the institutional investment community are any indication, the energy sector should be looking for a banner year in 2017.
PLS Capitalize™ Report: Oil & gas industry raised $186 Billion through U.S. public offerings in 2016; PLS predicts surge in M&A activity in 2017 Houston’s oil and gas research firm PLS Inc. provided the following statistical review of capital markets activity today, with the help of its capital markets tracking platform Capitalize™. Highlights of the PLS Capitalize™ report include: Aggregate
NatGas Use in Electricity Generation Soars through 2040: EIA Report The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Agency released its newest comprehensive report today, its Annual Energy Outlook 2016. As to the agency’s projections for oil and gas prices and production levels, the report summarizes what its models show as follows. After 2017, U.S. oil production increases as prices rise
“There’s a lot of capital on the sidelines. … From a timing perspective, I would imagine there’s a major effort to deploy capital this year.” – Jason Downie, Tailwater Capital The energy space has changed. But with change comes opportunity, and private equity companies are chomping at the bit to use their dry powder in a market starved for capital.
We grow to simplify In Shell’s (Ticker: RDSA) management day meeting Nov. 3, 2015, the executive team discussed the current state of the oil and gas industry, commodity prices, the BG acquisition and Shell’s plans upcoming. Some comments from CEO Ben van Beurden on the call today appear below: “I’m determined that Shell will be at the forefront … and will
Down more than 50% Year to Date Oil and gas companies are tightening the purse strings for 2015, as several news releases on guidance are showing capex declines of 20% or more. Commodity hedges may protect most companies from further capital deterioration for the time being, but repercussions from the oil price collapse will be truly felt once the hedge
