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It’s Complicated: E&Ps Find Some Financial Tailwinds, But It’s Not All Smooth Sailing
Relatively stable WTI prices in the $80s/bbl provide some breathing room as companies allocate cash for operations, and pragmatism is seeping into the energy transition movement.
Exxon Shale Exec Details Plans for Pioneer’s Acreage, 4-mile Laterals
Exxon Mobil plans to drill longer, more capital efficient wells in the Midland Basin after a major boost from the $60 billion Pioneer Natural Resources acquisition. Data shows that Exxon is a leading operator drilling 4-mile laterals in the Permian’s Delaware Basin.
Infrastructure Company Savage Acquires Houston’s Texon
Texon, a midstream service provider, will continue operations under its legacy brand.
1Q24 Dividends Declared in the Week of April 29
With earnings season in full swing, upstream and midstream companies are declaring quarterly dividends. Here is a selection of dividends announced in the past week.
Pitts: US, Qatar Face off in LNG ‘Olympics’
In the LNG exporting space, the U.S. is squaring off with its fiercest competitor, Qatar, with both countries expected to outpace Australia
Energy Transition in Motion (Week of May 3, 2024)
Here is a look at some of this week’s renewable energy news, including a 10.5-gigawatt power purchase agreement between Brookfield and Microsoft.
US Oil, Gas Rig Count Falls to Lowest Since January 2022
The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by eight to 605 in the week to May 3, in the biggest weekly decline since September 2023.
Targa Expects Another Major Permian Pipeline Project This Year
Targa Resources says different projects are falling in place for gas capacity expansion
Antero Midstream Buys Summit Midstream Assets in $70M Deal
The deal by Antero Midstream strengthens Antero Resources’ gathering and compression in Marcellus Shale.
NSTA Offers 31 More Licenses in Latest Licensing Round
The leasing round attracted 115 bids from 76 companies vying for 257 blocks and partial blocks in the U.K. Continental Shelf.
Occidental Explores Sale of Permian Assets Worth Over $1B, Sources Say
Occidental Petroleum is exploring a sale of assets in the Barilla Draw region of Texas, which is located within the Delaware portion of the Permian Basin.
Exxon Closes $60B Pioneer Deal, Reshaping Permian Basin
After facing regulatory scrutiny, Exxon Mobil closed a roughly $60 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources. The largest shale oil transaction ever signed will reshape the order of power in the vast Permian Basin oil field.
Pemex Reports Lower 2Q Production and Net Income
Mexico’s Pemex reported both lower oil and gas production and a 91% drop in net income in first-quarter 2024, but the company also reduced its total debt to $101.5 billion, executives said during an earnings webcast with analysts.
Sunoco Completes $7.3B NuStar Energy Merger
The completion of its acquisition of NuStar Energy allows Sunoco to realize at least $150 million of expense and commercial synergies and at least $50 million per year of additional cash flow from refinancing activity.
Analyst Questions Kimmeridge’s Character, Ben Dell Responds
The analyst said that “they don’t seem to be particularly good actors.” Ben Dell, Kimmeridge Energy Partners managing partner, told Hart Energy that “our reputation is unparalleled.”
Marketed: Delta Minerals Non-producing Sale in Colorado
Delta Minerals LLC has retained EnergyNet for the sale of non-producing minerals in Bent, Cheyenne and Kiowa counties, Colorado.
Phillips 66 Weighs Divestments, Targets Renewable Fuel Increase
Phillips 66 looks to boost renewable fuels production by 67% through the end of the second quarter 2024 at its Rodeo complex in San Francisco while weighing a potential divestiture of its retail marketing businesses in Austria and Germany.
Chouest Acquires ROV Company ROVOP to Expand Subsea Capabilities
With the acquisition of ROVOP, Chouest will have a fleet of more than 100 ROVs.
Sage Geosystems Advances Commercial-scale Energy Storage Facility
The 3-megawatt facility in Texas is expected to become the world’s first commercial geopressured geothermal system when it’s commissioned in December.
Chesapeake Stockpiles DUCs as Doubts Creep in Over Southwestern Deal
Chesapeake Energy is stockpiling DUCs until demand returns through growth from LNG exports, power generation and industrial activity.
Tellurian Reports Driftwood LNG Progress Amid Low NatGas Production
Tellurian’s Driftwood LNG received an extension through 2029 with authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Zeta Energy Appoints Michael Everett as COO
Prior to joining Zeta Energy, a lithium-sulfur battery developer, Michael Everett previously served as president and COO at Advanced Battery Concepts.
NuStar Energy Unitholders Approve Merger with Sunoco
The transaction is expected to close on or about May 3, in which NuStar Energy LP will merge with and into a merger subsidiary of Sunoco LP.
US Appeals Court Upholds FERC Approvals for Gas Pipeline Expansion
A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was right to determine the Evangeline Pass Expansion project is functionally separate from four related gas infrastructure developments.
Shell Launches $3.5 Billion Share Buyback Program
Shell, which posted first-quarter adjusted earnings of $7.7 billion, will cancel all of the shares it buys.
SLB, OneSubsea, Subsea 7 Sign Collaboration Deal with Equinor
Work is expected to begin immediately on Equinor’s Wisting and Bay Du Nord projects.
FTC OKs Exxon-Pioneer Merger, but Bars Sheffield from Exxon’s Board
A megamerger between Exxon Mobil and Pioneer Natural Resources can proceed, but Pioneer Chairman Scott Sheffield is out, the Federal Trade Commission says.
Stice: Diamondback’s Small Company Culture Suits Big M&A Appetite
Diamondback Energy CEO Travis Stice tells analysts that the company’s nimble nature is among its top qualities, allowing for rapid growth and the successful integration of Endeavor Energy this year.
Enterprise Targets FID for SPOT Project by End of 2024
Enterprise Products Partners’ co-CEO disputed capex figures reported in the media regarding its Sea Port Oil Export Terminal.
SilverBow Makes Horseshoe Lateral in Austin Chalk
SilverBow Resources’ 8,900-foot lateral was drilled in Live Oak County at the intersection of South Texas’ oil and condensate phases. It's a first in the Chalk.