United States
Crude Oil
What's Affecting Oil Prices This Week? (April 29, 2024)
Stratas Advisors says even with the reported drawdown in U.S. crude inventories, the price of Brent crude oil remains below the upward channel that had been in place since January of this year.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Storage
Tivoli Midstream Buys Southeast Texas Coast Infrastructure
Tivoli Midstream acquired the Chocolate Bayou from Ascend Performance Materials, including storage and land for development.
Service Contracts , Service & Supply , Field Development
ProPetro to Provide eFrac Services to Exxon’s Permian Operations
ProPetro has entered a three-year agreement to provide electric hydraulic fracturing services for Exxon Mobil’s operations in the Permian Basin.
Acquisitions & Divestitures
Phoenix Capital Group Acquires Uinta Basin Royalty Interests
Phoenix Capital Group’s acquisition of 1,500 net royalty acres in Duchesne County, Utah, brings the company's investment in the Uinta Basin to more than $60 million, the company said.
Crude Oil , Natural Gas
Hedge Funds Retreat from Oil as War Risk Fades: Kemp
Hedge funds and other money managers sold the equivalent of 95 MMbbl in the six most important petroleum futures and options contracts over the seven days ending on April 23.
Energy Transition , Emissions , Health, Safety & Environment , International
G7 Reaches Deal to Exit from Coal by 2035
The accord will be included in the G7 energy ministers' final communique to be released on April 30.
Exploration & Production , Shale Plays , Crude Oil , Natural Gas
Barnett & Beyond: Marathon, Oxy, Peers Testing Deeper Permian Zones
Marathon Oil, Occidental, Continental Resources and others are reaching under the Permian’s popular benches for new drilling locations. Analysts think there are areas of the basin where the Permian’s deeper zones can compete for capital.
Earnings , Natural Gas
Keeping it Simple: Antero Stays on Profitable Course in 1Q
Bucking trend, Antero Resources posted a slight increase in natural gas production as other companies curtailed production.
Service & Supply , Dividends/Buybacks
NOV Announces $1B Repurchase Program, Ups Dividend
NOV expects to increase its quarterly cash dividend on its common stock by 50% to $0.075 per share from $0.05 per share.
Rig Counts , Natural Gas
Repsol to Drop Marcellus Rig in June
Spain’s Repsol plans to drop its Marcellus Shale rig in June and reduce capex in the play due to the current U.S. gas price environment, CEO Josu Jon Imaz told analysts during a quarterly webcast.