World Oil (Bloomberg) — As big banks pull back on lending to oil and gas drillers, some U.S. energy companies are relying on a novel kind of bond to get the financing they need. The bonds are backed by the companies’ oil and gas reserves, meaning producers are essentially pledging income from their wells in exchange for up-front cash. The
CNBC BEIJING — China has a lot more to worry about at home than its foreign policy. Some energy-related companies in the country have found themselves caught in a business cycle that shows how difficult it can be for stimulus to help the economy in the form of bank loans. The world’s second-largest economy contracted 6.8% in the first quarter at the height of
JP Morgan Chase & Co. increases oil and gas loan loss reserves by 61% JP Morgan Chase & Co. plans to increase its reserves to cover potential oil and gas loan losses by 61% this quarter, reports Reuters. The bank plans to set aside $500 million on top of the $815 million already in place to protect against loan loss
Borrowing Base Redeterminations Kicking into Full Swing Cyclicality in the oil and gas industry is a given. Across the board in today’s commodity price environment, the E&Ps and the OilService companies that provide them with drilling and completion services have worked hard to right-size costs. Management teams will expand and contract their companies’ drilling activity not necessarily by their doing,
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