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Losses continue to mount for National Oilwell Varco in third quarter

Houston Chronicle Losses continue to mount for Houston oil field service company National Oilwell Varco, which posted a nearly quarter billion dollar loss during the third quarter. In a statement released after close of market on Monday, NOV reported a $244 million loss on $2.1 billion of revenue during the third quarter. The figures were down from the $1 million

Refiners Join Forces: Marathon to Acquire Andeavor for $23 Billion

Deal will create the largest U.S. refiner Marathon Petroleum Corp. (ticker: MPC) and Andeavor (ticker: ANDV) have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which MPC will acquire all of ANDV’s outstanding shares, representing a total equity value of $23.3 billion and total enterprise value of $35.6 billion, based on MPC’s April 27, 2018, closing price of $81.43. ANDV shareholders

Brazos Midstream Holdings Sold for $1.75 Billion

Fort Worth-based Brazos Midstream Holdings, LLC and its financial sponsor, Old Ironsides Energy, have entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Delaware Basin subsidiary companies to North Haven Infrastructure Partners II (NHIP II) and related funds for approximately $1.75 billion in cash. Closing is expected in the second quarter of 2018. Brazos’s Delaware Basin assets are located in Reeves,

Egypt Buys $14 Billion of NatGas from Noble Energy, Delek

Noble Energy, Inc. (ticker: NBL) has signed agreements to sell significant quantities of natural gas from the Leviathan and Tamar fields to Dolphinus Holdings Limited to supply gas in Egypt. These agreements, one for natural gas from Leviathan and one for Tamar, each provide for total contract quantities of 1.15 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. The natural gas is

ExxonMobil Stacks 2.7 Billion More Barrels into Reserves, Bringing 2017 Total to 21.2 Billion Barrels

Exxon Mobil Corporation (ticker: XOM) added 2.7 billion oil-equivalent barrels of proved oil and gas reserves in 2017, replacing 183% of 2017 production. ExxonMobil’s proved reserves totaled 21.2 billion oil-equivalent barrels at year-end 2017. Liquids represented 57% of the reserves, up from 53% in 2016. According to the company, ExxonMobil’s reserves life at current production rates is 14 years. During

Double Eagle III’s Wingspan Covers $1 Billion

Double Eagle Energy Holdings III announced that inclusive of a recent capital raise, the company has secured equity commitments of more than $1 billion. The equity commitments are anchored through funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (ticker: APO). Double Eagle’s equity commitments will support the company’s ongoing acquisition and development initiatives in the Permian Basin and will

CNOOC 2018: 470 MMBOE Target, $11 Billion CapEx

CNOOC Limited (ticker: CEO) plans to target 470-480 MMBOE for its net production goal in 2018. The geographic production areas are split between China (64%) and overseas (36%). The company’s net production for 2017 stood at approximately 469 MMBOE. As for 2019 and 2020, projected numbers are 485 MMBOE and 500 MMBOE, respectively. A stampede of projects CNOOC has scheduled

Silver Run II Adds $1.042 Billion to Complete Merger

Silver Run Acquisition Corporation II will have approximately $1.042 billion in its trust account to complete the business combination of Silver Run II, Alta Mesa Holdings, LP and Kingfisher Midstream, LLC. The new company will be called Alta Mesa Resources, Inc. No redemption back-stop was required. Silver Run II CEO James T. Hackett said, “We are very pleased by the

Continental Resources Announces Pricing of $1 Billion Offering

Continental Resources, Inc. (ticker: CLR) announced today the pricing of its private placement of $1 billion of new 4 3/8% senior unsecured notes due 2028. The notes were sold at par. The offering is expected to close on December 8, 2017. The company intendeds to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay in full and terminate its $500