Thursday, January 16, 2025
Fresh from Icahn settlement, FirstEnergy weighs divestitures - sources-oil and gas 360

Fresh from Icahn settlement, FirstEnergy weighs divestitures – sources

Reuters FirstEnergy Corp, the U.S. utility that gave activist investor Carl Icahn seats on its board this year, is exploring divestitures as an alternative to raising cash by selling stock, according to four people familiar with the matter. Akron, Ohio-based FirstEnergy is trying to recover from the fallout of accusations it was involved with a $60 million bribery scheme involving

Weatherford Ramps Up Cost Savings Plan

Weatherford International plc (ticker: WFT) reported a net loss of $245 million, or a loss of $(0.25) per share for the first quarter of 2018. Weatherford President and CEO Mark A. McCollum said, “The goals we have set forth for 2018 and 2019 are realistic and achievable. We are on track and, in the first quarter, have already achieved 10%

The Shale Boom in the Permian Is Slowing Down - 360

Bill Barrett: Conference Call Reveals Fifth Creek Merger Details

Colorado-based Bill Barrett Corporation (ticker: BBG) reported Q4 and year-end results today. For the fourth quarter of 2017, the company reported a net loss of $77.8 million, or $(0.94) per diluted share. For 2017 as a whole, the company reported a net loss of $138.2 million, or $(1.80) per diluted share. BBG entered 2018 with $314 million of cash and

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

Devon joins shale firms to cut spending as oil hovers at $30- oil and gas 360

Devon: On the Way to $3 Billion Goal with $1 Billion Upstream Divestiture

Devon Energy divests $1 billion in non-core assets with potentially another $1 billion on the way with the sale of its Access Pipeline interest Devon Energy (ticker: DVN) announced roughly $1 billion in asset sales today as the company works towards a goal of $2-$3 billion in total divestitures this year. The sale included producing assets in East Texas, the