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Trade War Impasse Casts a ‘Dark Cloud’ Over Outlook for US Oil Shipments, Analysts Warn

August 19, 2019

From CNBC An escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies is negatively impacting the outlook for U.S. crude shipments, energy analysts have warned, amid fears that China could soon dramatically reduce its intake of American oil. Trade tensions between Washington and Beijing prompted some external observers to warn the outlook for China-bound U.S. crude shipments was firmly skewed

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Oxy Lowers Production Guidance on Legacy Anadarko Assets

August 14, 2019

From The Houston Chronicle With Occidental Petroleum finalizing its $38 billion acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum last week, Oxy is now lowering its oil and gas production guidance for the legacy Anadarko assets. For the rest of this year, Oxy said Anadarko’s assets will see lower production volumes by at least a couple of percentage points than anticipated because of pipeline

Occidental Finance Chief Pledges to Act Quickly to Pare Acquisition Debt

August 12, 2019

From Reuters Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY.N) expects to quickly reduce the $40 billion in debt it took on with its purchase of Anadarko Petroleum, the company’s finance chief said on Monday. Cedric Burgher, in his first public remarks since the $38 billion acquisition closed last week, told an Enercom energy conference audience, the resulting debt burden was “not that bad,”

Caliber Midstream Makes North Dakota Acquisition

August 6, 2019

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Caliber Midstream acquires North Dakota assets from American Midstream Partners Caliber Midstream Holdings L.P., headquartered in Denver, Colorado, has acquired crude oil gathering and transportation assets in McKenzie county, North Dakota from American Midstream Partners L.P. The acquired assets include a FERC-regulated system comprised of 47 miles worth of pipeline and

Brent Oil in Bear Market as China-U.S. Trade Tensions Mount

August 6, 2019

From Reuters Oil prices fell more than 1% on Tuesday, with Brent crude settling near seven-month lows below $60 a barrel as trade tensions between the U.S. and China intensified worries about weakening global demand. During the session, Brent traded at a low of $58.81 a barrel, down more than 22% from its peak in April. That decline puts the

Oil Falls 3% as Trade War Concerns Hit Demand Outlook

August 5, 2019

From Reuters Global oil benchmark Brent futures fell more than 3% on Monday on global growth concerns after U.S. President Donald Trump last week threatened China with more tariffs, which could limit crude demand from the world’s two biggest buyers. Brent crude LCOc1 fell $2.08, or 3.36%, to settle at $59.81 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1

Occidental and Ecopetrol Team Up in the Midland

August 1, 2019

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Occidental Petroleum and Ecopetrol S.A. form joint venture in the Midland Basin Occidental Petroleum Corporation (stock ticker: OXY), the fourth largest public E&P by market capitalization, has formed a joint venture (JV) with Colombia-based Ecopetrol S.A. (stock ticker: EC) to develop 97,000 net acres of Occidental’s Midland Basin properties, subject to

Shell Invests in New Deep-Water Gulf of Mexico Project, Sells Assets to Equinor and Noreco

August 1, 2019

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Shell Offshore Inc. makes final investment decision for PowerNap deep-water project in U.S. Gulf Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (stock ticker: RDS-A, RDS-B), has reached a final investment decision (FID) for the PowerNap deep-water project in the US Gulf of Mexico, electing to move forward with

BP Profit Again Outstrips Forecasts, Lifted by Higher Oil Output

July 30, 2019

From Reuters A strong rise in oil and gas production helped BP (BP.L) offset weaker crude prices and refining profit to again beat profit expectations on Tuesday, boosting its shares. BP’s second quarter contrasts with Total (TOTF.PA) and Norway’s Equinor (EQNR.OL), which posted sharp earnings drops, and builds on a steady recovery after deep cost cuts since the 2014 downturn,

Buyer Revealed in Range’s $634 Million Appalachian Asset Sale

July 26, 2019

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Lime Rock Resources purchases 350,000 net surface acres of overriding royalty interests from Range Resources Corporation Lime Rock Resources, the E&P arm of private equity firm Lime Rock Partners, has closed on the acquisition of a non-operated overriding royalty interest (ORRI) in 350,000 net surface acres of the Marcellus shale, representing

Talos Energy Increases Borrowing Base, Announces Hedges

July 11, 2019

By Bevo Beaven, Editor, Oil & Gas 360, with Olivier Goodrich Gulf of Mexico explorer Talos Energy (stock ticker: TALO) has added three new lenders to its credit facility and bumped its borrowing base to $850 million from the previous level of $600 million. Additionally, Talos has announced multiple derivative contracts, consisting of swaps and costless collars, to hedge its

Intensifying Storm Cut Half U.S. Gulf Coast Oil Output, Closes Coastal Refinery

July 11, 2019

From Reuters An intensifying tropical storm in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Thursday cut more than half the region’s oil output, with energy companies evacuating staff from nearly 200 offshore facilities and a coastal refinery. Oil firms shut more than 1 million barrels per day of oil production, 53% of Gulf of Mexico’s output, and 1.2 billion cubic feet

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