(Reuters, 24.Jan.2023) — The U.S. Treasury Department has granted a license to Trinidad and Tobago to develop a major gas field located in Venezuelan territorial waters, a senior Biden administration official said on Tuesday, marking a further easing of some sanctions on Venezuela. RELATED STORY: PDVSA Initiates Production At Dragon […]
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Hess’ 2023 Capex Budget Favors Bakken and Stabroek
(Hess Corporation, 24.Jan.2023) — Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) today announced a 2023 Exploration & Production capital and exploratory budget of $3.7bn, of which more than 80% will be allocated to Guyana and the Bakken. Net production is forecast to average between 355,000 and 365,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2023. Bakken net production […]
Noble Provides Operational and Financial Update
(Noble Corp. 21.Jan.2023) — Noble Corporation plc (CSE: NOBLE, NYSE: NE) today provides an operational and financial update for the fourth quarter of 2022 as well as recent operational and contracting highlights and updates on its prior guidance for Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2022. In accordance with […]
Cross Timbers Royalty Trust Declares Jan. Cash Distribution
(Cross Timbers, 20.Jan.2023) — Argent Trust Company, as Trustee of the Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (NYSE:CRT), today declared a cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.312668 per unit, payable on 14 February 2023, to unitholders of record on 31 January 2023. The following table shows underlying […]
APA Corp. Provides 4Q:22 Supplemental Info., Schedules Conf. Call
(APA Corporation, 18.Jan.2023) — APA Corporation (Nasdaq: APA) provided supplemental information regarding certain fourth-quarter 2022 financial and operational results. This information is intended only to provide additional information regarding current estimates management believes will affect results for the fourth-quarter 2022. It is provided to assist investors, analysts and others in […]
Volta to be Acquired by Shell USA, Inc.
(Volta, 18.Jan.2023) — Volta Inc. (NYSE: VLTA) today announced the execution of a definitive merger agreement under which Shell USA Inc., a subsidiary of Shell plc (NYSE: SHEL), will acquire Volta in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $169mn. The transaction brings Volta’s powerful dual charging and media network to […]
Eviation Announces Order From Aerus For 30 Alice All-Electric Commuter Aircraft
(Eviation, 17.Jan.2023) — Eviation Aircraft, a manufacturer of all-electric aircraft, announced that Aerus, an emerging regional airline in Mexico, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for 30 commuter Alice aircraft. Aerus intends to utilize Alice for middle-mile travel across regions including Nuevo LeĂłn, Tamaulipas, Coahuila and Veracruz, providing historically underserved communities in northern areas of […]
Uranium Energy’s Technical Report for Shea Creek Project
(Uranium Energy, 12.Jan.2023) — Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE American: UEC) filed a Technical Report Summary (“TRS”) on EDGAR disclosing updated mineral resources for the company’s Shea Creek Project. UEC indirectly owns 49.0975% of the Project and Orano Canada Resources owns the remainder and is the Project operator. Highlights: This TRS filing […]
Tourmaline Oil Declares Dividend
(Tourmaline, 12.Jan.2023) — Tourmaline Oil Corp. (TSX: TOU) announced a special dividend and provide an operational and 2023 guidance update. SPECIAL DIVIDEND Tourmaline is pleased to announce the declaration of a special dividend of $2.00/share, given the continued strong financial performance and outlook for the Company. The special dividend is part of Tourmaline’s […]
Horizon ‎Petroleum to Create Europe Focused Producer
(Horizon Petroleum, 12.Jan.2023) — Horizon Petroleum Ltd. (TSXV: HPL.H) has entered into a letter of intent dated December 9, 2022 (the “LOI“) with a private European company (the “Vendor“) under which Horizon will acquire all of the outstanding shares of its European oil and gas subsidiary company (“SUB“) (the “Transaction“) through the issuance […]
US Surges to Top of LNG Exporter Ranks on Breakneck Growth
(Bloomberg, 12.Jan.2023) — The US tied Qatar as the world’s top exporter of liquefied natural gas last year, a milestone for the meteoric rise of America as a major supplier of the fuel. Both countries exported 81.2 million tons in 2022, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. While that’s […]
WoodMac: Key Things to Watch in Global Upstream in 2023
(WoodMac, 12.Jan.2023) — Upstream oil and gas companies made big strides in 2022, restoring confidence and repairing balance sheets. But the challenges the industry faces will compound in 2023. Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq:VRSK), released the Global upstream: 5 things to look for in 2023 reports today. Key themes to watch for include […]
Silver Viper Presents Positive G&G Survey Results at La Virginia
(Silver Viper, 12.Jan.2023) —Silver Viper Minerals Corp. (TSXV: VIPR) (OTC: VIPRF) provided an update on exploration activities within the La Virginia Silver-Gold Project, located in Sonora, Mexico. Exploration activities continued throughout 2022 at the northern portion of the La Virginia Project, principally along the south and south-east extensions of the El Rubi […]
Montreal Protocol Emerges as Powerful Climate Treaty
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or NOAA, 11.Jan.2023) — A new report from the U.N., which includes key scientific contributions from NOAA and international partners, confirms that the recovery of Earth’s protective ozone layer is on track, and that the Montreal Protocol, the international treaty that guides the phase-out of […]
ExxonMobil to Divest Interest in Esso Thailand
(Exxon, 11.Jan.2023) — ExxonMobil has reached an agreement with Bangchak Corporation to sell its interest in Esso Thailand that includes the Sriracha Refinery, select distribution terminals, and a network of Esso-branded retail stations, delivering on its commitment to strengthen value and overall competitiveness. The transaction will be executed by ExxonMobil’s […]
Houston Texans to Purchase Carbon Removal Credits
(Oxy, 6.Jan.2023) — 1PointFive, a subsidiary of Occidental’s (NYSE: OXY) Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV) business, today announced an agreement and sponsorship with the Houston Texans whereby the Texans have agreed to purchase carbon dioxide (CO2) removal credits from 1PointFive’s first Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant, which is expected to be […]
Exiled Venezuela Lawmakers Chosen to Lead Anti-Maduro Fight
(AP, 5.Jan.2023) — Venezuela’s opposition has selected an all-female team of mostly unknown exiled former lawmakers to replace the beleaguered Juan GuaidĂł as the face of its faltering efforts to remove socialist President Nicolas Maduro. Last week, politicians who were elected to the National Assembly in 2015 voted to oust GuaidĂł […]
Global LNG Represents 39% of EU Gas Imports in 2022
(Kpler, 5.Jan.2023) — EU gas imports remained stable year on year last year at around 337.4 bn m3, preliminary data from the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) show. The bloc traditionally imports most of its gas, and it imported at least 70% of it via pipelines […]
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Hess’ Guyana Developments and Low Breakeven Prices [PDF Download]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Jan.2023) — Hess Corporation’s activities offshore Guyana in the Stabroek Block over the company exceptional reservoir quality and low development costs. The company’s first four developments offshore offer Brent breakeven prices less than $40/bbl. Highlights – ~$35/bbl Brent breakeven for Liza Phase 1 – ~$25/bbl Brent breakeven […]
Trinity Gas Storage Closes Financing with Transition Equity Partners
(Trinity, 4.Jan.2023) — Trinity Gas Storage, LLC announced the closing of financing by Transition Equity Partners, LLC (TEP) to advance the development of Trinity Gas Storage, a greenfield natural gas storage facility in East Texas. TEP’s investment will provide Trinity with the capital required to finalize engineering, with the goal […]
New Nucor Steel Brandenburg Plate Mill Rolls First Plate
(Nucor, 3.Jan.2023) — Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today that the company’s new state-of-the-art steel plate mill in Brandenburg, Kentucky, rolled its first steel plate on Friday, 30 December 2022, 2022. Nucor Steel Brandenburg will focus on final commissioning of the mill in the first quarter of 2023 and will ship the first […]
Talos Achieves Successful Results from Lime Rock and Venice Prospects
(Talos, 3.Jan.2023) — Talos Energy Inc. (NYSE: TALO) today announced that the company’s Lime Rock and Venice prospects both successfully discovered commercial quantities of oil and natural gas during sequential drilling operations in the fourth quarter of 2022. Talos holds a 60% working interest in the two deepwater discoveries, both of which are […]
Energy Analytics Institute’s NRGBriefs: December 2022
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Dec.2022) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during December 2022 including Washington’s easing of sanctions on Venezuela resulting in increased US imports of that heavy/sour crude; twin-island country Trinidad and Tobago eying its annual energy conference in Port of Spain; Savannah […]
Chevron Sending Two Oil Tankers to Venezuela Under US Approval
(Reuters, 30.Dec.2022) — U.S. oil company Chevron Corp (CVX.N) is sending two oil tankers to Venezuela, one of which will load the first cargo of crude destined for the United States in nearly four years, according to a person familiar with the matter and shipping data. On Friday, a Chevron-chartered vessel approached […]
US Offers Credit for New Qualified Clean Vehicles
(IRS, 30.Dec.2022) — If you bought and placed in service a new qualified plug-in electric vehicle (EV) or fuel cell vehicle (FCV) on 1 January 2023 or later and meet certain income limitations, you may be eligible for a clean vehicle tax credit up to $7,500 under Internal Revenue Code Section 30D. […]
GoldMining Inc. Announces Updated At-the-Market Equity Program
(GoldMining, 30.Dec.2022) — GoldMining Inc. (TSX: GOLD) (NYSE American: GLDG) has entered into an equity distribution agreement dated 30 December 2022 with a syndicate of agents, including BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and BMO Capital Markets Corp. (the “Lead Agents”) and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, Haywood Securities Inc., Laurentian Bank Securities […]
B2Gold Reports Two Fatalities from Off-Site Incident in Mali
(B2Gold, 29.Dec.2022) — B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO) (NYSE AMERICAN: BTG) (NSX: B2G) deeply regrets to report that two B2Gold employees have passed away as a result of injuries sustained in an off-site robbery incident in Mali earlier today. All reports have identified this tragic event as the result of a robbery incident and not related to any terrorist activity. A local bus […]
EDF Divests Interest in Five Wind Projects in the US
(EDF Renewables, 29.Dec.2022) — EDF Renewables North America announced today it has completed the transaction with Boralex Inc. (TSX: BLX) by which Boralex has acquired EDF Renewables’ 50-percent ownership interests in five operating wind power projects totaling 447 megawatts (MW) in Texas and New Mexico. EDF Renewables put into service all five […]
Boralex Buys 50% Stake in Five US Wind Farms
(Boralex, 29.Dec.2022) — Boralex Inc. (TSX: BLX), a leader in renewable energy, today announced it has completed the acquisition of EDF Renewables North America’s interest in five operating wind farms with a total installed capacity of 894 megawatts (MW), located in Texas and New Mexico. EDF Renewables’ interest represents 447 […]
Diesel Prices in 2023? Don’t Expect Much Relief
(Investor’s Business Day, 29.Dec.2022) — U.S. diesel prices hit all time highs in 2022 as demand surged and supplies of the critical heating and transportation fuel tightened. However, analysts expect diesel prices to come down in 2023, even as supplies will remain tight. So Ed, why don’t we start with […]
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FACT BOX: Keystone Pipeline System [MAP]
(TC Energy, 29.Dec.2022) — The Keystone Pipeline System, stretching 4,324 km (2,687-miles) in length, plays a key role in delivering Canadian and U.S. crude oil supplies to markets around North America. The Canadian portion of the pipeline runs from Hardisty, AB, east through Manitoba where it turns south and crosses […]
Newpark Completes Gulf of Mexico Transactions
(Newpark Resources, 28.Dec.2022) — Newpark Resources, Inc. (NYSE: NR) completed the previously announced transactions, which effectively provide for the company’s exit from the Gulf of Mexico market. The two completed transactions include the sale of substantially all assets associated with the Gulf of Mexico completions fluids operations, as well as a separate transaction, through which […]
Pan American Silver Files Management Information Circular
(Pan American Silver, 28.Dec.2022) — Pan American Silver Corp. (NASDAQ: PAAS) (TSX: PAAS) filed the management information circular in respect of the special meeting of shareholders of Pan American to be held in connection with Pan American’s proposed acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Yamana Gold Inc. […]
November 2022 – Commentary from Dan Pickering
(Pickering Energy Partners, 28.Dec.2022) — November was a generally sidewise month for energy while the S&P500 enjoyed a bear market rally. The S&P500 gained +5.6% (-13.1% YTD). Energy lagged across the board. Diversified Energy gained +1.2% (S&P 1500 Energy, S15ENRS) with subsector performance as follows – Midstream +1.1% (AMZ), Upstream/E&P […]
Sempra Inks SPA with RWE for Port Arthur LNG
(Sempra Infrastructure, 28.Dec.2022) — Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE), today announced it has entered into a long-term sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with RWE Supply & Trading, a subsidiary of RWE (RWE: AG), for the supply of approximately 2.25 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of liquefied natural […]
Talos Successfully Completes Fall Borrowing Base Redetermination
(Talos, 27.Dec.2022) — Talos Energy Inc. (NYSE: TALO) announced that its current borrowing base was reaffirmed at $1.1bn as part of its semi-annual redetermination process for the fall of 2022. Effective upon closing of the previously announced acquisition of EnVen Energy Corporation, which is expected by early February of 2023, the xompany’s borrowing […]
Marathon Oil Completes Eagle Ford Acquisition
(Marathon, 27.Dec.2022) — Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) today announced the completion of its acquisition of the Eagle Ford assets of Ensign Natural Resources for a total cash consideration of $3bn after taking into account closing adjustments. The acquisition was previously announced on 2 November 2022. “We are pleased to announce the close of […]
Venture Global and Inpex Ink LNG SPA
(Venture Global, 26.Dec.2022) — Today, Venture Global LNG and Inpex Corporation announced the execution of a long-term Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) for the purchase of one million tonnes per annum (1 MTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 20 years. Under the agreement, Inpex Energy Trading Singapore Pte. Ltd. […]
Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $84mn in 36 Drought Resiliency Projects
(Bureau of Reclamation, 23.Dec.2022) — The Department of the Interior today announced a $84.7mn investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help 36 communities throughout the West prepare and respond to the challenges of drought. The selected projects will help bring clean, reliable drinking water to communities across the West through […]
Freeport LNG Updates on Restart of Liquefaction Facility
(Freeport LNG, 23.Dec.2022) — Freeport LNG today updated the timing of the initial restart of its liquefaction facility. The company continues to make notable progress on its path towards the restart of liquefaction operations. As of 23 December 2022, the reconstruction work necessary to commence initial operations is substantially complete, […]
The Price of Energy Insecurity
(IMF, 22.Dec.2022) — Climate change is an environmental issue. It’s also clearly an economic issue, and at the heart of the economics of climate change is energy security. The ripple effects of climate change and the impacts of energy security washed across the global economy throughout 2022, leaving few safe […]
Hess Achieves CDP Climate Change Leadership Status
(Hess, 21.Dec.2022) — Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) has been recognized for climate change stewardship in CDP’s Climate Change Scores for 2022. Hess has earned Leadership status for 14 consecutive years from CDP, an international nonprofit organization that runs a global environmental disclosure system. This year, Hess is one of only two U.S. oil and gas producers to achieve […]
Rubio, Risch Introduce Legislation to Strengthen US-Venezuela Policy
(Marco Rubio, 20.Dec.2022) — In response to the Biden Administration’s policy of concessions to the criminal Maduro narco-regime, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jim Risch (R-ID) introduced the Venezuelan Democracy Act. The bill would require the President to certify that Venezuela has made tangible steps toward re-establishing democracy and the […]
Uranium Energy Reports Results
(Uranium, 19.Dec.2022) — Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE American: UEC) reported, in accordance with NYSE American requirements, the filing of the company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 October 2022 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This Form 10-Q filing, which includes the company’s interim […]
Hess CEO to Participate in Goldman Sachs Global Conference
(Hess, 19.Dec.2022) — Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) announced that John Hess, Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a Fireside Chat at the Goldman Sachs Global Energy and Clean Technology Conference on 5 January 2023 at 10:20 a.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast and a replay of the discussion will be accessible via Hess Corporation’s website. Hess Corporation is a leading global […]
Phoenix Park Acquires Minnesota Terminal
(PPGPL, 16.Dec.2022) — On 13 December 2022 Phoenix Park Gas Processors Limited (PPGPL) through its wholly owned subsidiary Phoenix Park Energy Marketing LLC (PPEM), completed its acquisition of a propane terminal located in Rush City Minnesota. The terminal was purchased from Interstate Fuel & Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of Interstate […]
Biden-Harris Admin Approves $750mn for Hydrogen Technologies
(US Department of Energy, 16.Dec.2022) — The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), today announced its intent to issue $750mn in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to dramatically reduce the cost of clean-hydrogen technologies. The funding is a crucial component of the administration’s comprehensive approach […]
Great Panther Makes Voluntary Assignment into Bankruptcy
(Great Panther, 16.Dec.2022) — Great Panther Mining Limited (OTCPK: GPLDK) made a voluntary assignment into bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) (the “BIA”) following the Supreme Court of British Columbia granting an order terminating of its proceedings under Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) (the “CCAA”). Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc. was appointed licensed insolvency […]
Aquadrill Announces Charter Hire Agreement for the VelaÂ
(Aquadrill, 15.Dec.2023) — Aquadrill LLC extended a charter hire agreement with a subsidiary of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the “manager”) to provide the company’s Vela rig, an MPD outfitted 7th generation drillship, for operations in the US Gulf of Mexico for a 150 day drilling contract with a total expected contract […]
Diamondback Added to the Nasdaq – 100 Index
(Diamondback, 12.Dec.2022) — Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) has been added to the Nasdaq-100® Index, the top 100 largest domestic and international non-financial companies on The Nasdaq based on market capitalization. Nasdaq announced the inclusion on Friday, 9 December 2022, which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, 19 December 2022. “Diamondback […]