Oil and natural gas companies sealed 123 oil and natural...
Oil and natural gas companies sealed 123 oil and natural gas deals totaling $107 billion in the year ended May 15, and energy dealmaking activity will likely accelerate in the second half of the year as oil prices remain elevated, according to a report from international consulting firm PwC. "Private equity deals are on pace for another record year as traditional oil and gas investments become attractive once again," said Seenu Akunuri, principal with PwC.
New Fortress Energy forges LNG joint venture with Apollo
New Fortress Energy will transfer 11 liquefied natural gas infrastructure vessels and storage units to...
New Fortress Energy will transfer 11 liquefied natural gas infrastructure vessels and storage units to a new joint venture with Apollo Global Management in a deal worth $2 billion, the company said Tuesday. New Fortress will have a 20% stake in the venture and has agreed to charter 10 of the 11 vessels for up to 20 years.
BlackBrush Oil & Gas Explores South Texas Asset Sale
BlackBrush Oil and Gas has placed some of its assets in South Texas for sale, seizing...
BlackBrush Oil and Gas has placed some of its assets in South Texas for sale, seizing on a surge in energy prices, people familiar with the matter said.
The San Antonio, a Texas-based company, in which Bain Capital Specialty Finance is a major owner, has hired an investment bank to run an auction for more than 30,000 net acres (12,140 hectares) in the Eagle Ford Shale, which produce around 11,800 boe/d.
The baseline valuation of the asset's production would be around $430 million, although BlackBrush may seek a sale price in the “high hundreds of millions of dollars” to account for substantial undeveloped acreage in the area, the sources said.
Interior Dept. unveils draft offshore drilling plan
A draft five-year offshore oil and natural gas drilling development...
A draft five-year offshore oil and natural gas drilling development plan released by the Interior Department on Friday proposes up to 10 lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and one in the Cook Inlet off Alaska, although the final program may include fewer or no lease sales at all. "Because of their failure to act, the US is now in the unprecedented position of having a substantial gap between programs for the first time since this process began in the early 1980s, leaving US producers at a significant disadvantage on the global stage and putting our economic and national security at risk," warned American Petroleum Institute Senior Vice President of Policy, Economics and Regulatory Affairs Frank Macchiarola.
Energy Sector Commentary for Wednesday, July 6th, 2022
The energy sector is off to a mixed to lower start, pressured by weakness...
The energy sector is off to a mixed to lower start, pressured by weakness in the major market indices but supported by strength in the underlying commodities. U.S. stocks are down in the pre-market as investors continue to fear the possibility of a recession following the recent interest rate hikes.
WTI and Brent crude oil are up in early trading following an unforgiving Tuesday for the crude complex where oil prices dropped, closing below $100 for the first time since April. Oil futures are recouping some of yesterday’s losses as concerns over tight supply reemerged and outweighed lingering worries about a global economic slowdown. Tuesday’s protests came to an end as Norway’s government intervened to end the strike and confirmed that all oil and gas fields that were affected are expected to be back in full operation within a couple of days. Additionally, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) which handles 1% of global oil and takes oil from Kazakhstan to the Black Sea through one of the world’s largest pipelines, has been told by a Russian court to suspend activity for 30 days. However, two trading sources familiar with the terminal operations confirmed that oil exports from the terminal are still flowing.
Natural gas futures rose this morning, tracking gains in the crude complex and on forecasts for more demand than previously expected.
