The energy sector is moving lower Monday morning, WTI ...
The energy sector is moving lower Monday morning, WTI (NYSEARCA:USO) was lower by ~$8, while the sector (NYSEARCA:XLE) sold off ~4% in early trading- pressured by weakness in the underlying commodities and the major market futures which are mixed as investors await on peace talks between Russia-Ukraine and look ahead to the Federal Reserve policy meeting this week where it is widely expected to raise interest rates.
WTI and Brent crude futures are down in early trading as investors pinned hopes on diplomatic efforts by Ukraine and Russia to end their conflict, while a surge in COVID-19 cases in China spooked the markets. Ukrainian and Russian negotiators are set to talk again on Monday. Negotiators had given their most upbeat assessments after weekend negotiations, suggesting there could be positive results within days. China is also seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreads to more cities, triggering outbreaks from Shanghai to Shenzhen. Its daily new caseload figures have hit two-year highs, with 1,437 new confirmed coronavirus cases reported on March 13. Additionally, India will take "appropriate" steps to calm the rise in oil prices, triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the junior oil minister said on Monday, indicating the country could release more oil from national stocks if required. India is also considering taking up a Russian offer to buy its crude oil and other commodities at discounted prices with payment via a rupee-rouble transaction, two Indian officials said.
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EnCap looking to sell oil producer Ameredev II for $4bn
Private equity firm EnCap Investments is considering the sale of its portfolio company...
Private equity firm EnCap Investments is considering the sale of its portfolio company Ameredev II, a US-based oil producer, reported Reuters. EnCap originally invested $400 million in Ameredev II in 2017 after closing the sale of its predecessor, Ameredev I, to Callon Petroleum Co(CPE.N) that same year.
With the sale of the Delaware Basin operator, the equity firm looks to raise over $4bn, including debt, reported the news agency, citing people familiar with the matter.
In December, EnCap combined two of its portfolio companies, Advance Energy Partners, and Ameredev II, to create one of the largest privately-owned oil producers in the Delaware Basin, a part of the larger Permian Basin.
At least 35 people were killed and more than 130 injured...
At least 35 people were killed and more than 130 injured yesterday after a series of Russian missile strikes on a military training center in western Ukraine. Less than 15 miles from the nearest border crossing point between Ukraine and Poland, it marks the deadliest westward attack during the two-week war (see map updates).
Finally, western intelligence suggests Russia may be considering the use of chemical weapons—an act generally considered a war crime under the Geneva Conventions.
War sparks largest-ever outflow from European stocks
Investors are shedding huge amounts of European stock-market exposure. Analysts at...
Investors are shedding huge amounts of European stock-market exposure. Analysts at Bank of America said in a note last week that the war in Ukraine kicked off the largest ever outflow from European equities in a single week, with investors pulling a record $13.5 billion from the market.
That number more than doubles the previous week's record-setting outflows, according to funds tracker EPFR.
"Russia's assault of Ukraine, and the increasingly indiscriminate approach taken by Russia to sustain that assault, forced European-focused investors to weigh a range of possibilities ranging from recession in key markets to a broadening of the current conflict," EPFR said.
