Dow closes up over 750 points as stocks bounce back from 2022 lows
The Dow booked its best day since February on Monday, after stocks...
The Dow booked its best day since February on Monday, after stocks booked a brutal month of September, as expectations for a potential pause in rate hikes from the Federal Reserve after December gathered steam. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +2.66% rose about 765 points, or 2.7%, ending near 29,490, which was its best daily percentage gain since February 25, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The S&P 500 index SPX, +2.59% gained 2.6%. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, 2.27% advanced 2.3%. Stocks kicked off October on a high note, after booking their worse first 9 months of a year in two years. The rally came as the surging dollar DXY, -0.41% against a basket of rival currencies took a breather and the benchmark 10-year Treasury rate retreated from its recent high of 4%, near 3.7% on Monday. Fed-funds futures traders on Monday also were pricing in a less dramatic rise in the central bank's policy rate in early 2023, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.
SilverBow to Acquire $87 Million Bolt-on in Eagle Ford’s Karnes Trough
SilverBow Resources Inc. agreed to an Eagle Ford Shale bolt-on...
SilverBow Resources Inc. agreed to an Eagle Ford Shale bolt-on acquisition in the Karnes trough for $87 million on Oct. 3 marking SilverBow’s first transaction since adopting a poison pill last month.
On Sept. 20, SilverBow said it adopted a poison pill provision in response to “significant accumulations” of its stock. Activist investor Kimmeridge Energy later disclosed in a regulatory filing that it had spent more than $100 million to acquire 14.7% of SilverBow’s shares, signaling a potential takeover stance toward the small-cap Eagle Ford operator.
In combination with its existing position, SilverBow expects the acquisition to create a consolidated 13,000 net acre block in the Karnes trough with 100 high rate-of-return drilling locations. The combined position will also lead to optimized development by allowing for 70,000 additional lateral ft to be drilled with 12 fewer wells, according to the company release.
Energy stocks surge as oil prices jump, led by Marathon Petroleum's biggest gain in over a year
The S&P 500's ...
The S&P 500's SPX, 1.91% energy sector saw a unanimous rally in midday trading Monday, as reports that a large oil-producing cartel plans to cut production provided a big lift to crude oil prices. The SPDR Energy Select Sector exchange-traded fund XLE, 4.60% ran up 5.0% with all 21 components gaining ground. The ETF's biggest gainer was Marathon Oil Corp.'s stock MRO, 8.55%, which climbed 9.2%, toward the biggest one-day gain since it soared 13.6% on June 21, 2021. Of the ETF's most active components, shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY, 4.26% rallied 5.4% and Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM, 4.05% hiked up 4.5%. The worst performer was Kinder Morgan Inc.'s stock KMI, 2.19%, which gained 2.2%. Chevron Corp.'s stock CVX, 4.79% ran up 5.0% to pace the Dow Jones Industrial Average's DJIA, 2.11% gainers. Meanwhile, crude oil futuresCL00, 4.03% charged up 3.9%, after reports over the weekend that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and their allies, known as (OPEC+), are considering cutting production by more than one million barrels a day to stem the recent price decline.
Oil Jumps as OPEC+ Mulls Biggest Production Cut Since Pandemic
(Bloomberg) -- Oil surged to near $83 a barrel overseas on indications the OPEC+ alliance is considering...
(Bloomberg) -- Oil surged to near $83 a barrel overseas on indications the OPEC+ alliance is considering slashing production by more than 1 million barrels a day to revive plunging prices when it meets this week.
“Risk-reward in the oil market is improving if OPEC is ready to act with oil prices just below $90 a barrel,” Martinsen added.
NOG Acquires Core Northern Delaware Basin Bolt-on for $157.5 Million
Northern Oil and Gas Inc. (NOG) made a bolt-on...
Northern Oil and Gas Inc. (NOG) made a bolt-on acquisition of core northern Delaware Basinproperties for an initial purchase price of $157.5 million, the company said in a Sept. 30 release.
Based in Minnetonka, Minn., NOG aims to be the go-to resource for operators that want to offload non-operated working interests in leasehold. Originally focused in the Williston Basin, the company has also expanded into the Marcellus Shale and Permian Basin through a series of acquisitions.
Mewbourne Oilis the primary operator of the asset, which also includes approximately 21.2 net undeveloped locations. Other operators include ConocoPhillips Co. and EOG Resources Inc.
