Enverus: US O&G dealmaking sees 3rd highest total in 2024
US upstream oil and natural gas mergers and acquisitions reached $105...
US upstream oil and natural gas mergers and acquisitions reached $105 billion in 2024, marking the third-highest annual total despite a sharp slowdown in the last quarter of the year, according to Enverus. Gas-focused deals surpassed $20 billion for the first time since 2016, driven by growing LNG demand and expanding power needs. While the Permian Basin dominated dealmaking, mature shale plays such as the Williston Basin and Eagle Ford gained renewed attention as prime Permian targets dwindled.
Apple’s earnings report was a mixed bag. The iPhone-maker...
Apple’s earnings report was a mixed bag. The iPhone-maker reported its fiscal first quarter financials yesterday, and while overall sales were strong ($124.3 billion in revenue, beating estimates), iPhone sales missed the mark. Perhaps the company’s most closely watched figure, iPhone revenue was $69 billion, below expectations of $71 billion. An 11% drop in sales in China, which Apple said was due to production issues, was largely to blame. CEO Tim Cook told CNBC that sales of the smartphone were stronger in countries where Apple’s AI features are available.
MrBeast’s bid to buy TikTok, which includes several other investors, has secured more than $20 billion for the offer, Bloomberg reported.
The DOJ sued to block Hewlett Packard’s $14 billion purchase of Juniper Networks, marking the first antitrust action of President Trump’s second term.
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the NASA astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station since June, performed their first spacewalk together yesterday.
SoftBank is reportedly in talks to invest up to $25 billion in OpenAI.
Oil ends higher as traders weigh tariff uncertainty, await next move from OPEC+
Oil futures finished higher Thursday, a day after the...
Oil futures finished higher Thursday, a day after the U.S. benchmark saw its lowest settlement of the new year, as traders continued to weigh the possibility that President Donald Trump will implement tariffs on Canada and Mexico, which are among the biggest sources for U.S. oil imports.
Traders also looked ahead to an upcoming meeting of ministers from OPEC+ - made up of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies - and their possible response to President Trump's recent call for increased production.
🟢 West Texas Intermediate crude CL00 for March delivery CL.1 CLH25 edged up by 11 cents, or nearly 0.2%, at $72.73 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The front-month WTI contract ended Wednesday at its lowest since Dec. 31.
🟢 March Brent crude BRNH25, the global benchmark, rose 29 cents, or 0.4%, at $76.87 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe. The more actively traded April contract BRN00 BRNJ25 settled at $75.89 a barrel, up 28 cents, or 0.4%.
🟢 February gasoline RBG25 tacked on nearly 0.1% to $2.04 a gallon, while February heating oil HOG25 added 0.9% to $2.48 a gallon.
🔴 Natural gas for March delivery NGH25 settled at $3.05 per million British thermal units, down 3.9%, after gaining 1.5% Wednesday.
U.S. stocks pare gains but end higher as investors await Trump tariff decision
U.S. stocks closed higher Thursday despite a brief late-session...
U.S. stocks closed higher Thursday despite a brief late-session pullback, as investors waited for President Trump to potentially deliver an announcement on the tariff front.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 168.61 points, or 0.4%, to end at 44,882.13, or 0.3% away from its record close on Dec. 4, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
The S&P 500 index gained 31.68 points, or 0.5%, closing at 6,071.17, and the Nasdaq Composite added 49.43 points, or 0.3%, finishing at 19,681.75.
Shares of megacap tech companies were still mixed for the week after a sharp rout on Monday that hammered Nvidia Corp.
Focus also was on more tech earnings on deck after the bell, with investors taking in stride the Federal Reserve's latest message of being in no rush to cut interest rates further.
The Nasdaq briefly turned negative heading into the closing bell, as investors reacted to comments from Trump about him potentially making a decision soon to apply harsh tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Feb. 1.
Brazil’s Petrobras saw its proven oil and gas reserves increase by 500 million barrels last year, from 10.9 billion barrels to 11.4 billion barrels, the company said this week as quoted by Reuters.
As much as 85% of this total was in the form of crude oil and condensates with the remainder natural gas, Petrobras also said. The company also added 1.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent to its total reserves, while production came in at 900 million barrels of oil equivalent.
Going forward, the Brazil state energy major will focus on boosting production from existing fields, the company said in 2024, and seek to diversify its portfolio without losing focus of its profitable assets. Stemming natural depletion at mature fields will be another focus for the company between 2025 and 2029.
