Day: May 1, 2024

Fed Holds Rates at 5.50% Top of Range, QT Slowdown Starts in June, Acknowledged Inflation is a Problem Again

Energy News Beat New language: “In recent months, there has been a lack of further progress toward the Committee’s 2 percent inflation objective.” By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The FOMC statement released today after its two-day meeting acknowledged for the first time that inflation resurfaced as an issue after a series of worrisome inflation reports so far […]

Diamondback Energy, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2024 Financial and Operating Results

Energy News Beat MIDLAND, Texas, April 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) (“Diamondback” or the “Company”) today announced financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. FIRST QUARTER 2024 HIGHLIGHTS Average production of 273.3 MBO/d (461.1 MBOE/d) Net cash provided by operating activities of $1.3 billion; Operating […]

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2024 RESULTS

Energy News Beat OKLAHOMA CITY, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:CHK) today reported first quarter 2024 financial and operating results. Net income of $26 million, or $0.18 per fully diluted share; adjusted net income(1) of $80 million, or $0.56 per share Net cash provided by operating activities of $552 million Adjusted EBITDAX(1) of $508 million; free cash flow(1) of $131 million Delivered $112 million in adjusted free cash […]

Oil Prices Plummet 3% on US Inventory Build, Inflation

Energy News Beat U.S. crude oil prices continued to plummet on Wednesday, falling over 3% and Brent crude right behind it, shedding over 2.8% on a surprise U.S. inventory build and uncertainty about interest rate cuts and the future of oil demand growth. On Wednesday at 11:56 a.m. ET, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was trading at $79.44, […]

LNG Action Around the Globe

Energy News Beat We present this month insights and commentary covering North America and the Global Natural Gas market in this new edition of our newsletter. With geopolitics flaring in various areas around the world, all eyes have been on the global market. Whatever risks near the Strait of Hormuz, the LNG market has weathered […]

Large Crude Inventory Build Rocks Oil Prices

Energy News Beat Crude oil prices went lower today after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported an inventory increase of 7.3 million barrels for the week to April 26. This compared with a substantial draw of 6.4 million barrels for the previous week that pushed prices temporarily higher last week. In gasoline, the authority reported an inventory rise of […]

Cenovus Tops Earnings Forecast as Refining Jumps to Record

Energy News Beat One of Canada’s biggest oil and gas companies, Cenovus Energy (NYSE: CVE), booked higher-than-expected earnings for the first quarter of 2024 amid strong oil and gas production and record throughput volumes at its refineries. Cenovus reported on Wednesday nearly doubled earnings per share of $0.45 (C$0.62) for Q1 2024 compared to the same period […]

U.S. LNG Exports Continue to Fall as Freeport Plant Struggles With Outages

Energy News Beat Exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States fell in April for a fourth month in a row, as the Freeport export facility continues to struggle with operational issues and outages, according to data from financial firm LSEG       cited by Reuters. U.S. LNG exports dropped to 6.19 million metric tons […]

When Worlds Collide – U.S. Gulf Coast Refiners Face Challenges To Accessing Heavier Crude Oil

Energy News Beat The prospect of decreased crude oil supplies from Mexico, the top international supplier to the U.S. Gulf Coast (USGC), is creating uncertainty among heavy crude-focused refineries. Mexico’s state-owned energy company, Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), instructed its trading unit to cancel up to 436 Mb/d of crude exports for April to supposedly focus on […]

TotalEnergies considers moving stock listing to New York over favorable oil and gas views in U.S.

Energy News Beat (Bloomberg) – TotalEnergies SE is increasingly making noise about moving its stock listing to New York, adding to chatter around European giants potentially being attracted by U.S. investors’ greater enthusiasm for oil and gas companies. The French energy giant is considering the switch “in part because ESG policies in Europe have more […]