Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count up 10 to 543 rigs
Baker Hughes (BKR) reports that the U.S. rig count is up 10 from last week to 543 with oil rigs up 12 to 445, gas rigs down 1 to 98, and miscellaneous rigs down 1 to 0.
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The U.S. Rig Count is up 261 rigs from last year’s count of 282, with oil rigs up 240 gas rigs up 24 and miscellaneous rigs down 3.
The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is up 1 to 12, down 2 year-over-year.
The international offshore rig count is up
The Canada Rig Count is up 1 from last week to 168, with oil rigs up 3 to 98, gas rigs down 2 to 70.
The Canada Rig Count is up 88 rigs from last year’s count of 80, with oil rigs up 58, gas rigs up 30.
The Baker Hughes rig counts are counts of the number of drilling rigs actively exploring for or developing oil or natural gas in the U.S., Canada and international markets.
The Company has issued the rig counts as a service to the petroleum industry since 1944, when Hughes Tool Company began weekly counts of the U.S. and Canadian drilling activity. The monthly international rig count was initiated in 1975.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is up $0.88 to $82.19 per barrel. Brent crude is up $0.75 to $84.75 per barrel. Gasoline last traded at $2.475 per gallon up 4 cents on the day.
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Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count down 3 to 488 rigs
Baker Hughes (BKR) reports the U.S. rig count is down 3 from last week to 488, with oil rigs down 2 to 385, gas rigs down 1 to 103, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 0.
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The U.S. rig count is up 237 rigs from last year’s count of 251, with oil rigs up 205 gas rigs up 34 and miscellaneous rigs down 2.
The U.S. offshore rig count is down 3 to 14, up 2 year-over-year.
The Baker Hughes rig counts are counts of the number of drilling rigs actively exploring for or developing oil or natural gas in the U.S., Canada and international markets.
The Company has issued the rig counts as a service to the petroleum industry since 1944, when Hughes Tool Company began weekly counts of the U.S. and Canadian drilling activity. The monthly international rig count was initiated in 1975.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is up 54 cents to $74.17 per barrel. Brent crude is up $0.51 to $75.61 per barrel. Gasoline last traded at $2.34 per gallon up 2 cents on the day.
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Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count up 2 to 457 rigs
Baker Hughes (BKR) reports that the U.S. rig count is up 2 from last week to 457 with oil rigs up 3 to 359, gas rigs down 1 to 98, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 0.
U.S. Rig Count is up 156 rigs from last year’s count of 301, with oil rigs up 137 gas rigs up 21 and miscellaneous rigs down 2.
The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is unchanged at 14, up 2 year-over-year.
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The Canada Rig Count is up 4 from last week to 62, with oil rigs up 3 to 28, gas rigs up 1 to 34.
The Canada Rig Count is up 42 rigs from last year’s count of 20, with oil rigs up 21, gas rigs up 21.
The Baker Hughes rig counts are counts of the number of drilling rigs actively exploring for or developing oil or natural gas in the U.S., Canada and international markets.
The Company has issued the rig counts as a service to the petroleum industry since 1944, when Hughes Tool Company began weekly counts of the U.S. and Canadian drilling activity. The monthly international rig count was initiated in 1975.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is up a penny to $66.86 per barrel. Brent crude is up $0.14 to $69.34 per barrel. Gasoline last traded at $2.17 per gallon up a penny.
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Baker Hughes reports U.S. rig count up 1 to 403 rigs
Baker Hughes (BKR) reports that the U.S. rig count is up 1 from last week at 403 with oil rigs up 1 to 310, gas rigs unchanged at 92, and miscellaneous rigs unchanged at 1.
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The U.S. Rig Count is down 390 rigs from last year’s count of 793, with oil rigs down 372, gas rigs down 17 and miscellaneous rigs down 1.
The U.S. Offshore Rig Count is down 3 to 14, down 9 year-over-year.
The Canada Rig Count is down 22 from last week to 141, with oil rigs down 12 to 80, gas rigs down 10 to 61.
The Canada Rig Count is down 62 rigs from last year’s count of 203, with oil rigs down 54, gas rigs down 8.
The Baker Hughes rig counts are counts of the number of drilling rigs actively exploring for or developing oil or natural gas in the U.S., Canada and international markets. The Company has issued the rig counts as a service to the petroleum industry since 1944, when Hughes Tool Company began weekly counts of the U.S. and Canadian drilling activity. The monthly international rig count was initiated in 1975.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is up $2.12 to $66.00 per barrel. Brent crude is up $2.42 to $69.20 per barrel. Gasoline last traded at $2.06 per gallon, up 6 gallons on the day.
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ConocoPhillips, Concho Resources to combine in all-stock transaction
ConocoPhillips (COP) and Concho Resources (CXO) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine companies in an all-stock transaction.
ConocoPhillips buys Concho Resources
Under the terms of the transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of each company, each share of Concho Resources common stock will be exchanged for a fixed ratio of 1.46 shares of ConocoPhillips common stock, representing a 15% premium to closing share prices on October 13.
The transaction will create a company with an approximately $60B enterprise value.
The combined company will hold approximately 23B barrels of oil equivalent, or BBOE resources with an average cost of supply of below $30 per barrel WTI. The transaction brings together acreage positions across the Delaware and Midland basins that also includes leading positions in the Eagle Ford and Bakken in the Lower 48 and the Montney in Canada.
The companies announced that together they expect to capture $500M of annual cost and capital savings by 2022.
The identified savings will come from lower general and administrative costs and a reduction in ConocoPhillips’ future global new ventures exploration program. This de-emphasis of ConocoPhillips’ organic resource addition program is driven by the addition of Concho’s large, low-cost resource base.
Additional supply chain, commercial and drilling and completion capital efficiency savings are not yet included in these cost-reduction estimates. ConocoPhillips will offer a compelling ordinary dividend supplemented by additional distributions as needed to meet its target distribution of greater than 30% of cash from operations.
Low oil prices and soft demand forces Concho to sell
The company seeks to maintain a strong investment-grade credit rating across price cycles. On a pro forma basis, the combined company net debt is approximately $12B as of June 30, representing an attractive leverage ratio of 1.3 at 2021 consensus commodity prices.
Upon closing, Concho’s chairman and CEO Tim Leach will join ConocoPhillips’ board of directors and executive leadership team as executive vice president and president, Lower 48. This transaction will enhance the company’s competitive position in Midland.
The transaction is subject to the approval of both ConocoPhillips and Concho stockholders, regulatory clearance and other customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021.
In the meantime, an integration planning team consisting of representatives from both companies will be formed to ensure required business processes and programs are implemented seamlessly post-closing.
In light of the pending merger, ConocoPhillips has suspended share repurchases until after the transaction closes.
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NRG Energy to acquire Direct Energy from Centrica for $3.63B in cash
NRG Energy (NRG) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with UK’s Centrica (CPYYY) under which NRG will acquire Direct Energy, a North American subsidiary of Centrica PLC for $3.63B in an all-cash transaction.
NRG Energy said in a release, “The transaction builds on NRG’s status as a growing, customer-driven integrated energy provider, adding more than three million retail customers across 50 states and Canada.
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The transaction on closing is expected to generate approximately $740M in annual run-rate Adjusted EBITDA, while enhancing free cash flow strength and stability and providing earnings diversification.
With operations in all 50 U.S. states and 6 Canadian provinces, Direct Energy is one of North America’s leading retail providers of electricity, natural gas, and home and business energy-related products and services.
Centrica sells Direct Energy
For NRG, the acquisition builds on and complements its integrated model, enabling better matching of power generation with customer demand.
It also broadens NRG’s presence into states and locales where it does not currently operate, supporting NRG’s objective to diversify its business.
The combination will deliver greater efficiencies and enable continued investment in NRG’s award-winning customer service, operational best practices and reliability.
Direct Energy fetches $3.63B
With NRG’s decades of participation in electricity markets throughout the U.S., NRG has broad insights into energy market dynamics and trends to inform innovative solutions and products for the combined company’s customers.
NRG will acquire Direct Energy for $3.63B in cash, subject to a working capital adjustment. Closing for the transaction is targeted by year end 2020.”
NRG Energy, Inc. operates as an energy company in the United States. It operates through Generation and Retail segments. The company is involved in the producing, selling, and delivering electricity and related products and services to 3.7 million residential, industrial, and commercial consumers. It generates electricity using natural gas, coal, oil, solar, nuclear, and battery storage.
Direct Energy LP is a North American retailer of energy and energy services. The company was founded in Toronto in 1986 and now has more than four million customers in Canada and the United States.
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Chevron to acquire Anadarko for $65 per share or $33B
Anadarko sold for $50 billion, Stockwinners
Chevron Corporation (CVX) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Anadarko Petroleum (APC) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Anadarko in a stock and cash transaction valued at $33B, or $65 per share.
Based on Chevron’s closing price on April 11, and under the terms of the agreement, Anadarko shareholders will receive 0.3869 shares of Chevron and $16.25 in cash for each Anadarko share.
Chevron sees synergies of $2 billion, Stockwinners
The total enterprise value of the transaction is $50B.
“The acquisition of Anadarko will significantly enhance Chevron’s already advantaged Upstream portfolio and further strengthen its leading positions in large, attractive shale, deepwater and natural gas resource basins.
Furthermore, Western Midstream Partners, LP (WES) is a successful midstream company whose assets are well aligned with the combined companies’ upstream positions, which should further enhance their economics and execution capabilities.”
Chevron’s Chairman and CEO Michael Wirth said, “This transaction builds strength on strength for Chevron. The combination of Anadarko’s premier, high-quality assets with our advantaged portfolio strengthens our leading position in the Permian, builds on our deepwater Gulf of Mexico capabilities and will grow our LNG business.
It creates attractive growth opportunities in areas that play to Chevron’s operational strengths and underscores our commitment to short-cycle, higher-return investments.
This transaction will unlock significant value for shareholders, generating anticipated annual run-rate synergies of approximately $2 billion, and will be accretive to free cash flow and earnings one year after close,” Wirth concluded.
“The strategic combination of Chevron and Anadarko will form a stronger and better company with world-class assets, people and opportunities,” said Anadarko Chairman and CEO Al Walker.
“I have tremendous respect for Mike and his leadership team and believe Chevron’s strategy, scale and operational capabilities will further accelerate the value of Anadarko’s assets.”
The acquisition consideration is structured as 75% stock and 25% cash, providing an overall value of $65 per share based on the closing price of Chevron (CVX) stock on April 11.
In aggregate, upon closing of the transaction, Chevron will issue approximately 200M shares of stock and pay approximately $8B in cash. Chevron will also assume estimated net debt of $15B.
Total enterprise value of $50B includes the assumption of net debt and book value of non-controlling interest.
The transaction has been approved by the boards of both companies and is expected to close in the second half of the year. The acquisition is subject to Anadarko (APC) shareholder approval. It is also subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
Upon closing, the company will continue be led by Michael Wirth as chairman and CEO. Chevron will remain headquartered in San Ramon, California.
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