Earnings

Upstream, OFS Sectors Looking Stronger, Earnings-Wise, Says Moody’s

Moody’s Investors Service has a more positive view of the oil and natural gas industry this year and has raised its outlook for the upstream and oilfield services (OFS) sectors.

March 20, 2017

Bakken Remains Tesoro’s Land of Opportunity; MLP Makes $1.1B in Buys

As its joint senior management had predicted, Tesoro Corp.’s master limited partnership (MLP), Tesoro Logistics LP (TLLP), went on a buying spree Monday, scooping up $700 million in assets in North Dakota and another $400 million in Northern California.

November 22, 2016
Weatherford’s Surprising Uptick in North American Onshore Called ‘First Step’ in Recovery

Weatherford’s Surprising Uptick in North American Onshore Called ‘First Step’ in Recovery

Weatherford International plc reported a big uptick in its North American operations during the third quarter, with revenue rising 12% sequentially, which bodes well for strength across other product service lines going forward, the CEO said Wednesday.

October 26, 2016
Oil, Gas Prove to Be Drag on GE’s 3Q2016 Results

Oil, Gas Prove to Be Drag on GE’s 3Q2016 Results

Reflecting low crude oil prices and a weak global economy, General Electric’s (GE) operations showed only modest earnings growth during 3Q2016, with oil/natural gas businesses being the main drag. That could continue in 2017.

October 25, 2016

Range Resources Again Battled NatGas Prices in 2Q, But Sees Outlook Improving

Range Resources Corp. turned in a poor second quarter financially, but it continued to drive down costs and find more operational efficiencies to put it in a better position for what management said is an improving natural gas market.

July 27, 2016
Access Northeast Isn’t Like Northeast Energy Direct, Spectra CEO Says

Access Northeast Isn’t Like Northeast Energy Direct, Spectra CEO Says

Northeast power generation demand provides more than enough support to advance the Access Northeast project of the Algonquin Gas Transmission and Maritimes & Northeast (M&NE) pipelines, Spectra Energy Corp. CEO Greg Ebel said Wednesday.

May 4, 2016
Access Northeast Isn’t Like Northeast Energy Direct, Spectra CEO Says

Access Northeast Isn’t Like Northeast Energy Direct, Spectra CEO Says

Northeast power generation demand provides more than enough support to advance the Access Northeast project of the Algonquin Gas Transmission and Maritimes & Northeast (M&NE) pipelines, Spectra Energy Corp. CEO Greg Ebel said Wednesday.

May 4, 2016
Anadarko CEO Says ‘Things Feel Better Today’ Than Three Months Ago

Anadarko CEO Says ‘Things Feel Better Today’ Than Three Months Ago

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has a big stack of opportunities yet to delineate in the U.S. onshore, including in Colorado’s Denver-Julesburg (DJ) and Permian basins, while costs are coming down as efficiencies are moving up.

May 3, 2016
Anadarko CEO Says ‘Things Feel Better Today’ Than Three Months Ago

Anadarko CEO Says ‘Things Feel Better Today’ Than Three Months Ago

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has a big stack of opportunities yet to delineate in the U.S. onshore, including in Colorado’s Denver-Julesburg (DJ) and Permian basins, while costs are coming down as efficiencies are moving up.

May 3, 2016

ConocoPhillips Continues GOM Exit, Slashes Capex Following $1.5B 1Q2016 Loss

ConocoPhillips, determined to get out of deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and battered by a $1.5 billion 1Q2016 net loss, said Thursday that it would slash its 2016 capital expenditures (capex) budget by $700 million.

April 29, 2016