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Atlas, Range CEOs Hail Election Results

Pennsylvania election results “were a good thing” for natural gas companies operating in the state, Atlas Resources President Richard Weber told a Marcellus Shale conference in Pittsburgh Wednesday.

November 5, 2010

Moody’s: Gas Price Improvement Unlikely in 2011 ‘And Beyond’

Natural gas prices appear likely to have bottomed, but any “significant” improvement in prices is unlikely over the coming year, Moody’s Investors Service said in a revised outlook for the global exploration and production (E&P) sector.

October 21, 2010

U.S. E&P CFOs Pessimistic About 2010-2012 Credit Access

Access to credit for U.S.-based exploration and production (E&P) companies is unlikely to improve before the second half of 2010 and it could take until 2012, according to a majority of CFOs recently surveyed by BDO Seidman LLP.

December 7, 2009

U.S. E&P CFOs Pessimistic About 2010 Credit Access, Survey Finds

Access to credit for U.S.-based exploration and production (E&P) companies is unlikely to improve before the second half of 2010 and it could take until 2012, according to a majority of CFOs recently surveyed by BDO Seidman LLP.

December 4, 2009

Raymond James: Gas Oversupply Makes Oil-to-Gas Ratio ‘Irrelevant’

Fundamental differences between global crude markets and the domestic natural gas market are unlikely to return to the historic 7:1 ratio price-wise until U.S. shale gas reserves are depleted, gas demand infrastructure is enhanced or more domestic liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity is added, energy analysts with Raymond James & Associates Inc. said Monday.

July 28, 2009

Shell Sees Depressed Gas, Oil Prices for 12-18 Months

Natural gas and oil prices are unlikely to rebound over the next 12 to 18 months, but Royal Dutch Shell plans to forge ahead with some capital-intensive projects to prepare for the eventual upturn, CFO Peter Voser said last week.

May 4, 2009

Shell Sees Depressed Gas, Oil Prices for 12-18 Months

Natural gas and oil prices are unlikely to rebound over the next 12 to 18 months, but Royal Dutch Shell plans to forge ahead with some capital-intensive projects to prepare for the eventual upturn, CFO Peter Voser said Wednesday.

April 30, 2009

FBR: Shale Gas Takes Priority for Domestic Producers

The huge capital expenditures (capex) by the U.S. energy sector in 2008 are unlikely to be seen again “for many years,” FBR Capital Markets analysts said last week. Shale natural gas now is a priority, but analysts said total domestic spending has to fall through 2010 to balance the market.

March 16, 2009

FBR: Shale Gas a Priority, but U.S. Spending to Fall through 2010

The huge capital expenditures (capex) by the U.S. energy sector in 2008 are unlikely to be seen again “for many years,” FBR Capital Markets analysts said Monday. Shale natural gas now is a priority, but total domestic spending has to fall through 2010 to balance the market, FBR analysts said.

March 10, 2009

Modest Recovery — Maybe — By Late ’09 for Prices, Demand

A recovery for natural gas prices in 2009 is unlikely, but as the rig count declines, it should set up supply to drop substantially at the same time the economy begins to recover, which bodes well for a more bullish 2010, energy analysts said last week.

January 12, 2009