Earnings

Appalachian pure-play Range Resources Corp. reported the highest natural gas liquids (NGL) premium to the Mont Belvieu, TX, benchmark in its history during the second quarter and recorded its best NGL price since 2014 as demand for fuels like ethane and propane has soared this year.  Range’s unhedged realized NGL price for the quarter was…

Precision Drilling Corp., whose operations extend across Canada, the Lower 48 and overseas, is running more rigs today than in the pre-pandemic days of 2019, with activations now underway, according to CEO Kevin Neveu. Speaking to investors during the 2Q2021 conference call, Neveu said the Calgary-based oilfield services giant delivered higher-than-expected revenue during 2Q2021.  In…

Increased production, improved prices and strong exports to the United States turned Canadian oilsands specialist Meg Energy Corp. profitable in the first half of 2021, reversing deep losses inflicted a year ago by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Calgary firm’s bitumen production in northeastern Alberta grew to a first-half 2021 average of 91,326 b/d from 83,622…

Chart Industries Inc. CEO Jill Evanko expressed optimism on Thursday that up to four large U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects could be sanctioned early next year following a flurry of activity in the past two months. Evanko said she was “very bullish on one to four U.S. Gulf Coast export projects that already…

The head of oilfield services (OFS) giant Schlumberger Ltd. said the company is “seizing the beginning of the upcycle,” with international activity expected to lead growth — and North America set to moderate — in the continued recovery from Covid-19. On the 2Q2021 earnings call with investors Friday, CEO Olivier Le Peuch said that while…

Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) has made investment in “new energy frontiers” a key part of its strategy moving forward, but management for the oilfield services provider still sees a bright outlook for the global natural gas market. Remarking on the company’s recently released 2Q2021 financial results, CEO Lorenzo Simonelli struck an optimistic tone when discussing…

Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter Santos Ltd. saw sales volumes and revenue from the super-chilled fuel drop in 2Q2021 following the sale of a chunk of its ownership in the Darwin LNG plant in the northern part of the country. Santos said Thursday it logged 1.04 million metric tons (mmt) in LNG sales volumes…

With the scorching temperatures the South Central United States is used to seeing in the summer finally starting to build, and production lagging recent highs, August natural gas forward prices soared 32.0 cents on average during the trading period ending July 21, according to NGI’s Forward Look. Price gains were just as impressive for the…

Following a second quarter of across-the-board sequential improvement for the company’s financial metrics, including a 12% increase in revenue for its North America segment, management for Halliburton Co. sees itself at the start of a “multi-year upcycle.” Reported quarterly losses in 2020 were steep, but after getting back into the black financially in the first…