Earnings

Despite global uncertainty over a potential economic recession, global aluminum supply will continue to be under pressure by high demand through this year, according to executives at top U.S. producer Alcoa Corp. “European smelters and more recently one smelter in North America have cut capacity due to higher energy prices,” CEO Roy Harvey said on…

Kinder Morgan Inc. is prepared to invest more in the near term as it aims to grow its market share of natural gas deliveries to U.S. LNG export facilities. During a Wednesday call with investors, CEO Steven Kean said Kinder has around 7 Bcf/d currently contracted on its pipelines to serve liquefied natural gas export…

Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) management on Wednesday offered a bullish assessment of natural gas growth opportunities but conveyed a more measured outlook for the oil market. “Overall, we remain very positive on the outlook for natural gas,” Baker Hughes’ CEO Lorenzo Simonelli told analysts during the oilfield services (OFS) giant’s 2Q2022 earnings call. “We also…

A potential economic slump would be insufficient to correct the acute supply/demand imbalance currently facing the oil and natural gas markets, according to Halliburton Co. CEO Jeff Miller. Miller discussed the market outlook during the oilfield services (OFS) giant’s second-quarter earnings call Tuesday morning. The CEO noted that actions taken by central banks during the…

Natural gas and oil demand has risen since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, but exploration and production (E&P) executives in first quarter conference calls clung to capital discipline, favoring shareholder returns over boosting output. With the quarter now in the rearview mirror, a myriad of questions remains to determine the direction of U.S. activity…

Higher commodity prices are driving double-digit natural gas volume growth in the Permian Basin for EnLink Midstream LLC, but the turnaround in Oklahoma production is “perhaps the most impressive,” according to management. “The volume story out of Oklahoma continues to brighten as producers have responded to the improved pricing environment,” said EnLink COO Ben Lamb…

Latin America’s national oil companies (NOCs) posted quarterly profits that would delight any investor, but with the exception of Argentina this hasn’t so far translated into significant oil and gas production increases. The oilfield services firms touted strong growth from Latin American operations in the first quarter. Halliburton Co. reported first-quarter revenue from Latin America…

Higher commodity prices are driving double-digit natural gas volume growth in the Permian Basin for EnLink Midstream LLC, but the turnaround in Oklahoma production is “perhaps the most impressive,” according to management. “The volume story out of Oklahoma continues to brighten as producers have responded to the improved pricing environment,” said EnLink COO Ben Lamb…

Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil and gas company is raising its capital spending, but whether it increases production is another story despite record profits in the first quarter. Unlike most of its oil and gas peers, Saudi Arabian Oil Co., aka Aramco, plans to increase this year’s capital expenditures to $40-50 billion from nearly $32 billion…