As oil prices continue to rally entering 2018, E&Ps with zero or minimal hedges are on track to rake in more money per barrel than companies who have hedged larger portions of their production.
We took a look at which operators stand to gain the most if oil prices remain above the $60 mark.
Oil Price Trend - 6 Month Period:
Source: Nasdaq.com
Who Stands to Gain from $60 Oil?
Winners - Companies who have zero or minimal hedges currently in place include:
- Anadarko Petroleum - 0% hedged
- Apache - 0% hedged
- ConocoPhillips - 0% hedged
- Continental Resources - 0% hedged
- Exxon - 0% hedged
- Ring Energy - 0% hedged
- Approach - 8.3% hedged
- Energy XXI Gulf Coast - 8.6% hedged
- LINN Energy - 9% hedged
- PDC Energy - 10% hedged
- Murphy Oil - 16.2% hedged
- Newfield - 16.5% hedged
- Panhandle - 17.8% hedged
- Devon - 19% hedged
Rice Energy and Stone Energy also had low hedges, but both companies have been acquired (by EQT and Talos Energy, respectively)
Losers - Companies with more expansive hedge portfolios include:
- Gastar Exploration - 70% hedged
- WPX Energy - 65.3% hedged
- Halcon Resources - 62.7% hedged
- Encana - 60% hedged
- Enerplus - 58% hedged
- Parsley Energy - 55.4% hedged
- Callon Petroleum - 55% hedged
- EP Energy - 52% hedged
- Whiting - 51.9% hedged
Middlemen - Companies with small to medium-sized hedge portfolios include:
- Swift Energy - 21% hedged
- Bill Barrett - 21.8% hedged
- Abraxas - 24.1% hedged
- Crescent Point - 25% hedged
- Baytex Energy - 26% hedged
- Penn Virginia - 28.1% hedged
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