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Oil & Gas News - Week Ending May 22, 2020

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   |    Saturday,May 23,2020

This week was a gloomy week.  Lets start with Oil price, we saw prices rise from $28 last week to $32/bbl at the begining of the week and have sustained the above $30 throughout the week.

 

Now we look at what the futures market is showing.  The market is expecting natural gas prices (Henry Hub) to double, while oil price (WTI) is currently set to increase up just +$2/bbl into next year.

 

Drilling Activity

This week, Gas focused basins continue to add rigs.  The Haynesville and Appalachia Region added 1 rig each. 

Click here to get access to rig activity by Operator.  Companies like PDC, Noble and Birch Permian added rigs this week.

 

Completion Activity

Get Frac Activity for Week Ending May 22, 2020.   This week frac crews working in the U.S. increased by +3. As the forward months for oil firms up, it looks like operators are already putting frac crews back to work.

 

 

Mergers & Acquisition

Centennial said it is terminating its Water Midstream deal with PE-backed Waterbridge Resources

Total said it is terminating its agreement to acquire Ghana's asset from Occidental

 

 

Capital Markets

Financings  : Diamondback Raised $500 million this week in debt.

 

Company Distresss

A Eagle Ford E&P with 78,000 net acres said it is filing bankruptcy afterwhich the assets will be put up for sale.

Unit Corp, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (the midstream assets were not a part of the filing)

Ultra Petroleum filed chapter 11 bankruptcy

A Large DJ Basin E&P missed it's interest payment, which is normally the first sign the company plans to file bankruptcy in the near future

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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