Tag Archives: Oil and Gas

The Door To Hell

30 Mar

The Door to Hell, a cavern generously filled with natural gas, was discovered in 1971 by Soviet geologists. This gas rich area is situated near the village of Derweze, Turkmenistan 40°15′10″N 58°26′22″E. While drilling, the ground beneath the rig collapsed, leaving a large hole with a diameter of 70 meters / 250 ft behind. Authorities decided to burn the gas to avoid toxic discharge. The gas is still burning today, even though geologists initially estimated that the fire would use all the fuel in a matter of days.

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Drill, Baby, Drill

18 Jan

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NEW YORK. President Vladimir Putin with Norway...

NEW YORK. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin with Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Image via Wikipedia

With crude prices moving above $90, and trending towards $100, The Business Insider composed this slide show summary of the 12 Petro States That Will Boom When Oil Hits $100.

Oslo Stock Exchange – Financial Calendar – Week 45

7 Nov

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08/11/2010 Olav Thon Eiendomsselskap ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
08/11/2010 Dockwise Ltd Results 3rd quarter 2010
08/11/2010 Grieg Seafood ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
08/11/2010 Avinor AS Results 3rd quarter 2010
08/11/2010 Songa Offshore SE Results 3rd quarter 2010
08/11/2010 Kitron ASA Extraordinary general meeting 2010
09/11/2010 Powel ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
09/11/2010 Eitzen Chemical ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
09/11/2010 Green Reefers ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
09/11/2010 Comrod Communication ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
09/11/2010 Bakkafrost P/f Results 3rd quarter 2010
09/11/2010 Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
09/11/2010 Storm Real Estate Results 3rd quarter 2010
10/11/2010 Hurtigruten ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
10/11/2010 Northern Logistic Property ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
10/11/2010 Kitron ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
10/11/2010 Sevan Marine ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
10/11/2010 Nøtterø Sparebank Results 3rd quarter 2010
10/11/2010 Deep Sea Supply Plc Results 3rd quarter 2010
10/11/2010 Norse Energy Corp. ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
10/11/2010 SAS Group AB Results 3rd quarter 2010
10/11/2010 Birdstep Technology ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
10/11/2010 Ignis ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
10/11/2010 Birdstep Technology ASA Extraordinary general meeting
11/11/2010 Statkraft AS Results 3rd quarter 2010
11/11/2010 Vizrt Ltd. Results 3rd quarter 2010
11/11/2010 Farstad Shipping ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
11/11/2010 Grenland Group ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
11/11/2010 DNO International ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
11/11/2010 Neas ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
11/11/2010 Rocksource ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
11/11/2010 Oceanteam ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
11/11/2010 Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
12/11/2010 AF Gruppen ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
12/11/2010 Ekornes ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
12/11/2010 Schibsted ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
12/11/2010 Pronova BioPharma ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
12/11/2010 Melhus Sparebank Results 3rd quarter 2010
12/11/2010 Biotec Pharmacon ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
12/11/2010 Funcom N.V. Results 3rd quarter 2010
12/11/2010 Bergen Group ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
12/11/2010 Global Tender Barges ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
12/11/2010 American Shipping Company ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
12/11/2010 Questerre Energy Corporation Results 3rd quarter 2010
12/11/2010 Algeta ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010
12/11/2010 GTB Invest ASA Results 3rd quarter 2010

[via Oslo Stock Exchange & DNO International]

Why Oil Is Likely To Remain Expensive

1 Oct

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The chart above, from Scott Grannis latest blog post, compares the real price of crude oil with the total worldwide number of oil and gas drilling rigs operated – including offshore rigs. The drilling activity obviously follow the development in the real price of crude with a lag. This is what Grannis highligts:

“What stands out for the recent period is that while crude prices in real terms are back to the levels of the early 1980s, there are still far fewer rigs operating today than there were back then. Rig counts are still rising, however, so maybe the industry will eventually catch up. But the relatively low level of exploration activity today may help explain why crude prices are still quite high from an historical perspective. This further suggests that crude prices could remain in their current range of $70-80/bbl for quite some time.”

The second graph and full observation from Grannis is located here.

Drill, Baby, Drill: How To Invest If The Republicans Win By A Landslide

10 Sep

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Oil Driller

Oil Driller via Wikipedia

If the GOP wins in November, how can you adjust your portfolio to benefit from their conventional policy? Here are a few pointers:

“Big oil companies will be huge winners. American oil imports from the Middle East will accelerate, where the industry earns 80% of its profits. That will bring peak oil sooner, easily taking crude over $100/barrel quickly, and eventually to $150 or $200. Restrictions on both onshore and offshore drilling will get rolled back to their Bush era laissez faire levels, cutting costs and boosting profitability. You want to own Chevron (CVX), ExxonMobile (XOM), Conoco Phillips (COP), and of course, BP (BP). The drilling and service companies, like Transocean (RIG) and Diamond Offshore (DO), should do spectacularly well.”

Additional segments and investment ideas from The Business Insider here.

Oil Traders Bet On 2011 Recovery – Contango Doubles

8 Sep

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Oil Barrels

“Oil traders are showing increasing confidence that U.S. economic growth will rebound next year as they take advantage of the widening gap between current prices of crude and contracts for delivery six months from now.

The price advantage, or contango, to buy and hold crude more than doubled to $5.76 a barrel last month from $2.60 at the end of July, as contracts for October delivery fell 9.4 percent and March dropped 5.3 percent. ConocoPhillips hired the tanker TI Europe for storage in the Gulf of Mexico, according to data on the website of RS Platou A/S, an Oslo-based shipbroker.”

Grab the full observation from BusinessWeek here.

Related: 5 Top Energy Questions Answered – The Street.

Seadrill Q2: Current Market Volatility Is A Good Environment For Investment Opportunities

31 Aug

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“The world’s number two deepwater-driller, Seadrill Ltd (SDRL.OL),  reported earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) in the three months to the end of June rose to $493 million from $438 million a year earlier, beating the $471 million average estimate in a Reuters poll of analysts.

The offshore oil drilling sector has long been seen as ripe for consolidation. But the conditions created by the oil spill should accelerate deals, as it becomes tougher for smaller drillers to compete.

Most drillers smaller than the U.S. “big three” — Transocean Ltd (RIGN.VX)(RIG.N), Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc (DO.N) and Noble Corp (NE.N) — could be targets, investment bankers say. “

More from Reuters on SDRL Q2 here and the numbers form the company here.

[image via Seadrill]

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