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| Four Plays in Oklahoma's Red-Hot STACK |
| Oil and gas companies are racing to acquire land in Oklahoma's STACK region, known as an area of low-cost production.
STACK, a major area of energy-development interest in Oklahoma, stands for Sooner Trend Anadarko basin Canadian and Kingfisher counties. The area's importance was highlighted by the U.S. Energy Information Administration action in August to expand its weekly Drilling Productivity Report to include the Anadarko Basin, theWednesday, September 13, 2017 |
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| 24hGold - Publicnow |
| Chesapeake Energy Corporation Agrees To Exit Barnett Shale, Asset To Be Acquired And Operated By First Reserve, Announces Renegotiation Of Mid-Continent Gas Gathering Agreement And Provides Preliminar |
| OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to convey its interests in the Barnett Shale operating area located in North Texas to Saddle Barnett Resources, LLC ('Saddle Resources'), a company backed by First Reserve, a leading global private equity and infrastructure investment firm exclusively focused on energy, and simultaneously terminate future commitments associated with this asset.
The impactsWednesday, August 10, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Publicnow |
| Chesapeake Energy Corporation Provides 2016 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call Information |
| OKLAHOMA CITY, July 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) today announced it has scheduled to release its 2016 second quarter financial results before market open on Thursday, August 4, 2016. A conference call to discuss the results has been scheduled for the same day at 9:00 am EDT. The telephone number to access the conference call is 866-454-4209 or international toll 913-312-9308. The passcode for the call is 4546210. The number to access the conference call replaThursday, July 14, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Associated Press |
| Oklahoma energy companies want earthquake lawsuit dismissed |
| OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Three Oklahoma energy companies want a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit demanding they reduce injection volumes at wastewater disposal wells that could be triggering earthquakes.
The lawsuit was filed in February by members of the Oklahoma Sierra Club. It asks that Devon Energy Corp., Chesapeake Energy Corp. and New Dominion LLC reduce production waste at wells.
But the companies say in legal filings that the Oklahoma Corporation CommisFriday, June 3, 2016 |
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 | Tim Iacono - Iacono Research |
| Credit Crunch for Shale Drillers |
| Bloomberg reports on the long-awaited (yet still painfully slow) comeuppance for shale oil companies and the big U.S. banks who have lent to them. Of course, freakishly low interest rates that were too low for too long are in no way related to any of this.
This seems to be the new normal (that is, unless we get a huge rebound in oil prices):
Chesapeake Energy Corp., the deeply indebted shale producer, said that it can hang on to its $4 billion bank line as long as it posts just about everythingWednesday, April 13, 2016 |
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 | Wolf Richter |
 This is Why I Don’t Short Anything Anymore |
| The moment of maximum pain.
Goldman Sachs called for the end of the epic short-covering rally that had whipped crude oil, oil & gas drillers, and the broader markets into froth over the past three weeks. As if on cue, the rally started to unwind today. But it was scheduled for demise from get-go. When oil fundamentals are this terrible, they eventually rule.
And here is what that rally did: It inflicted maximum pain and destruction on the short sellers that had piled into the trade.
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| 24hGold - Associated Press |
| Chesapeake stock tumbles, rises after investors spooked |
| OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Share prices for Chesapeake Energy stock were down more than 50 percent for a time Monday after a news report said the Oklahoma City-based company had brought on attorneys who help companies restructure their debt, but rebounded after the natural gas producer told investors that it was not planning to file for bankruptcy protection.
Chesapeake said it has long sought the counsel of attorneys at Kirkland & Ellis, which describes itself as a law firm that woTuesday, February 9, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| OIL Will Low Oil Hit Occidental (OXY) this Earnings Season |
| Factors Affecting This QuarterThe oil supply glut, which resulted from higher production worldwide, has negatively impacted global oil prices. Subsequently, Occidental Petroleum’s third-quarter 2015 earnings and revenues decreased due to lower average realized prices for crude oil and a decline in sales volume.Occidental Petroleum generates a significant portion of revenues from its oil and gas operations. In the third quarter of 2015, the company’s oil and gas segment contributed roughly 66% toTuesday, February 2, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| Worst Stock Ideas Of 2016 So Far |
| This year has not gotten off to the kind of start that most traders had hoped for, and the market fears that led to volatility in the second half of 2015 have only gotten worse so far in 2016. China’s slowing growth and oil and commodity weakness have continued to drive market fears.
The S&P 500 is already down 6.3 percent in 2016, and some of 2015’s laggards remain the worst stock ideas of year so far. Here are the five worst-performing S&P 500 stocks of 2016.
5. Chesapeake Energy Corporation (Tuesday, February 2, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| NATURAL GAS The Commodity Investor: Chesapeake Energy Offers Grip On Natural Gas Market |
| Natural gas is the second-most important commodity in the energy complex after crude oil, in terms of both volume and usage. In addition to being one of the most actively traded energy commodities, natural gas (or “natgas” as traders call it) has several important uses.First, it’s an important component in electricity generation: Many electric power plants use natural gas (alongside coal and, to a lesser extent, nuclear power) to generate electricity. Second, it has many critical industrial applFriday, January 29, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| Chesapeake Energy sees 2018 puts |
| Traders are positioning for a possible drop in shares of Chesapeake Energy in the next two years.optionMONSTER's Depth Charge market scanner shows that more than 22,000 January 2018 3 puts were sold for $1.80 to $1.99 yesterday, including a single print of 17,000 that went for $1.97. Volume was more than 6 times the open interest in the strike, which indicates that new money was put to work. Long puts lock in the price where a stock can be sold, so they make money to the downside. Investors use Friday, January 29, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| 6 Stocks That Could Be Primed For A Short Squeeze |
| SunGard's Astec Analytics provides intra-day short-selling market data to its clients. The firm's top pick from a securities lending perspective this week was Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: SWN).
Other stocks that that saw plenty of short-selling activity included the following:
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA)
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK)
Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE: VALE)
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW)
SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ: SCTY)
Below is a look atThursday, January 28, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| The Energy Sector Led SPY as QEP Resources Rose 12.2 |
| Oil Rebound Coupled with Upbeat Earnings Propelled US Stocks(Continued from Prior Part) Energy sector
Generally, the ups and downs in oil prices direct the movement of energy stock prices. The following table presents the oil and gas drilling, exploration, and production stocks along with their beta and moving averages.
Below are the yields of the above stocks as of January 26:
Noble (NE): 8.1%
Southwestern Energy (SWN): 8.5%
Chesapeake Energy (CHK): 8.1%
EQT (EQT): 8.9%
Range Resources (RRC): Wednesday, January 27, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| Here Are 175 Resource Companies On The Verge Of Financial Upheaval |
| And Moody’s wasn’t the only agency raising concerns about resource companies. With Standard & Poor’s (S&P) following suit this week in lowering its commodity price assumptions for the coming years.S&P said Monday it has cut its 2016 and 2017 forecast for WTI crude by 20 percent. And also dropped its forecast price for Henry Hub natural gas by 15 percent for the next two years.Related: 60 Reasons Why Oil Investors Should Hang OnThat prompted S&P to issue an immediate credit downgrade on one majorWednesday, January 27, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Reuters |
| SandRidge Energy explores debt restructuring options-sources |
| Jan 25 (Reuters) - SandRidge Energy Inc is exploring debt restructuring options, according to people familiar with the matter, as the heavily indebted U.S. oil and gas exploration and production company struggles with the fallout from plunging energy prices. SandRidge has been in talks with investment banks and law firms about hiring restructuring advisors, and could make an announcement on their appointment as early as this week, the people said. Debtwire had reMonday, January 25, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Reuters |
| SandRidge Energy explores debt restructuring options-sources |
| Jan 25 (Reuters) - SandRidge Energy Inc is exploring debt restructuring options, according to people familiar with the matter, as the heavily indebted U.S. oil and gas exploration and production company struggles with the fallout from plunging energy prices. SandRidge has been in talks with investment banks and law firms about hiring restructuring advisors, and could make an announcement on their appointment as early as this week, the people said. Debtwire had reMonday, January 25, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| OIL Independent Oil Gas Stocks Technical Insight -- Marathon Oil, Chesapeake Energy, Oasis Petroleum, and Southwestern Energy |
| NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / January 22, 2016 / Park Lane Advisor has initiated coverage on the following equities: Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK), Oasis Petroleum Inc. (OAS), and Southwestern Energy Company (SWN). Free research report on Marathon Oil can be accessed at http://www.parklaneadvisor.com/ On Thursday, January 21, 2016, the NASDAQ Composite ended at 4,472.06, up 0.01%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.74%, to finish the day at 15,882.68,Friday, January 22, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| Despite Tough Macros, Only Ultra, Gastar And Chesapeake Face Potential Credit Issues Before 2018 |
| There’s no question it has been a tough couple of years for oil & gas E&P stocks, but a new report by Sterne Agee CRT analyst Tim Rezvan suggests that things may not be as bad as the market fears for many companies.
Rezvan sees battered stocks Oasis Petroleum (NYSE: OAS) and Whiting Petroleum Corp (NYSE: WLL) as extremely oversold at this point. After taking a close look at the liquidity positions of the E&P names under coverage, he concludes that only Ultra Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: UPL), GastarThursday, January 21, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| Despite Tough Macros, Only Ultra, Gastar And Chesapeake Face Potential Credit Issues Before 2018 |
| There’s no question it has been a tough couple of years for oil & gas E&P stocks, but a new report by Sterne Agee CRT analyst Tim Rezvan suggests that things may not be as bad as the market fears for many companies.
Rezvan sees battered stocks Oasis Petroleum (NYSE: OAS) and Whiting Petroleum Corp (NYSE: WLL) as extremely oversold at this point. After taking a close look at the liquidity positions of the E&P names under coverage, he concludes that only Ultra Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: UPL), GastarThursday, January 21, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| TIN 5:18 am Rio Tinto reports Q4 production results; iron ore shipments rise 11 YoY |
| 4:43 pm Atmel agrees to be acquired by Microchip (MCHP) for $8.15/share in cash & stock, or ~$3.56 bln (ATML) : The co's announced that Microchip has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Atmel for $8.15 per share in a combination of cash and Microchip common stock. The acquisition price represents a total equity value of about $3.56 bln, and a total enterprise value of about $3.40 bln, after excluding Atmel's cash and investments net of debt on its balance sheet of ~$155 mln at December 31Tuesday, January 19, 2016 |
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