Sentences with phrase «of oil plays»

America might be on its way to become a net oil exporter, but there's no reason why this should get in the way of building pipelines that connect different types of oil plays to the refiners best equipped to turn their crude into the petroleum products that feed North America's economy and the world's.

However, I've seen far too many portfolios that include 4 or 5 different investments, each of which is another version of the oil play.

Not exact matches

Instead of hedging away from gas, as TransCanada and many other companies appear to be doing, it's a bet that gas will play a much bigger role in our energy future, probably at the expense of oil.

For its part, the oil and gas industry, by pouring investment into the oilsands with little concern for how it's going to get the oil out to markets, «is playing a high - stakes game of chicken,» Cann adds.

In the first decade of the century, the large integrated oil companies traded at an average discount of between 11 % and 12 % compared to their pure - play competitors, according to a study conducted at the time by Citi Investment Research and Analysis.

Investors who would prefer to play E&P companies more broadly could consider the iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF, which focuses on large - cap companies and has an expense ratio of 0.43 %.

Based on a sum - of - the - parts analysis, integrated oil companies traded at a discount to their pure - play competitors, whether they were pure - play upstream, like an Anadarko or a Chesapeake, or downstream, like Valero or Tesoro.

At the beginning of 2011, the small integrated energy company voluntarily split into a pure - play upstream company, called Marathon Oil, and a pure - play refiner, called Marathon Petroleum Corporation.

So, while low oil prices will make this a trying quarter for the entire energy industry, companies with a more balanced portfolio of assets should fare better than the pure - plays.

The U.S. can produce as much shale oil as it wants, but its Gulf Coast refineries are geared toward heavier kinds of crude that can easily process oil sand bitumen but aren't geared toward the lighter crude coming out of, say North Dakota's Bakken play.

Geopolitical concerns: Considerable geopolitics always plays a role in oil pricing, especially when they involve conflicts — like those in the Gulf Region, where roughly 60 percent of global oil is produced.

«This year, however, (OPEC's) production curbs will increasingly have to make do with playing second fiddle to a Texas - sized wave of U.S. shale growth,» Stephen Brennock, oil analyst at PVM Oil Associates, said in a research note Wednesdoil analyst at PVM Oil Associates, said in a research note WednesdOil Associates, said in a research note Wednesday.

He had been anticipating a drop in oil prices, for example, but rather than play oil producers (which Canadian investors already hold a lot of), he decided to focus on the energy transportation sector.

«Last year, we successfully completed the transformation of our extensive Spraberry / Wolfcamp acreage position in the Permian Basin of West Texas from a vertical oil play into a horizontal oil play with a drilling inventory that will last decades,» chairman and CEO Scott D. Sheffield said in the company's 2014 annual report.

To be sure, U.S. shale oil producers have played the part of the spoiler this year.

There were PowerPoint presentations about the positive and negative qualities of oil and latex paints and role - playing exercises about pitching house - painting services and answering homeowner objections.

The marriage of ASX listed Azonto Petroleum to the unlisted Calima Energy is essentially a story of money meets management experience with the marriage consummated at one of the best addresses in town, the Montney oil and gas play in Canada.

In what looks to be an astute corporate play that will effectively double the company's size, Calima Energy has lined up friendly takeovers of both of its joint venture partners in the Montney oil and gas Basin in Canada.

At least half of the June rebound is explained by the oil rebound, though the Pan Am Games in Toronto played a positive role as well.

Founded as the «Toronto Club of the West» by the same ranchers who began the Calgary Stampede, the Ranchmen's Club plays host to a who's who of Alberta's oil and gas elite.

His rivals play off it on the campaign trail, with the NDP's Thomas Mulcair bemoaning billions in subsidies to the fossil fuel sector and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau saying Harper «bet everything on the price of oil.»

It's no secret that you've only got three shale oil plays in the U.S. of any consequence,» Papa said.

The group behind the «ethical oil» play can't really expect the rest of us to start using the term to differentiate Canadian from other oil.

By keeping prices below the marginal cost of unconventional production (about $ 75 per barrel), OPEC hopes that expensive oil production will decline along with the fortunes of the companies engaged in these plays.

The head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has denied the group's members are playing a game of chicken with oil U.S. producers.

But recent comments from Iraq's oil minister suggest that there are other ideas at play — perhaps an extension through the end of 2018, or maybe even deeper production cuts.

A supply curve is an ordered list of all the oil production opportunities globally, sorted by the cost of extraction or, probably better for this example, the potential free - on - board price at a global trading hub — take every oil play in the world and ask what it would cost delivered to the US Gulf Coast as a starting point.

A sale of Apache Canada would mark the Houston - based company's exit from the country, the latest international oil firm to sell Canadian operations in favor of concentrating on U.S. shale plays.

Last fall, Goldman Sachs played the first harbinger of gloomy times to come, alerting investors that oil prices could fall as low as $ 20 a barrel.

Related: The World Just Lost One Of Its Biggest Oil Plays To Low Prices

The joint statement by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, the Investor Network on Climate Risk, and the Investors Group on Climate Change also encourages intensive gas users and governments in oil and gas importing regions to consider playing a role in encouraging control of methane emissions.

Up until recently oil stocks have been about playing / gaming some type of normalization from the 2014 - 15 crash.

The Company is not focused on acquisitions of properties that include Enhanced Oil Recovery («EOR») projects or properties that are located in the Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Coast, or International plays.

Day trading any security is a risky venture, but any related to the global oil market are particularly volatile due to the myriad of factors at play.

«I think no deal is probably better for the longer - term because it continues this process of rebalancing and there is no rebalancing without pressure and pressure comes through lower oil prices, through tighter credit and we're seeing all of that playing out nicely,» he said.

Oil plays in North Dakota, Texas, and elsewhere around the country may have reversed declining US production, but much of that oil is also ending up on rail cars bound for coastal refineriOil plays in North Dakota, Texas, and elsewhere around the country may have reversed declining US production, but much of that oil is also ending up on rail cars bound for coastal refinerioil is also ending up on rail cars bound for coastal refineries.

Also could consider Sibanye as a defensive play in light of middle East and Ukraine crises, always think oil and gold could be good

The Wattenberg Field is one of the top rate - of - return horizontal oil plays in the U.S. Onshore.

One of the drivers of that growth is its recently discovered Alpine High play in a little - known corner of the Basin, which Apache believes holds more than 3 billion barrels of oil.

Looking back at the cost gap figure above, the potential revenue generated by EOR is only about $ 50 - 60 / ton, and that is in the best plays under the assumption of high oil prices.

The Gulf Coast Express Pipeline, which is targeted to be in service in October 2019 pending regulatory approvals, would add a much - needed conduit for the flow to demand markets of the increasing amounts of associated gas that are being lifted from the Permian amid an avalanche of investment in the oil - rich play that spans West Texas and southeastern New Mexico.

Since 2008, he's called practically every major shale play before the mainstream press got wind of them — including the now - famous Bakken oil formation and the companies that have raked in billions in profits for their shareholders.

Free Option Upside from Its 13,000 Net Acres in the Duvernay Shale Oil Play: Point Loma has established ~ 13,000 acres (20 net sections) of land within the Duvernay oil shale windOil Play: Point Loma has established ~ 13,000 acres (20 net sections) of land within the Duvernay oil shale windoil shale window.

Encana Corporation, incorporated on January 1, 2006, is an energy producer that is focused on developing its multi-basin portfolio of natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs) producing plays.

In the case of offshore driller Noble Corp. and oil tanker operator Teekay Tankers, supply and demand played a big role, driving down prices for their services while increasing competition for the available work.

One other news item of note from Marathon Oil this quarter was that the company announced it leased 250,000 acres of land in new resource plays over the past year, including a large position in the emerging Louisiana Austin Chalk play.

By now, it should be obvious that the Saudis and their Gulf allies are playing the long game when it comes to the current oil situation, and that means keeping the taps flowing in the midst of a global glut no matter how low prices go.

Per Google Finance, EnCana is «an energy producer that is focused on developing its multi-basin portfolio of natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs) producing plays.

Though most of the explosion in the Bakken region is already played out, and though a large portion of the oil workers in the region have already found permanent housing situations, I expect the growth in the Price / Book multiple coupled with steady earnings (if not growing earnings) to secure the safety of this investment for the near future.

The Saudis retaliated, not by playing its historic role of swing producer and putting the brakes on oil output, instead deciding to pump as fast as possible.