Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. paid some $ 390 million for another 5.1 million shares
of oil refiner Phillips 66 this month, boosting its investment to 65.68 million shares that today are worth around $ 5.21 billion.
Not exact matches
MOVERS AND SHAKERS: Saudi Arabia's state -
oil giant Aramco has added its first female director to its board: Lynn Laverty Elsenhans, the former chairwoman, president and CEO
of U.S.
oil refiner Sunoco.
San Antonio is home to five Fortune 1000 companies, including
oil refiner Valero Energy and provider
of insurance to military families USAA.
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.
The possibility
of Venezuelan
oil import restrictions has divided White House advisors, and now is pitting Harold Hamm, chairman and CEO
of Continental Resources and energy advisor during President Trump's campaign, against U.S.
refiners that import Venezuelan crude to process at their refineries.
As one
of the country's largest independent
refiners, Phillips 66 hasn't taken as severe a beating from the cheap -
oil shocks that shook the rest
of the energy industry.
Saudi Aramco has added Lynn Laverty Elsenhans, the former chairwoman, president and CEO
of U.S.
oil refiner Sunoco, to the board.
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.
Trump hosted a series
of meetings with advocates for the corn and
oil industries at the White House since late last year aimed at reforming biofuels regulations in a way that cuts costs for
refiners without reducing overall biofuels demand.
It is a mirror image
of what happened with distillate products in the winter, when weak demand for diesel and heating
oil left a big surplus in those products, and hammered independent
refiners» earnings at a time when those products are normally in high use.
This causes it to trade at a discount to world
oil prices, giving those
refiners fatter margins and U.S. consumers a bit
of relief at the pump.
A petroleum
refiner, Hess has not escaped the consequences
of the
oil glut.
Or get a sworn, binding statement — with securities law enforcement — from TransCanada and the
refiners that all
of the Keystone - shipped
oil will stay here.»
Oil Refiners and Homebuilders are two examples
of industry sectors with disappointing price action over the past two weeks.
Marathon Petroleum announced it is buying
oil refiner Andeavor for $ 23.3 billion, creating the largest
oil refiner in the U.S. and one
of the top five in the world.
The
oil futures editor
of the service noted that «U.S. inventory data will reflect post-Hurricane Harvey adjustments for another few weeks, at a minimum, as Gulf Coast
refiners, terminals and ports continue the process
of returning to normal.»
Crucially, much
of that goes to the Gulf Coast, and nearly all
of it is in the form
of heavy crude, a type
of oil for which Gulf Coast
refiners are particularly equipped to handle.
For eastern
refiners, it's not clear that access to 1.1 million barrels
of oil by pipeline will have a large impact on volatility, although a wider market will always lead to some reduction in volatility.
The U.S. sale from the reserve was expected at some point but the timing
of the purchase shows that
refiners need supply now because even with the increase in supplies this week,
oil supply are below the average range for this time
of year.
If you believe that, in times
of crisis, a West - East pipeline will provide eastern
refiners at
oil below the world price, you are assuming that western producers will sell
oil below world prices in times
of crisis.
Last week's strange diesel exports are more likely an anomaly than a trend: As the U.S. continues to ramp up output
of light, sweet, Texas
oil,
refiners» ability to pump out diesel will be threatened, and the U.S. will soon face a shortfall, Fitch's BMI Research analysts said Wednesday in a note.
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South Korean
refiner Hyundai Oilbank has bought its first cargo
of Canadian Cold Lake crude
oil, according to three sources with knowledge
of the matter.
In other cases, the story is more nuanced: For example,
oil and gas extraction firms benefit, while the producers
of petroleum and coal products lose, echoing the tension between
refiners and
oil - shale producers.
Hengli Petrochemical, part
of the Chinese chemical giant Hengli Group, has obtained government approval to import 400,000 b / d
of crude
oil — the largest quota ever handed to a private Chinese
refiner, as it aims to start a new refinery this year.
How to allocate among subindustries
of a) Integrated
Oil companies, like Exxon, and b) Exploration & Production companies that dig the oil out of the earth or c) refiners that buy oil, process it and resell
Oil companies, like Exxon, and b) Exploration & Production companies that dig the
oil out of the earth or c) refiners that buy oil, process it and resell
oil out
of the earth or c)
refiners that buy
oil, process it and resell
oil, process it and resell it.
Phillips 66 is widely known as a
refiner, and
refiners benefit from lower prices
of oil because they have to pay less for each barrel
of crude
oil to perfect (and can thus capture higher margins by doing so).
It's unclear whether someone buying a petro would have the right to a barrel
of oil, what would happen to that petro once the barrel
of oil backing it is presumably sold to a
refiner, whether the value
of the petro will fluctuate with the
oil price, or who might even accept the petro as a currency for payment.
«We will work with suppliers, traders, and
refiners to source palm
oil and derivatives that will be traceable to known sources for the vast majority
of our purchased oils.»
President Barack Obama has said he will make a final decision on whether to allow the pipeline connecting Canada's
oil sands region to Texas
refiners and several government agencies had been given until the end
of May to weigh in.
Regarding Keystone, I myself think it is clear that Obama should say no to Keystone, because it is something in his power to do, which would have some effect on retarding development
of the tar sands (despite what the flawed State Department EIS [Environmental Impact Statement] said), and because we really wouldn't get any significant benefit from saying yes; no real
oil security, few permanent jobs, and most
of the money goes to Canada and to
refiners in free - trade zones.
By linking Canadian fields to
refiners in the Gulf Coast, the 1,200 - mile (1,900 - km) Keystone XL pipeline would be a boon to an energy patch where
oil sands are abundant but that produce more carbon pollution than many other forms
of crude.
Just as a typical
oil refiner cracks petroleum into a mixture
of hydrocarbons ranging from ethane to jet fuel, Virent transforms sugars into a fuel that has a 102 octane rating.
The
oil industry unsuccessfully urged the EPA to lower the federal mandate to use 16.55 billion gallons
of biofuels in 2013, saying it would unduly burden
refiners.
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters)- TransCanada Corp on Thursday said it would move ahead with Canada's largest - ever pipeline, expanding the scale
of its $ 12 billion plan to ship
oil sands crude in the West to
refiners on its east coast and beyond as its U.S. - bound Keystone XL line stalls in Washington.
A lack
of capacity on this end along with pipelines facing environmental opposition have led California
refiners to import
oil, often from foreign sources, via ship and pay a higher price for doing it.
Do
refiners and E&P companies benefit similarly from a rise in the price
of oil?
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In Verlegger's testimony, he says «Over the last six months, U.S.
refiners liquidated as much as 50 million barrels
of crude
oil stocks.
Canadian pipeline firms,
oil sand producers and gulf coast
refiners are some
of the winners from the projects approval.
Oil drilling companies are not as affected by oil prices as producers and refiners, but the stock prices of drillers seem to always follow oil prices anyw
Oil drilling companies are not as affected by
oil prices as producers and refiners, but the stock prices of drillers seem to always follow oil prices anyw
oil prices as producers and
refiners, but the stock prices
of drillers seem to always follow
oil prices anyw
oil prices anyway.
It expects palm
oil refiners to develop a time - bound plan for RSPO certification and to maximize the use
of RSPO - certified palm
oil.
MLPs as we know them today are primarily involved in the ownership
of oil and gas assets, mostly pipelines, but they can also own things like
oil refiners.
On the other hand,
oil refiner and wholesale marketer Frontier Oil Corporation (FTO) has the highest current earnings yield, with a figure of 13.7
oil refiner and wholesale marketer Frontier
Oil Corporation (FTO) has the highest current earnings yield, with a figure of 13.7
Oil Corporation (FTO) has the highest current earnings yield, with a figure
of 13.7 %.
As an example, a
refiner is likely to pay a premium to have
oil when there is a shortage so that its production
of gas is not disrupted.
Plantations (7 %): Wilmar, a palm -
oil plantation owner &
refiner, which owns / manages over 700,000 acres
of plantations.
Sadly, this hits a concentrated area
of my portfolio, which has a concentration in
oil refiners.
The US Government announced that it would allow the export
of partially refined crude
oil, and US
refiners got hit.
This strategy also results in unanticipated, or «windfall» profits: If the contract is purchased forward twelve months at $ 100 and the actual price is $ 150, the
refiner will take delivery
of one barrel
of oil at $ 100 and the other at a spot price
of $ 150, or $ 125 averaged for two barrels: a gain
of $ 25 per barrel relative to spot prices.
I sought reactions to my post on President Obama and the «Alberta tar pit» from a variety
of analysts and campaigners examining the economics and environmental impacts
of a proposed pipeline linking that Canadian source
of oil with American
refiners.