$200 Billion of M&A Wasn’t Enough in U.S. Oil Patch

There are still too many energy companies chasing too little capital. By Javier Blas Javier Blas is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering energy and commodities. He is coauthor of “The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources.” Even after a record $200 billion dealmaking frenzy last year, US oil and …

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Diamondback Sells $5.5 Billion of Bonds for Endeavor Deal

The five-part offering includes a $1 billion, 40-year tranche M&A-related financing is helping fuel record high-grade sales Diamondback Energy Inc. borrowed $5.5 billion in the US investment-grade market to partly help fund its $26 billion takeover of Endeavor Energy Resources LP, joining other blue-chip companies capitalizing on robust investor demand to bring acquisition-related debt deals. Diamondback sold the bonds …

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Jamie Dimon Calls Biden’s Push to Stop Oil and Gas Projects “Wrong” and ‘Enormously Naïve’

Criticizes White House freeze on LNG approvals in annual letter to shareholders Bloomberg News Jamie Dimon said U.S. delays of liquefied natural gas projects were done for political reasons to pacify those who believe oil and gas projects should simply be stopped — a position he calls “wrong” and “enormously naïve.” The head of JPMorgan …

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APA Corporation Provides First-Quarter 2024 Supplemental Information and Schedules Results Conference Call for May 2 at 10 a.m. Central Time

HOUSTON, April 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — APA Corporation (Nasdaq: APA) today provided supplemental information regarding certain first-quarter 2024 financial and operational results. This information is intended only to provide additional information regarding current estimates management believes will affect results for the first-quarter 2024. It is provided to assist investors, analysts and others in formulating …

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U.S. Electric Utilities Brace for Surge in Power Demand from Data Centers

(Reuters) – U.S. electric utilities predict a tidal wave of new demand from data centers powering technology like generative AI, with some power companies projecting electricity sales growth several times higher than estimates just months earlier. Nine of the top 10 U.S. electric utilities said data centers were a main source of customer growth, leading …

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Chevron CEO’s Pay Rose 12% to $26.5 Million in 2023

By Reuters Michael Wirth, chairman and CEO, Chevron Corporation speaks at the 2021 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. October 18, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson/FILE PHOTO April 10 (Reuters) – U.S. oil major Chevron’s  CEO Michael Wirth was paid $26.5 million in 2023, a 12.2% increase from the prior year, a securities filing …

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Oil Rises as Middle East Worries Offset U.S. Crude Stock Build

(Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Wednesday after two days of losses as a deadlock in Gaza ceasefire talks renewed uncertainty about the security of supply from the Middle East and offset a bigger-than-expected build in U.S. crude inventories. Brent crude futures were up 30 cents, or 0.3%, at $89.72 per barrel at 1010 GMT, …

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China, India Top buyers of Russian Seaborne Fuel Oil, VGO in Feb, LSEG Data Shows

China and India remained the top destinations for Russian seaborne fuel oil and vacuum gasoil (VGO) exports in February, with both countries continuing to buy the fuels to partially replace crude oil, traders said and LSEG data showed. Since the European Union’s full embargo on Russian oil products went into effect in February 2023, the …

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