swanlinbar
6 years ago
ConocoPhillips May Divest Bulk of Its North Sea Oil Fields
9:44 am ET April 2, 2019 (Zacks) Print
ConocoPhillips COP is discussing with Chrysaor Holdings Ltd. to divest a bulk of its North Sea resources, according to Bloomberg.
Earlier, ConocoPhillips was trying to divest those properties to Ratcliffeβs Ineos β a multinational chemicals firm. However, the effort to conclude the $3-billion deal failed which convinced ConocoPhillips to start searching for prospective bidders since January.
The source added that Chrysaor Holdings, an oil and natural gas explorer and producer, is leading other bidders to acquire North Sea oil fields from ConocoPhillips. Investors should know that although ConocoPhillips is in talks with Chrysaor Holdings, the discussions may not lead to an agreement.
Overall, with the sale of bulk of its North Sea assets, ConocoPhillips is trying to divert focus to prolific shale plays in the United States. The company already has strong presence in Eagle Ford, Delaware basin and Bakken shale and revealed that upstream business in the shale resources was phenomenal in 2018. ConocoPhillips is also projecting more than 25% compound annual production growth rate from its operations in the three key shale plays.
Headquartered in Houston, TX,ConocoPhillips is a leading explorer and producer of oil and natural gas in the world.
The company currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).Other prospective players in the energy space include Antero Resources Corporation AR, NGL Energy Partners LP NGL and ProPetro Holding Corp. PUMP. While Antero Resources and NGL Energy sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), ProPetro Holding carries a Zacks Rank #2. You can see the complete list of todayβs Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Antero Resources is likely to see earnings growth of 20% over the next five years.
NGL ENERGY is likely to witness earnings growth of 227% for the fiscal year ending March 2019.
ProPetro Holding is likely to see 19.5% earnings growth through 2019.
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benfrankledger
7 years ago
"We can sustain our production, pay our dividend, below $40/bbl," Lance told CNBC today. "That's part of the transformation that we've been through."
After selling higher cost assets such as Canada's oil sands, COP says its resources that break even at oil prices below $40/bbl have increased by 30% from a year ago, including the cost of facilities, logistics, corporate overhead and a 10% return on investment.
eFinanceMarkets
7 years ago
ConocoPhillips completes sale to Cenovus, revises Q2 production guidance
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) says it completed the sale of its 50% interest in the Foster Creek Christina Lake oil sands partnership and western Canada Deep Basin Gas assets to Cenovus (NYSE:CVE), saying the deal will achieve a "step-function improvement" in its balance sheet strength and the pace of its planned share repurchase program.
At closing, CVE issued 208M common shares to COP as partial payment for the C$17.7B sale, and COP now owns a 16.9% stake in CVE.
COP revises its Q2 production guidance to 1.365M-1.405M boe/day, reflecting the partial quarter impact of the sale.
eFinanceMarkets
8 years ago
ConocoPhillips ticks lower after surprise adjusted Q1 loss
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) swings between large losses and small gains in premarket trading after reporting a surprise Q1 loss; shares now -0.3% premarket.
COP's Q2 net profit was $800M, or $0.62/share, compared with a net loss of $1.5B, or $1.18/share, in the year-ago quarter, but the adjusted loss was $0.02/share when excluding the gain on the sale of assets in Canada.
COP says Q1 production rose 2% Y/Y to 1.584B boe/day, and it expects Q2 production of 1.495B-1.535B boe/day, which excludes Libya and does not reflect impacts from the recently announced Canada and San Juan Basin dispositions.
eFinanceMarkets
8 years ago
ConocoPhillips could move Australia gas on proposed transcontinental line
ConocoPhillips (COP +1.1%) will consider diverting natural gas from fields in northern Australia along a proposed transcontinental pipeline that would link directly to markets in the southeast, a senior executive tells Reuters.
COP also is leaning towards developing the Barossa gas field offshore northern Australia, with a final decision due in Q1 2018, earlier than the company previously had indicated.
Kayleen Ewin, COP's VP for sustainability, communications and external affairs, says the proposed transcontinental line would open Australia's domestic market for northern producers.