Russell: China's crude oil imports in November recover and other commodities remain strong
The Chinese economy is having a great week, as the outlook has improved amid new stimulus measures. Commodity imports have also performed well in November. The CSI300 index, which is the benchmark, rose 3.2% on the opening day, while government bonds rallied. The announcement of additional monetary stimulus in the official media boosted sentiment. However, the high imports of commodities in November also helped.
Ecopetrol's Colombian third-quarter profits drop by 28%
Ecopetrol, Colombia's largest state-owned oil company, reported on Wednesday a 28% decline in its third-quarter net profits to 3.65 trillion Pesos ($826.95 millions) compared with the same period in 2013. The main reason for the drop was the fall in value of the Colombian currency. Ecopetrol reported that the total sales fell 1.5%, to 34.61 trillion Pesos, in the period July-September, despite a slight increase in output.
Russian oil and Gas Revenues Jump 57% m/m In October
The Finance Ministry reported on Tuesday that the proceeds from oil and natural gas sales to Russia's federal government in October increased by 57% compared to September, to reach 1.21 trillion Russian roubles (12.35 billion dollars), thanks to the quarterly payment of oil profit tax. This is compared to a calculation-based forecast of 1,17 trillion roubles, down from 1,63 trillion roubles as of October 2023.
Chevron exceeds expectations for quarterly profits on the back of higher oil production
Chevron Corp. beat Wall Street expectations for the third quarter profit on Friday. However, its earnings dropped from a previous year. Chevron Corp, which has had its proposed $53 billion takeover of Hess delayed by Exxon Mobil Ltd and CNOOC Ltd due to their challenge, reported a profit adjusted of $4.53 billion. This compares to $5.72 million a year earlier. The shares rose by 2.6% ahead of normal trading hours.
Futures on the TSX fall before domestic GDP data
The futures linked to Canada's main index of stocks fell on Thursday, as disappointing earnings from U.S. technology giants dampened the market sentiment ahead of important domestic GDP and U.S. Economic data that will be released later in the day. At 6:00 a.m., December futures for the S&P/TSX Index were down by 0.3%. ET (10:00 GMT). Wall Street futures dropped on Thursday…
Sinopec's Q3 profits fall by 52.1% due to lower oil prices and refining margins
Sinopec, a Chinese refiner, reported a 52.1% drop in its net profit year-on-year to $8.54 billion yuan (US$1.2 billion) during the third quarter due to lower oil prices. Sinopec, the world's biggest refiner based on capacity, reported 790.4 billion Yuan in revenue for its third quarter, a 9.8% drop from the year before, according to a filing made by the company. CNOOC Ltd…
UK energy services company Hunting reduces profit forecast due to lower oil prices
Hunting Plc, a British energy services company, slashed Tuesday its profit forecast for the entire year. This was partly due to the prospect of lower client activity in the remainder of the calendar year as a result of lowered oil prices and a renewed drop in U.S. Natural Gas pricing. The CEO Jim Johnson stated that "While the outlook for international and offshore sectors of the industry remains firm, the slower-than-anticipated improvement within the U.S.
S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at record highs after Netflix earnings, tech stocks and other factors.
The S&P 500, Nasdaq and other technology stocks ended the day higher Friday. This was largely due to a surge in Netflix stock shares fueled by earnings and wider gains amongst technology stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed largely unchanged, a day after it posted a record-breaking closing high. Netflix shares jumped after it surpassed Wall Street's estimates…
Occidental Petroleum reports lower oil and gas prices in Q3
Occidental Petroleum, a U.S.-based oil producer, announced on Wednesday that its oil and natural gas production prices were lower in the third quarter compared with the previous period. The company reported that the realized prices or the prices it received for its production during the third quarter were about 6% lower in total for its oil output, and 26% lower in its U.S. Natural Gas output.
Woodside Energy's first-half profits drop on lower oil prices
Woodside Energy, based in Australia, reported a 14 percent drop in first-half profits on Tuesday due to price volatility and lower realized oil prices. Oil prices have been choppy due to supply chain disruptions caused by tensions in the Middle East, and China's economic recovery is being hampered by weak domestic consumption. Woodside's average realized prices for the first…
ADNOC Raises $1.6 Billion
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said it raised $1.64 billion by issuing exchangeable bonds and additional shares to investors in its listed retail unit ADNOC Distribution on Wednesday.It issued about $1.2 billion in senior unsecured bonds due in 2024, with a 0.7% annual coupon, exchangeable into existing common shares of ADNOC Distribution.Alongside the transaction, ADNOC offered 375 million shares in ADNOC Distribution to eligible institutional investor
Equinor Axing Jobs in US, Canada and UK
Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor is set to cut jobs significantly in the United States, Canada and Britain to adjust to a fall in oil prices, a company spokesman said on Wednesday.The group plans to cut employee numbers in those countries by about 20% and contractor numbers by around half to ensure profitability at lower oil prices, the spokesman told Reuters, adding that…
New Round of Layoffs at Maersk Drilling
Offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has announced a new wave of layoffs and has revised its financial guidance for 2020, citing oil and gas companies' budget cuts and delays and cancellations in offshore drilling tenders.As previously reported, Maersk Drilling in April said it would lay off around 250-300 people in its North Sea crew pool, and mothball several drilling…
U.S. Oil Firms' Quarterly Reports to Show Depths of Slump
Investors are in for more bad news on the energy front in the coming weeks as a host of the sector's biggest companies report quarterly results following the historic collapse in oil prices.Forecasts for U.S. energy sector earnings this year have dropped along with oil prices, weighing on shares along with worries over debt, layoffs and possible bankruptcies.Analysts see a 58.9% year-over-year decline in energy earnings for the first quarter…
US Crude Futures Plunge to Lowest on Record
U.S. crude oil futures collapsed below $0 on Monday for the first time in history, amid a coronavirus-induced supply glut, ending the day at a stunning minus $37.63 a barrel as desperate traders paid to get rid of oil.Brent crude, the international benchmark, also slumped, but that contract was nowhere near as weak because more storage is available worldwide.While U.S. oil prices are trading in negative territory for the first time ever…
Hennigan Tapped as New Marathon CEO
Marathon Petroleum Corp.named Michael Hennigan, the head of its midstream business, as its new chief executive officer effective immediately.Hennigan replaces Gary Heminger, whose departure was announced last year when the largest U.S.
Lukoil Quarterly Profit Rises
Russia's second-largest oil producer Lukoil said on Tuesday its third-quarter net income rose 5% quarter on quarter to 190.4 billion roubles ($3 billion) helped by a lower effective income tax rate.Its sales fell 8.1% from the second quarter to 1.95 trillion roubles reflecting lower oil prices and trade volumes.($1 = 63.8345 roubles)(Reporting by Anton Kolodyazhnyy and Vladimir Soldatkin; editing by Jason Neely)
Investors Still Unclear on Saudi Aramco IPO Value
Saudi Aramco's blockbuster listing remained shrouded in mystery on Monday, a day after the company finally announced its plans, with scant details disclosed and expert valuations varying wildly from around $1.2 to $2.3 trillion.The state oil giant, the world's most profitable company, fired the starting gun on a domestic initial public offering (IPO) on Sunday after a series…
ExxonMobil Profit Halves
Exxon Mobil Corp's third-quarter profit nearly halved, hit by lower oil prices and weaker margins in refining and chemicals, with its three major business reporting lower year-over-year profit.Earnings fell to $3.17 billion, or 75 cents per share, in the quarter, from $6.24 billion, or $1.46 per share, a year earlier, the company reported on Friday.It beat analysts' recently reduced expectations for earnings of 67 cents per share.
BP Profits Fall 40%
BP's profits fell sharply in the third quarter, hurt by lower oil prices, but strong refining operations helped the company beat expectations even after taking a one-off $2.6 billion charge linked to asset sales.BP, like other big energy companies, has been hit by a sharp drop in oil prices as trade tensions between the United States and China have impacted global oil demand.The…
