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Oil & Gas Valuation: 5 Questions to Ask When Stock Is Used As Consideration

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Over the last several years, an acquiring company’s stock has become a more commonly used currency in upstream oil & gas merger and acquisition transactions. This trend can be attributed to its benefits, such as providing...more

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Efficient Systems Monitoring with RightAngle Database…

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In today's digital landscape, where data is often dubbed the "new oil," ensuring the smooth operation of databases is crucial for businesses. Regular oversight, including monitoring database metrics, is essential to optimize...more

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Modern Architecture for the Natural Gas ETRM Landscape

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Over the past few decades, the commodity and energy trading and risk management (C/ETRM) landscape for the natural gas industry has been stable, dominated by a select few big players in the market – namely, ION Endur or...more

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2024 Energy Transition Outlook Survey Report

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Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD)’s 2024 Energy Transition Outlook Survey Report points to a new phase in the multi-generational journey to Net Zero. While 56% of our respondents are deepening their focus on their transition...more

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Q&A: The State Of Oil & Gas M&A Activity & What To Expect In 2023

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The current landscape of M&A and A&D dealmaking in the U.S. oil and gas industry looks a lot different than what it did in the 2015-2019 period. During the pandemic, commodity prices sank to historically low levels (WTI crude...more

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Global Jurisdictions Implement Russian Oil Ban and Price Cap Policy

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A ban on services related to the maritime transport of Russian-origin crude oil sold above a pre-determined price cap of $60 per barrel began on December 5, 2022, with a similar price cap ban related to other Russian-origin...more

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Unintended Consequences Of Interconnected Supply Chains

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​​​​​​​It’s commonly known most goods that Americans use in their lives are transported and delivered by truck. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest Commodity Flow Survey, trucks transported 71.6% or $10.4 trillion of...more

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The Fed’s Fight Against Inflation: Is WTI Crude Oil Recession Proof?

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How quickly things have changed. Just a year ago, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) gave a picturesque view of the economy. Any inflation was transitory and would likely fall to 2% in 2022. The federal funds rate would...more

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Key Considerations For Improving Your Business Processes & ETRM System Implementation

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Business processes can get complicated over time in any organization. A fitting example of a core business process is the processing of payable invoices. The old-fashioned way of processing invoices is to receive the invoices...more

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The Energy Regulation and Markets Law Review - 11th Edition - France

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In our 11th year of writing and publishing The Energy Regulation and Markets Review, the most pressing global concerns are inflation, supply chain concerns, the Ukraine war and continuing effects from the covid-19 pandemic....more

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Oil & Gas Companies Continued To Hedge Before Price Spikes

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Hedging remains a mainstay activity for many oil and gas producers to protect cash flows and manage operating budgets. However, these hedge programs and coverage levels were in place before price increases that occurred in...more

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Glencore’s Commodity Trading Fraud Scheme (Part IV of V)

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Glencore’s settlement with DOJ and the CFTC revealed a plethora of manipulative, deceptive and corrupt conduct, which spanned from at least 2007 to 2018 and occurred in the United States and global oil markets, including...more

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Oil & Gas Valuation: 5 Things To Consider When Stock Is Used As Consideration

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Here are five concepts to keep in mind when utilizing stock as a form of consideration in an oil and gas transaction....more

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Hyperinflation: Crude Oil Prices To Infinity & Beyond

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Find out why rising crude oil prices could pose a hyperinflationary threat to the U.S. economy....more

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Asset Modeling: Understanding Value & Managing Risk

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Find out why an effective risk management strategy requires developing robust economic forecasting tools that simulate future cash flows. One such tool uses the “real-option” theory to model flexibility associated with energy...more

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Financial Daily Dose 6.8.2021 | Top Story: DOJ Recovers Most of Ransom Colonial Pipeline Paid to Hackers

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In a rare cyber win for the good guys (at least one that’s publicly acknowledged), the DOJ revealed on Monday that it “had seized much of the ransom that a major U.S. pipeline operator had paid last month to a Russian hacking...more

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Oil & Gas Companies Hedging Production Farther Into The Future

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A survey of how oil and gas producers hedge....more

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CFTC Obtains Another Guilty Plea of Market Manipulation, Makes Criminal Referral

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced last week that it has obtained another admission from a trader of violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations ...more

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Another Guilty Plea in Insider Trading Case Under CFTC’s Anti-Manipulation Rule

A natural gas trader pleaded guilty in federal district court last week to conspiring to commit commodities fraud and wire fraud in an insider trading scheme over natural gas futures. His co-conspirator had pleaded guilty...more

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CME Group to Launch a Global Emissions Offset Futures Contract

CME Group has announced plans to launch a carbon futures contract intended to offer a transparent, standardised and market-based solution to manage global emissions risk. ...more

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3 Reasons Why ESG Is Here To Stay In The Oil & Gas Industry

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Find out why ESG and sustainability investing will likely be a permanent fixture among oil and gas companies, as well as their investors and stakeholders, for years to come....more

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Path Forward: Borrowing Base Redeterminations In A Restructuring World

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How will oil and gas companies adapt to tightening bank loan requirements amid commodity price uncertainty and an ongoing pandemic going forward? Opportune Managing Director David Morris explains on the latest episode of...more

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Industry Wary Of Next Round Of Borrowing Base Reductions

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Haynes and Boone recently released its fall Borrowing Base Redeterminations Survey. Since 2015, the firm has conducted the survey twice annually to ask executives at banks, producing companies, private equity sponsors,...more

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Land Drilling Optionality? Opportunities In Latest Oil & Gas Bankruptcy Cycle

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Find out why the latest oil and gas bankruptcy cycle presents opportunities for onshore drillers to weather the storm.  ...more

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Aligning the Essential Elements of Commodity Risk Management

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Aligning essential elements for effective commodity risk management ensures energy companies can weather commodity price volatility....more

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