Path Forward: Borrowing Base Redeterminations In A Restructuring World
Hedging Future Risk in Light of Increasing Uncertainty in the Health Care Industry: Critical Consideration #2
Leveraging oil and gas assets for capital has become a strategic imperative for independent producers grappling with limited traditional financing options and economic volatility. Asset-backed securities (ABS) in the oil and...more
In this dynamic global landscape, investors have always been required to make savvy, smart choices. This requires navigating through the intricate web of bilateral treaty protection, exploring the vital role these agreements...more
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
The winter storm that descended on Texas in February 2021 is a reminder of why organizations should assess their strategy and operations to manage and mitigate risk before chaos ensues....more
A survey of how oil and gas producers hedge....more
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
As upstream oil and gas companies emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcies, they’ll need to be mindful of exit credit facility terms and requirements that may reflect a shift from their prior experience and will likely affect...more
Private equity funds have supplied much of the capital injected into the oil and gas exploration and production sector over the last decade. These investors will typically seek to identify, acquire, operate, enhance, and...more
The recent events in Iraq – the attacks on a U.S. embassy, a U.S. drone strike that killed an Iranian general and Iran’s missile attack on a U.S. air base in Iraq – has created renewed tension in the Middle East with crude...more
Find out everything you need to know before starting an ETRM system implementation. Over the last two decades many energy companies that engaged in the purchase and sale of commodities as a matter of course in transacting...more
In a July 25, 2019 order, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) directed PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”) not to conduct the Base Residual Auction (“BRA”) to procure capacity for the 2022-2023 delivery year in...more
The renewable energy sector has benefited in recent years from its growing cost-competitiveness, favorable climate change-related policies, and significant new capital investment from traditional and nontraditional debt and...more
U.S. benchmark (West Texas Intermediate, or “WTI”) and international Brent crude oil prices have plunged by more than a third from an October 3, 2018 high of $76.41 per barrel (/bbl) and $86.29/bbl, respectively—the largest...more
For public companies with a December 31, 2018, fiscal year-end, new hedge accounting rules will become effective on January 1, 2019. The FASB issued the new hedge accounting guidance on August 28, 2017, through Accounting...more