Chesapeake Energy Corporation Announces $2.25 Billion Barnett Shale Joint Venture with Total E&P USA, Inc.

Chesapeake Energy Corporation announced the execution of an agreement for a $2.25 billion joint venture with Total E&P USA, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Total S.A. (NYSE:TOT, FP:FP) (“Total”), whereby Total will acquire a 25% interest in Chesapeake’s upstream Barnett Shale assets. Total will pay $800 million in cash at closing and will pay an additional $1.45 billion by funding 60%... 

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Crosstex Energy Acquires Eunice Natural Gas Liquids Processing Plant, Fractionation Facility for $42 Million

The Crosstex Energy companies, Crosstex Energy, L.P. and Crosstex Energy, Inc., announced that the Partnership has acquired the Eunice natural gas liquids (NGLs) processing plant and fractionation facility from Phillip Morris for approximately $42 million, which includes $18 million of assumed debt. Previously, Crosstex managed the plant and facility, which are located in south central Louisiana, under... 

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The Start-up of Ledong Promotes CNOOC Limited’s Gas Production Growth

CNOOC Limited announced today that Ledong (LD) 22-1, an independent gas field of the Company, has successfully commenced production. Currently, it is producing approximately 30 thousand cubic feet of natural gas per day via 5 wells. About 47 kilometers eastern of the producing field Yacheng 13-1 and 20 kilometers western of LD 15-1 gas field, LD 22-1 is located in the Yinggehai Basin of the Western... 

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Natural Gas Oversupply and New Pipeline Capacity Promise Bonanza for Northeast Natural Gas Buyers

A new report from BENTEK Energy examines the consequences of rapidly changing natural gas market conditions in the Northeast resulting from continuing increases in domestic production, new pipeline infrastructure and shifts in the sources of natural gas imports. Just issued, Part 3 of BENTEK’s “Catch the Wave™” Market Alert series illustrates important Northeast market developments... 

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ExxonMobil Technology Yields Worlds Largest LNG Carrier

Exxon Mobil Corporation’s technology leadership in liquefied natural gas or LNG has resulted in an industry breakthrough in carrier design and size, enabling the more efficient transport of natural gas to markets throughout the world. The recent completion of the world’s first Q-Max LNG carrier, named ‘Mozah,’ marks a step change in LNG shipping by reducing transportation cost, while improving... 

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StatoilHydro forms strategic alliance with major US gas player

StatoilHydro, the second largest natural gas supplier to Europe and Chesapeake Energy Corporation, the largest US natural gas producer, today announced the signature of a strategic agreement to jointly explore unconventional gas opportunities worldwide. Under these agreements StatoilHydro will initially acquire a 32.5% interest in Chesapeake’s Marcellus shale gas acreage covering 1.8 million... 

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Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. Announces $525 Million Committed Inventory Credit Facility

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. announced that it has entered into a new $525 million committed hedged inventory credit facility, maturing in November 2009. Borrowings under the facility will be primarily used to finance the purchase of hedged crude oil inventory for storage activities when market conditions warrant as well as foreign import activities. The new committed facility replaces a $1.2... 

Chevron Sells Marketing Businesses in Kenya and Uganda

Chevron Corporation announced that its subsidiary Chevron Africa Holdings Limited has agreed to sell 100 percent of its shareholdings in Chevron Kenya Limited and Chevron Uganda Limited to Total Outre Mer S.A (Total). Under the terms of the sales, Total is to acquire Chevron’s marketing businesses in both countries. Chevron Kenya Limited and Chevron Uganda Limited’s assets include 165 Caltex-branded... 

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Sunoco Logistics Manages Order-to-Cash Process and Crude Gathering Pipelines With Synthesis(TM) Release 5.0

Entessa Inc. — the leading provider of Oil and Gas Logistics Management Solutions — delivered Release 5.0 of its Synthesis(TM) enterprise software suite to Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P.. The introduction of crude gathering pipeline support now enables Sunoco Logistics Partners to manage the entire order-to-cash logistics for its Western pipeline operations with Synthesis. Entessa is pleased... 

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Thomas W. Hofmann to Retire from Sunoco, Inc.

Sunoco, Inc. announced that Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Thomas W. Hofmann will retire effective December 1, 2008. Hofmann, 57, began his career at Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) and worked in increasingly responsible positions during his 32 years of service at Sunoco, culminating in his being named Chief Financial Officer in 1998. “Over his career Tom has... 

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