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The bright shining lie between hedging and speculation

Jan 1, 2011 Hedging is good. Speculating is bad. That seems to be the zeitgeist. In the US, the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul goes so far as to bar banks from proprietary trading, speculation by another name.

Crimson Exploration refinances second lien facility

Dec 28, 2010

Crimson Exploration expanded its second lien facility and extended its maturity by three years.

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Sep 1, 2010 Balancing energy hedge fund risk appetite with risk aggregation and analytics

A safer bet

Sep 1, 2010 Balancing energy hedge fund risk appetite with risk aggregation and analytics

Prepare now for regulation of OTC derivatives

Jul 1, 2010 The aim of pending Congressional legislation is to increase transparency and reduce leverage, but the devil is in the definition.

Prepare now for regulation of OTC derivatives

Jul 1, 2010 The aim of pending Congressional legislation is to increase transparency and reduce leverage, but the devil is in the definition.

XTO ups 2010 hedges

Sep 23, 2009

XTO Energy Inc. has updated its price hedges for future sales of production in 2010.

W&T Offshore implements 2010 hedge positions

Sep 17, 2009

W&T Offshore has established a group of commodity hedge positions as part of a risk management program to enhance its 2010 CAPEX budget.

IPAA CEOs clarify hedging rules

Aug 14, 2009

IPAA staff recently discussed the legislation and the industry's concerns about commodity market regulation with CTFC policymakers.

Swift Energy prices public offering of 5.4M shares of common stock

Aug 6, 2009

Swift Energy Co. has increased the size of its recent public offering of shares of its common stock from 5 million shares to 5.4 million shares.

Tengasco enters crude oil hedging agreement

Aug 4, 2009

Tengasco has entered into a two-year price hedging agreement with Macquarie bank Ltd. and Sovereign Bank of Dallas.

Rodman & Renshaw ranked #1 investment bank in PIPE market by deal volume

Jul 13, 2009

Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group Inc.'s broker-dealer subsidiary, Rodman & Renshaw LLC maintained its leading position in PIPE transaction deal volume during the first half of 2009.

New commodities regulations should not preclude hedges, Geithner says

Jul 13, 2009

Over-the-counter derivative regulatory reforms should not jeopardize businesses’ efforts to manage financial risk, US Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said on July 10.

Revenue and net income plummet for most in 4Q08

May 1, 2009 If there is any one indicator that shows how far US-based oil and gas companies fell from the third-quarter of last year to the fourth quarter, it is the OGJ200 list of the 20 fastest-growing companies.

Brasada Capital Management enters Houston hedge fund market

Apr 14, 2009

Hedge fund managing company Brasada Capital Management was recently formed in Houston with principals Mark McMeans, CEO, Ronnie Stein, director of trading and lead portfolio managers Gabe Birdsall and Rob Leslie.

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Peregrine Midstream subsidiary fast tracks gas storage facility in Western Rockies

May 9, 2012

Ryckman Creek Resources, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Peregrine Midstream Partners LLC, has started gas injections at its new high-deliverability, multi-cycle (HDMC) Ryckman Creek Gas Storage Facility in southwestern Wyoming near the Opal Hub. Construction of the 35 Bcf facility started in late September 2011. First gas injections from Northwest Pipeline commenced on May 1, 2012, followed by gas injections from Overthrust Pipeline several days later.

OTC poll: Oil, gas operators should be liable for E&P risks

May 2, 2012

A poll of delegates attending the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston has revealed that oil and gas professionals think operators should be liable for the risks associated with their exploration and production activity. Of those polled, 66% thought that operators should accept complete liability, while 33% thought that E&P risk should be passed on to contractors.

Depleting crude oil reserves drive natural gas industry

May 2, 2012

With the reserves-production ratios of developed nations such as the US and Canada reaching alarming levels, and Middle Eastern resources depleting rapidly, there is widespread concern over crude oil future fuel replacement, according to a new report by natural resources expert GBI Research.

ATP begins drilling at Shimshon off the coast of Israel

May 1, 2012

Houston-based ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (NASDAQ: ATPG) and its wholly-owned subsidiary ATP East Med BV said April 30 that they have initiated drilling at the Shimshon well in the Levant Basin of offshore Israel in the eastern Mediterranean Sea with the Ensco 5006 drilling unit.