Showing posts with label Energy Stocks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Energy Stocks. Show all posts

Friday, August 6, 2010

BP (NYSE:BP) Stock Prices Rise While Energy Stocks Decline

There is a sense of much relief that BP (NYSE:BP) is seeing success in their static kill attempt, causing stock prices to continue to rise. While energy stocks are on the decline.

BP's shares rose another 0.7 percent to $40.95, after the completion of the cementing of the Macondo well. After drawing a downgrade from J.P. Morgan, Transocean plummeted 3 percent to %56.34, after soaring 8 percent in the prior session.

Crude oil futures slide 1.2 percent to $80.98.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.7 percent. With Exxon and Chevron decreasing 0.8 percent and 0.6 percent.

The NYSE Arca Oil Index dropped 0.9 percent to 1,020. The Philadelphia Oil Service Index fell 1.4 percent to 188. The NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index also saw a decrease of 1.4 percent bringing it to 531.

Monday, July 12, 2010

BP (NYSE:BP): Share Prices, Oil Futures, Energy Stocks

Based on the optimism that Apache Corporation may purchase about $12 billion of BP's (NYSE:BP) assets, BP's shares saw another incline. BP's reasoning for this possible sale is to help raise $10 billion to help cover the cost from the devastating explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon rig.

BP saw a 5.6 percent increase to $35.96, continuing last weeks surge of 13 percent. Even though it's reported that the BP bill has reached over $3.5 billion. This lift in stock prices has helped raise energy stocks across the board. Anadarko rose 2 percent to $46.43. In an emailed statement to Dow Jones Wires, John Christiansen, Anadarko's spokesman said, " We have notified BP that we are withholding reimbursements to BP at this time."

While Apache Corporation declined 2.2 percent to $85.95. An analysts from Tudor Pickering Holt said that if Apache were to continue ahead with their possible move, it would prove their track record of purchasing mature assets and wringing the profits from them. " APA made their company buying mature assets from majors and making them work stronger/harder/longer. So it shouldn't surprise if they are hunting BP's Prudhoe assets, as reported in various newspapers over the weekend," said the analyst from Tudor Pickering Holt.

The New York Stock Exchange Arca Oil Index rose 0.7 percent to 952. While The Philadelphia Oil Service Index increased 0.6 percent to 179. The New York Stock Exchange Arca Natural Gas Index inclined 0.3 percent to 511.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Stocks Rise: Exxon (NYSE:XOM), Chevron (NYSE:CVX), BP (NYSE:BP), Anadarko (NYSE:APC) All Up

Energy stocks saw a jump today, including Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), Chevron (NYSE:CVX), BP (NYSE:BP), and Anadarko (NYSE:APC). Exxon rose 1.7 percent on Thursday, causing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to rise 52 points.

Chevron rose 1.5 percent. Also providing a rise is crude oil futures with the July front running contract up to $73.23, a 37 cent increase.

BP, who has lost a total market value of $68 million saw an increase. BP went to $38.33, gaining 1.8 percent. This gain could be because of BP's success in fully cutting the pipe. Now they can proceed with trying to put the cap on it. Although, it is not a clean cut which is looking like it will cause problems, potentially making the cap not fit snug. If this is the case oil would still be leaking and a secondary cap would have to be put over top of the first one.

BP is planning on funding a project to put sand barriers around the wetlands in Louisiana, this will cost BP $360 million dollars. Even though this won't fully stop the oil, as there is already a considerable amount that is continuing to devastate Louisiana, the hope of this endeavor is to keep out the worst effects from the oil.

Finally, there is Anadarko who rose 1.2 percent to $44.89. They seem quite confident because they haven't changed their projection for 2010 on capital spending plans or their production outlook.