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2022 Oil & Gas Market Update: “The Outlook for Crude Oil Prices Remains Quite Bullish”

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Transcript Hello, this is Callum Turcan, Associate Director of Research at Valuentum Securities. WTI and Brent have pulled back moderately from recent highs, though near-term futures remain just above $100 per barrel which is well above levels seen last year. As of early July, both WTI and Brent are in backwardation, meaning spot prices are trading at a higher price than later dated future contracts. In other words, the trajectory of future crude oil prices is expected to have a downward slope. Please note that backwardation does not mean that things are going to rapidly deteriorate for the global energy complex, as this dynamic is due to global oil inventories steadily declining over the past two years or so. Backwardation … Read more

Valuentum’s Theses on Best Ideas Chevron and Exxon Mobil Playing Out

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By Callum Turcan Raw energy resources pricing has surged higher during the past year with room to run. The global energy complex is on the rebound as demand for crude oil and refined petroleum products is steadily recovering from the worst of the coronavirus (‘COVID-19’) pandemic. As demand for electricity and heating needs held up well during the pandemic, liquified natural gas prices (‘LNG’) put up a strong year in 2021 and remain elevated. The OPEC+ cartel is committed to slowly phasing out its crude oil supply curtailment agreement first enacted in 2020, effectively limiting growth in global oil supplies at a time when demand is rebounding at a brisk pace. We view the near-term outlook for the global energy … Read more

Centennial Resources: A Pure-Play on the Delaware Basin

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Image Source: Centennial Resource Website Centennial Resource Development is an upstream oil & gas company that is solely focused on developing the Delaware Basin, located in West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico. The company was created through the business combination of Centennial Resources Production LLC, Riverstone Holdings LLC, and Silver Run Acquisition Corporation back in 2016. What makes Centennial Resource Development interesting is that is it run by the founder of upstream giant EOG Resources Inc, Mark Papa, who acts as CEO and Chairman of this up-and-coming company. At the end of the second quarter of 2018, Centennial Resource Development had an economic interest in 80,100 net acres (90% operated) within the Delaware Basin.  By Callum Turcan The goal of … Read more