Text size David McNew / Getty Images Exxon Mobil and Chevron report earnings on Friday amid a bleak period for energy reserves. Most of the oil and gas names collapsed on Thursday, because the path back to “normal” in recent months is likely to be more complicated than investors initially …
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Text size David McNew / Getty Images Oil services company Schlumberger is cutting 21,000 jobs after a disastrous quarter. Analysts are optimistic. Schlumberger’s (ticker: SLB) second-quarter results, released Friday morning, were grim at first glance: a 35% year-over-year revenue decline and a plan to cut a quarter from staff. But …
Read More »Increased oil in the OPEC agreement and falling inventory. Don’t expect more profit soon.
Text size Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images After a few shaky days, oil prices rose on Wednesday after a surprising result at an OPEC meeting and better-than-expected government data from the US. Brent crude, the global benchmark, set 2.1% higher at $ 43.79 on Tuesday, while West …
Read More »OPEC meeting worries oil investors
Text size Joe Klamar / AFP via Getty Images OPEC + and its allies may be ready to start pumping more crude, and that prospect is sending shivers through the oil markets. Oil prices fell on Monday. Brent crude futures, the global benchmark, fell 1% to $ 42.80 a barrel …
Read More »Exxon Mobil unveiled an 8K Thursday. What was not in the presentation could be worrying.
Text size Scott Olson / Getty Images Exxon Mobil provided an update on its second-quarter outlook on Thursday, and could mean a second-quarter earnings release for the oil giant, according to Cowen & Company. In its latest 8K presentation, Exxon (ticker: XOM) detailed the continuing headwinds against the Covid-19 pandemic …
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