Tuesday, January 24, 2023

The Old Canard -- "We've" Underinvested For The Past Ten Years" -- January 24, 2023

This "thread" doesn't advance the conversation, it's simply the "same ol', the same ol'. But it's a conversation / debate that is heard across the county day in and day out. 

The thread begins:

For the record, I "side" with "SuicideBlonde." 

For over a decade I've read all these articles that "we've" "underinvested." Of course it's always the "oilfield services companies" that seem to be complaining. 

Despite all this "underinvestment" we have ample supply and decreasing demand, and Saudi Arabia is reporting record profits, as are US oil companies.

WTI Closes Down; $80; Grayson Mill With Four New Permits; Four DUCs Reported As Completed -- January 24, 2023

HAL: raises dividend by 33%. 

Halliburton will raise its dividend by 33%, the company said on Tuesday, as the world’s largest fracking services provider beat analyst estimates for fourth-quarter performance. Halliburton bought back $250 million in shares during Q4 2022, and saw quarterly earnings of $0.72 per share—this compares to $0.36 per share in Q4 a year ago. HAL’s Q4 revenues came in at $5.58 billion, also beating analyst estimates and Q4 2021’s revenues of $4.28 billion. HAL’s Q4 profit was $656 million.
Reminder: earlier, SLB raised its quarterly dividend to 25.0 cents a share from 17.5 cents a share, with the new dividend payable April 6, 2023, to shareholders of record on February 8, 2023. That represented a 43% raise.

And now this: the best Jewish delis in the US, August 9, 2022.

I don't know NYC but I sort of know Los Angeles, and our favorite / most memorable deli in Los Angeles made the list: Langer's. 


Microsoft earnings: mixed. Shares surge after-hours.

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Back to the Bakken

Active rigs: link here. 46.

WTI: $80.16.

Natural gas: $3.261.

Four new permits, #39587 - #39590, inclusive:

  • Operator: Grayson Mill
  • Field: Briar Creek (McKenzie County)
  • Comments:
    • Grayson Mill has permits for four Niles wells in lot 2 section 19-152-104, 
      • to be sited between 1798 FSL and 1888 FSL and all four 362 FWL

Five permits canceled:

  • EOG: five Riverview permits in McKenzie County;

Four producing wells (DUCs) reported as completed:

  • 36171, no IP, XTO, FBIR Lavern 42X-15BXC, Williams County;
  • 36172, no IP, XTO, FBIR Lavern 42X-14CXD, Williams County:
  • 36173, no IP, XTO, FBIR Lavern 42X-14H, Williams County;
  • 38739, 906, Whiting, Rohde Federal 14-6-3X, Mountrail County;

The Apple Page -- Briefly -- January 24, 2023

Posted yesterday:

Bob Iger: needs something big "now."

Tim Cook: looking for content. 

Think: James Cameron. 

Now, a bit more:

Link here. 

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The Pharmacy Page

Amazon Prime now has pharmacy benefits.

Every medicine I checked was carried by Amazon.

With insurance, most meds had a co-pay of $0.

Example:  

This feature alone .... well, you decide.

GE Still Doesn't Get It -- January 24, 2023

Link here.

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The Origin Of 1.5

Link here.

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The Sports Page

Texas Had Three Of Ten Top Employment Gains -- Nonfarm Employment -- Year-Over-Year -- 2022

Link here.


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Packing Yolk

Link here.