Anadarko Petroleum News

In late May, I decided it was time to take note of Talisman Energy . Unlike Venoco -- a West Coast oil player that promptly rocketed higher following my positive call -- Talisman's share price hasn't moved much since I took a shine to the Canadian E&P. The company's third-quarter report shows the business to be coming along just fine.

Mariner Energy, Inc. today reported third quarter 2009 financial and operating results.

Norwegian oil company Statoil ASA agreed last month to sell part of its interests in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to the China National Offshore Oil Corporation, a company spokesman said Thursday.

Elsewhere today, I looked at a new rig productivity index that attempts to quantify how much more efficient our domestic onshore exploration and production companies have become.

Two of the energy sector's biggest natural gas players reported tumbling third-quarter earnings after the market close on Monday, but shares were moving in opposite directions during premarket trading on Tuesday.

Third-quarter results fell sharply at Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and Chesapeake Energy Corp., hit by weaker oil and natural gas prices and a raft of one-time charges, the two independent energy companies reported Monday.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. said Monday its profit plunged during the third quarter, but that sales volume will jump this year even though spending has declined.

In this Aug. 25, 2009 file photo, crew members with Anadarko Petroleum Corp. work on a drilling platform on a farm near Mead, Colo.

Still, oil at $80 a barrel is not making everyone happy. Crew members with Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday's session are Ford Motor Co., Consolidated Edison Inc., Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., one of the nation's largest independent exploration and production companies, reports third-quarter earnings Monday after the markets close.

In late 2008, I highlighted Repsol YPF 's plan to number-crunch its way to paydirt in the oil patch.

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2009 file photo, crew members with Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

COADE, Inc. announced today a webinar scheduled for November 5, 2009, at 12:00 Noon CST to demonstrate the new Pipe Support Module now included in CADWorx Plant Professional 2010.

ExxonMobil , the US oil major, will report its third-quarter earnings on Thursday, when investors will be looking out for any further indications it is on the acquisition trail.

The Oslo-listed company said in a statement posted on its website on Friday that drilling had started on October 11 at the Mecupa-1 well, the first well in the Rovuma basin in northern Mozambique since 1986.

Oil prices surged 15 percent this month, dredging up memories of last year's spike and gas prices could soon eclipse summer highs.

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2009 file photo, crew members with Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

Earlier today, we reported on the remarkably stable results of offshore driller Noble , which was buoyed by ample deepwater exposure.

In this Aug. 25, 2009 file photo, crew members with Anadarko Petroleum Corp. work on a drilling platform on a farm near Mead, Colo.