Denver’s Liberty Oilfield Services IPO rolls out strong

Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. (NYSE: LBRT) (“Liberty”) announced today the pricing of an upsized initial public offering of 12,731,092 shares of its Class A common stock at $17.00 per share. The shares are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “LBRT” on January 12, 2018. In addition, Liberty and the selling shareholder granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,909,663 shares of Liberty’s Class A common stock at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The offering is expected to close on January 17, 2018, subject to customary closing conditions. Read more

Refracturing Extends Lives Of Unconventional Reservoirs

Refracturing often is considered the best option for combatting production declines in unconventional reservoirs. Decline rates from SRR wells usually are more rapid than wells in conventional reservoirs because of their ultralow permeability, limited reservoir contact, and the original completion strategy.

The success or failure of refracturing can have implications for field development.
The desire to reinvigorate wells by performing secondary or tertiary hydraulic fracture stimulation treatments has been present for many years. The need for improving production above the economic break-even point and tapping additional portions of the reservoir are lofty goals that have proven difficult,
if not impossible, to achieve in conventional reservoirs. Read more

“Liberty Oilfield Services” has launched an initial public offering

Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. (NYSE: LBRT) (“Liberty”) announced today that it has launched an initial public offering (IPO)of 10,714,286 shares of its Class A common stock at an anticipated initial offering price between $14.00 and $16.00 per share pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In addition, Liberty and the selling shareholder intend to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,607,143 shares of Liberty’s Class A common stock at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The shares have been authorized for listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “LBRT,” subject to official notice of issuance. Read more

Keane Group Adding More Hydraulic Fracturing Fleets

Keane Group, Inc. (“Keane” or the “Company”) Has Announced  it has placed orders for approximately 150,000 newbuild hydraulic horsepower,  (frac pumps) representing three additional hydraulic fracturing fleets, which will increase its position as a leading provider of completions services in the U.S.
“Supply and demand fundamentals for U.S. oil and gas well completions remain highly constructive for quality completions service providers,” said James Stewart, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Keane. “Favorable conditions have continued to improve throughout the year, and robust 2018 capital budgets announced by producers in recent weeks have amplified and validated the growing demand for our services, which remains in excess of supply. This visibility, coupled with additional pricing improvements, provide the firmness of demand and favorable economics we require to deploy newbuild capital and further our growth trajectory. Read more

ExxonMobil to Merge Refining and Marketing Divisions

IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced today it will combine its refining and marketing operations into a single company, ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants Company, in the first quarter of 2018. Bryan Milton, currently president of ExxonMobil Fuels, Lubricants & Specialties Marketing Company, has been appointed president of the combined division by ExxonMobil’s board of directors, effective Jan. 1, 2018.
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