Issuer Ranking: U.S. Oil And Gas Companies, Strongest To Weakest Oct 10
Standard & Poors, October 2010
Abstract
Oil prices continue to remain high supported by global GDP growth, the declining U.S. dollar, and supply discipline, particularly from OPEC, which has prompted many independent exploration and production (E&P) producers to focus their drilling programs on oil or natural gas liquid reserve plays to garner higher netbacks and cash flow. Conversely, natural gas prices continue to remain low and, in Standard & Poor's Ratings Services' opinion, could decline further given excess inventory and a sustained high level of drilling rigs. Improved productivity due to more efficient drilling techniques, strong hedge books, and drilling to hold leases have combined to sustain production and increase the rig count. Given this backdrop, the high level of drilling activity has benefited most of...
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- National Fuel Gas Co.
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- Noble Energy Inc.
- Occidental Petroleum Corp.
- Bristow Group Inc.
- Rowan Cos. Inc.
- Chevron Corp.
- Sunoco Inc.
- Tesoro Corp.
- Valero Energy Corp.
- Frontier Oil Corp.
- Apache Corp.
- Southwestern Energy Co.
- Hunt Oil Co.
- Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
- Energen Corp.
- Baker Hughes Inc.
- Murphy Oil Corp.
- EOG Resources Inc.
- Noble Corp.
- CITGO Petroleum Corp.
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- SEACOR Holdings Inc.
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- Mariner Energy Inc.
- Parker Drilling Co.
- Swift Energy Co.
- Transocean Inc.
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- United Refining Co.
- Trico Marine Services Inc.
- Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
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- Stone Energy Corp.
- Newfield Exploration Co.
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- GulfMark Offshore Inc.
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- Continental Resources Inc.
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- Key Energy Services Inc.
- QEP Resources Inc.
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- ExxonMobil Corp.
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