International Business News - NBL http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Shares of oil and gas companies dropped Monday as crude prices slid and after Hurricane Ike shuttered much of the nation's refinery network. Ike slammed into Galveston, Texas, early Saturday with sustained winds of about 110 mph, tearing through homes, streets and public infrastructures. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/sector-snap-oil-and-gas-stocks-dive.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:02:10 EDT Independent oil and gas company Noble Energy Inc. said Thursday that test results from its Diega oil discovery offshore Equatorial Guinea yielded a flow rate of 2,700 barrels per day and 2.7 million cubic feet per day of natural gas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/noble-energy-releases-results-from-diega-oil-find.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:38:36 EDT Natural gas in storage in the U.S. rose last week, but supplies are just shy of the five-year average for this time of year, a government report said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/doe-reports-natural-gas-supplies-rose-last-week.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:46:18 EDT Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, July 30, from AP Financial News: BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP)--ArcelorMittal SA, the world's largest steelmaker, said Wednesday its second-quarter profit more than doubled as it increased steel prices to defray higher costs for energy and iron ore. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/earnings-roundup-arcelormittal-garmin.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:19:51 EDT Independent petroleum company Noble Energy Inc. on Wednesday said it fell to a loss in the second quarter due to a weighty one-time charge, and widely missed Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/noble-energy-falls-to-loss-in-2q-on-charge.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:56:33 EDT Shares of oil and gas-related companies dropped Tuesday afternoon as crude and natural gas prices slid on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Light, sweet crude for August delivery fell $4.89 to $126.15, though earlier the contract dropped as low as $125.63. Prices had flirted with the $150 mark earlier this month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/sector-snap-oil-and-gas-shares-slide.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:27:02 EDT Shares of oil and gas companies fell Wednesday after the U.S. government reported a jump in crude and gasoline supplies, and prices fell on the New York Mercantile Exchange. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/sector-wrap-oil-and-gas-shares-slide.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:50:05 EDT Noble Energy Inc. said Tuesday it has discovered natural gas condensate and oil off the coast of Equatorial Guinea. Work at the offshore site, known as the Diega prospect, has confirmed the discovery of multiple hydrocarbon-bearing reservoirs, Noble Energy said. Testing to determine the nature of the finds will begin once drilling is complete. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/noble-energy-finds-oil-gas-near-equatorial-guinea.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:22:47 EDT The Standard & Poor's 500 Index finished higher on Monday, with Noble Energy Inc., National Oilwell Varco Inc., and Baker Hughes Inc. recording gains. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/s-p-500-leaders-laggards-nbl-mtg.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:33:28 EDT The Standard & Poor's 500 Index wavered at midday Monday following last week's sell-off, with the battered financial sector taking the biggest losses and energy companies posting gains. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/midday-leaders-laggards-s-p-500.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:33:45 EDT The senior vice president international of independent petroleum company Noble Energy Inc. exercised options for 10,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/noble-energy-executive-exercises-options.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 15:33:22 EDT A director of oil and natural-gas company Noble Energy Inc. exercised options for 10,000 shares of common stock, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/noble-energy-director-exercises-options.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 15:50:50 EDT More than two-thirds of Colorado students could get college scholarships under an initiative announced Thursday that would get the money by taking away a tax credit from the oil and gas industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/ritter-wants-to-increase-number-of-college-scholarships.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:19:46 EDT The president and chief executive of oil and natural-gas company Range Resources Corp. received compensation valued at about $6 million in fiscal 2007, according to a regulatory filing Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080321/range-resources-ceo-got-6m-in-2007-pay.htm Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:43:26 EDT Charles Davidson, president and chief executive of Houston-based oil and natural-gas company Noble Energy Inc., received compensation valued at $11.1 million for 2007, a 72.3 percent increase over 2006, according to an Associated Press calculation based on a regulatory filing Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080321/noble-energy-ceo-gets-11-1m-in-2007-pay.htm Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:52:02 EDT Here is a glimpse at Wednesday's sale of federal offshore petroleum leases in the central and eastern Gulf of Mexico: CENTRAL GULF: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080320/latest-gulf-energy-lease-same-results.htm Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:22:12 EDT Oil and gas producer Noble Energy Inc. said Thursday it's the apparent high bidder for 15 deepwater drilling regions in the central Gulf of Mexico. Noble Energy said it bid with unnamed company partners for five of the regions, and bid alone on the other ten with an average stake of 43 percent. The company also said it has the option to buy an additional stake through a third-party bid. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080320/noble-claims-high-bid-in-gulf-auction.htm Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:18:08 EDT Shares of oil and gas exploration companies rose in early trading after a Lehman Brothers analyst raised estimates on six companies in anticipation of higher oil and natural gas prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080318/out-of-the-gate-oil-and-gas-exploration.htm Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:11:10 EDT The natural-gas sector rose Monday as investors expected a continuation of recent strong demand and surging commodity prices. The Amex Natural Gas Index dropped 1 percent to 590.67 as April natural-gas futures slid 10.4 cents to $9.665 per 1,000 cubic feet on the New York Mercantile Exchange. However, the index and prices have marched higher this year along with oil prices _ which set a new trading record on Friday. A cold winter resulted in higher natural-gas demand and pricing as well. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080310/sector-snap-natural-gas-stocks-rise.htm Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:33:38 EDT A director of oil and gas exploration company Noble Energy Inc. sold 26,982 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080306/noble-energy-director-sells-shares.htm Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:12:23 EST