International Business News - XTO 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 The deflating commodities bubble is claiming its first casualties as large investment funds absorb staggering losses from bad bets that prices for oil, precious metals and grains would keep going up. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/commodities-bubble-burns-big-investment-funds.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:00:34 EDT Oil and gas explorer XTO Energy Inc. said Monday it has hedged more than 50 percent of its 2009 production volumes at a price of $11.97 on a natural gas equivalent basis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/xto-energy-hedges-50-percent-of-09-production.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:36:32 EDT Shares of oil and natural gas companies fell Tuesday as commodity prices slid after Hurricane Gustav failed to deliver an expected harsh blow to the U.S. energy infrastructure. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/sector-snap-oil-shares-fall-as-gustav-fades.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:58:45 EDT Oil and gas explorer XTO Energy Inc. said Monday it has hedged more than 70 percent of its remaining 2008 production volumes at a price of $10.10 on a natural gas equivalent basis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/xto-energy-updates-hedge-prices.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:04:47 EDT Shares of oil and gas producer XTO Energy Inc. on Friday fell as the price of oil declined. XTO shares fell $2.56, or 5 percent, to $48.34. The Fort Worth, Texas company's shares hit a 52-week high of $73.74 on June 19, but fell to $43.28 on Aug. 8 as oil prices fell from their record of $147.27 a barrel set on June 11. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/xto-energy-shares-fall-on-declining-oil-price.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:48:10 EDT The 10 highest-paid CEOs for 2007 at Standard & Poor's 500 companies based on calculations by The Associated Press. The total pay figures are rounded, and are based on the AP's compensation formula, which adds up salary, perks, bonuses, above-market interest on pay set aside for later, and company estimates for the value of stock options and stock awards on the day they were granted last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/aps-list-of-the-highest-paid-ceos-in-2007.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:57:35 EDT XTO Energy Inc. has announced its board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 12 cents per share. The energy company said the dividend is payable Oct. 15 to shareholders of record Sept. 30. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/xto-energy-declares-regular-dividend.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:16:40 EDT Natural gas in storage in the U.S. rose last week and is 1 percent above the five-year average for this time of year, a government report said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/doe-says-natural-gas-supplies-rose-last-week.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:41:27 EDT Crude-oil inventories jumped much more than expected last week after sliding in the previous period, while gasoline stockpiles tumbled, according to government data released Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/crude-oil-stockpiles-jumped-last-week.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:46:38 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 stock activity stories for Monday, Aug. 4, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Cbeyond Inc. fell Monday after an analyst cut his investment rating on the company based on the fortunes of a fellow provider of telecommunications services for small and medium-sized business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/movers-roundup-cbeyond-goldman-sachs.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:32:05 EDT Shares of XTO Energy Inc., which develops U.S. oil and natural gas properties, fell nearly 8 percent Monday after a weak U.S. consumer spending report triggered a sell-off in oil. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/xto-energy-shares-plummet-on-falling-crude-prices.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:48:54 EDT Natural gas producer XTO Energy Inc. said Monday that it has completed a public stock offering, raising more than $1.2 billion prior to underwriting costs to finance property acquisitions and repay debt. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/xto-energy-completes-stock-offering.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:00:04 EDT Negotiations with a natural gas firm to lease more than 7,500 acres of public wildlife for drilling began in the fall of 2006--more than a year before the $1.2 million lease agreement was approved, documents released by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission show. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/check-sent-to-ark-panel-for-gas-lease-before-vote.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:16:06 EDT Shares of oil and gas-related companies jumped Wednesday as crude prices rallied after the U.S. government said crude and gasoline inventories dropped last week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/sector-snap-oil-and-gas-shares-surge.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:00:52 EDT Shares of energy companies closed mostly down Tuesday as oil prices plummeted amid concerns about future demand. The decline in the energy sector was widespread, from natural gas producers and oil companies to oil-services companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/sector-wrap-oil-natural-gas-companies-fall.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:52:56 EDT Shares of XTO Energy Inc., which acquires and develops oil and natural gas properties in the U.S., fell in Wednesday midday trading, a day after the company reported a 30 percent profit increase, but also said it will boost capital spending and issue 26 million shares to finance acquisitions and repay debt. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/xto-energy-shares-fall-as-oil-slides.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:45:34 EDT XTO Energy Inc. said Tuesday it plans to offer 26 million shares of stock in hopes of raising up to $1.7 billion to finance property acquisitions and repay debt. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/xto-energy-plans-public-offering-of-26m-shares.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:24:52 EDT Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, July 22, from AP Financial News: MINNEAPOLIS (AP)--Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said Tuesday its second-quarter earnings dropped almost 40 percent because of rising fuel prices, a weakening economy, and flooding on the company's U.S. mainline. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/earnings-roundup-canadian-pacific-forest-labs.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:32:48 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