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Go big or go home: GE and Baker Hughes merge – Wood Mackenzie

Industry is undergoing shift from exploration to development and now asset optimization Just days after speculation began, GE announced its intention to merge its oil and gas business with oilfield services giant Baker Hughes, according to Wood Mackenzie. This merger will join the two companies’ complementary strengths, and GE and Baker Hughes cite an estimated

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HollyFrontier Q3 profit beats as cost cutting offsets weak margins

HollyFrontier Q3: Refiner processed 456,740 b/d in Q3 Nov 3 (Reuters) – HollyFrontier Corp reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday as a dip in costs helped soften the impact of a steep decline in refining margins. Crack spreads – the difference between the prices of crude oil and refined products – have shrank sharply

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First Solar profit tops estimates; company lifts margin forecast

First Solar shares rose as much as 5.5 per cent in after-hours trading on Wednesday Nov. 2 -(REUTERS) – First Solar Inc, the largest U.S. solar equipment manufacturer, beat analysts’ profit estimate for the sixth straight quarter, and the company raised its full-year gross margin forecast for the fourth time. The company’s shares rose as

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Pioneer Natural profit misses Street despite output jump

Pioneer Natural Q3: $22 million profit Nov 1 (Reuters) – Pioneer Natural Resources Co posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as an increase in the average selling price and sales of its oil failed to offset higher expenses. Pioneer boosted its 2016 production forecast slightly and increased its hedging program for 2017, highlighting executives’ optimism that

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