It’s been a tense week for the oil sector, with Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field disrupted by protests over a spike in LPG prices.

Tengiz has a nameplate capacity of 600,000 b/d, which is expected to reach 850,000 b/d from around 2024, but Argus reports that the Chevron-led Tengizchevroil (TCO) consortium is gradually restoring production after it was forced to reduce output by an ‘unspecified amount’.

“Public unrest in Kazakhstan provides just the latest example of the political sensitivity of fuel prices, a dynamic which provides a tailwind to oil demand and influences energy policies throughout the world,” S&P chief geopolitical advisor Paul Sheldon said.

It boils down to the company’s geographic position near Asian markets and its resources – it has gas reserves of more than 2 trillion cubic metres and accounts for around 40% of the world’s uranium supply.

A new government is expected to be appointed soon – which might go some way towards easing tensions.

 

Libyan oil ready to tag back in

S&P Global Platts reckons the crude oil supply-demand situation will remain supportive even though rising COVID-19 cases worldwide continued to present a near-term risk.

And there’s reports of an impending return in Libyan supply which – along with Omicron – have weighed on prices.

Libyan oil output is poised to recover to about 1.2 million b/d after state-owned National Oil Corp. reached an agreement with the Petroleum Facilities Guards, paving the reopening of the oil fields of Sharara, El Feel, Wafa and Hamada and the 300,000 b/d Zawiya oil terminal.

On the plus side, inventory levels are still tight and global demand looks set to recover further.

“The oil market will likely remain very tight as the world learns to live with COVID. Travel bans will continue to be lifted as the focus will go to testing and that should do wonders for international travel once test makers have a better handle of the situation,” OANDA senior market analyst Edward Moya said.

US cold snap boosts power demand – and prices

S&P also flagged that US Northeast power and natural gas prices have increased with the region expecting some of its coldest weather this winter. Temps are expected to hit a low of 15 degrees Fahrenheit – or around -9°C.

And ‘cos no one wants to freeze their butt off, this has of course boosted electricity and heating demand.

“The grid operator’s peak winter demand forecast is 24,025 MW under normal weather and the extreme winter weather scenario showed that peak demand could increase to as much as 26,230 MW,” S&P said.

The New York Independent System Operator peakload averaged 19,660 MW in December 2021 and 20,361 in January 2021.

And as temperatures in Boston are expected to bottom out at 8 degrees Fahrenheit (-13°C) the  ISO New England peakload is forecast to reach 20,200 MW.

S&P said several regional locations had spot gas prices trading between $20-$30/MMBtu on January 10, but with the cold snap set to be short-lived, prices could ease in the coming days.

 

Asian oil demand recovery slowed but not stopped

S&P projects that Asia’s oil product demand is set to rise by 1.7 million b/d in 2022, reaching 103% of pre-pandemic levels – with the full impact of Omicron still being assessed.

The maiden decision in 2022 by OPEC and its Russia-led partners to approve another hike in production quotas — betting the market can absorb more oil in the coming months despite surging COVID-19 infections — will be music to the ears of Asian oil importers witnessing a fragile economic revival.

“Apart from China with zero-COVID policy, most countries in the region are moving toward reopening of economies despite seeing a rise in Omicron cases,” Platts Analytics advisor for Asia-Pacific oil markets Lim Jit Yang said.

“Any lockdowns are likely to be localised and more targeted, with less impact on oil demand than in the past.”

Platts Analytics says that China and India will resume their place at the front of the pack as engines of growth in 2022, but Southeast Asia will also contribute – especially in countries with high vaccination rates.

Seven middle distillate marketers and distribution managers at five major South Korean and Japanese refiners surveyed by Platts — including Cosmo Oil, S-Oil Corp, and ENOES — indicated that Asia’s jet fuel demand could recover to at least 70% of the pre-pandemic 2019 levels this year, which would ultimately lead to higher refinery runs, crude imports, as well as oil products output.

Here’s a list of energy stocks on the ASX

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Code Company Price % Year % Six Months % Month % Week Market Cap
PCL Pancontinental Energ 0.0025 67% 150% 25% 150% $14,308,445.62
RNU Renascor Res Ltd 0.195 1400% 195% 70% 30% $397,016,234.79
VMY Vimy Resources Ltd 0.245 182% 133% 9% 26% $253,169,278.08
AEE Aura Energy 0.33 849% 849% 40% 22% $130,471,478.78
TOE Toro Energy Limited 0.026 44% 37% 13% 18% $93,536,212.32
WGO Warrego Energy Ltd 0.13 -45% -45% 11% 18% $152,890,290.75
BKY Berkeley Energia Ltd 0.265 -60% -55% 83% 18% $115,907,145.90
ERA Energy Resources 0.4 31% 48% 21% 18% $1,513,467,111.18
PRM Prominence Energy 0.01 43% -33% 25% 18% $11,561,479.37
GLV Global Oil & Gas 0.027 125% 35% 50% 17% $46,657,393.93
AGE Alligator Energy 0.064 357% 73% 12% 16% $184,025,454.78
88E 88 Energy Ltd 0.029 222% -9% 16% 16% $444,332,285.88
HCD Hydrocarbon Dynamic 0.015 -50% -12% 15% 15% $5,723,771.38
GRV Greenvale Mining Ltd 0.38 192% -1% 4% 15% $146,869,585.62
PEN Peninsula Energy Ltd 0.23 70% 48% 2% 15% $229,378,123.93
BMN Bannerman Energy Ltd 0.31 138% 94% 9% 15% $388,004,904.95
ACB A-Cap Energy Ltd 0.165 379% 183% 50% 14% $183,856,972.80
SMR Stanmore Resources 1.17 49% 73% 17% 13% $302,855,101.92
AUH Austchina Holdings 0.009 29% -10% 13% 13% $16,177,719.25
ADD Adavale Resource Ltd 0.055 -11% -35% 57% 12% $18,604,015.43
KAR Karoon Energy Ltd 1.885 68% 38% 11% 12% $1,031,727,140.99
IKW Ikwezi Mining Ltd 0.74 48% 289% 10% 12% $30,080,980.76
LIO Lion Energy Limited 0.074 85% 72% 7% 12% $27,529,936.06
CE1 Calima Energy 0.235 68% 18% 31% 12% $113,098,530.16
GAS State GAS Limited 0.33 -41% -32% 10% 12% $65,944,660.65
ALM Alma Metals Ltd 0.033 74% 38% -20% 10% $25,142,056.74
YAL Yancoal Aust Ltd 2.86 15% 36% 17% 10% $3,789,661,184.19
WHC Whitehaven Coal 2.87 82% 42% 20% 10% $2,984,341,830.48
EL8 Elevate Uranium Ltd 0.51 209% 70% 17% 10% $135,467,358.00
BLZ Blaze Minerals Ltd 0.024 -27% -20% -4% 9% $8,580,002.66
FME Future Metals NL 0.185 29% -10% 0% 9% $50,752,681.28
BYE Byron Energy Ltd 0.125 -22% 14% 4% 9% $124,835,412.24
IEC Intra Energy Corp 0.014 75% 56% 17% 8% $6,838,239.53
SAN Sagalio Energy Ltd 0.014 8% -48% 8% 8% $2,660,581.69
TEG Triangle Energy Ltd 0.014 -48% -36% 8% 8% $15,054,325.10
REY REY Resources Ltd 0.15 -42% -42% 7% 7% $31,789,130.85
BOE Boss Energy Ltd 2.41 174% 88% 5% 7% $673,734,732.84
DYL Deep Yellow Limited 0.92 43% 31% 2% 7% $367,686,209.25
WEC White Energy Company 0.155 3% 15% 3% 7% $116,171,807.85
STO Santos Ltd 6.74 -3% -5% 4% 7%
MRM MMAOffShor 0.395 23% 0% 14% 7% $143,731,294.40
WPL Woodside Petroleum 23.39 -6% 0% 6% 7%
AJQ Armour Energy Ltd 0.021 -63% -30% 11% 5% $43,292,813.76
ORG Origin Energy 5.49 7% 21% 10% 5% $9,704,273,001.21
MEU Marmota Limited 0.045 -13% -6% 2% 5% $42,143,496.59
PDN Paladin Energy Ltd 0.92 203% 88% 12% 5% $2,518,109,573.68
ATS Australis Oil & Gas 0.05 -17% -2% 4% 4% $61,923,182.45
BPT Beach Energy Limited 1.31 -32% 4% 10% 4% $2,988,547,089.36
DOR Doriemus PLC 0.135 232% -3% 23% 4% $16,248,074.18
SGC Sacgasco Ltd 0.027 -63% -33% 4% 4% $12,511,166.56
MEL Metgasco Ltd 0.029 16% 12% -3% 4% $21,986,919.48
KLR Kaili Resources Ltd 0.035 35% 40% 21% 3% $5,159,012.71
IPD Impedimed Limited 0.18 38% 71% 3% 3% $319,841,210.52
TER Terracom Ltd 0.185 16% 42% 0% 3% $143,185,449.70
JPR Jupiter Energy 0.041 -15% 0% 3% 3% $7,055,373.88
VEN Vintage Energy 0.086 34% 25% -12% 2% $60,656,302.84
HZN Horizon Oil Limited 0.094 99% 21% 4% 2% $148,420,638.43
COE Cooper Energy Ltd 0.285 -28% 14% 0% 2% $473,493,034.00
CUE CUE Energy Resource 0.07 -8% 1% 6% 1% $47,472,140.96
ENX Enegex Limited 0.08 33% -41% 1% 1% $11,850,406.69
ZEL Z Energy Ltd. 3.38 14% 30% 2% 1% $1,759,211,763.14
ALD Ampol Limited 29.84 4% 3% 6% 1% $7,151,445,990.99
BRK Brookside Energy Ltd 0.02 122% -20% 11% 0% $74,336,688.14
CCJ County International 0.04712 0% 0% 0% 0% $960,006.29
CRM Carbon Minerals Ltd 0.31 -18% 24% 0% 0% $5,829,082.83
CTP Central Petroleum 0.105 -19% -9% 0% 0% $76,214,805.87
E2E Eon Nrg Ltd 0.001 0% 0% 0% 0% $769,888.93
EDE Eden Inv Ltd 0.021 -30% -13% 11% 0% $47,446,039.91
EEG Empire Energy Ltd 0.34 -4% 10% -3% 0% $217,286,391.06
EER East Energy Resource 0.036 0% 0% 0% 0% $115,235,533.26
EPM Eclipse Metals 0.05 163% 138% -2% 0% $93,783,886.39
GGE Grand Gulf Energy 0.024 118% 118% -11% 0% $29,511,545.30
GGX Gas2Grid Limited 0.003 37% 20% 0% 0% $12,174,306.23
LKO Lakes Blue Energy 0.0015 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,282,113.44
MAY Melbana Energy Ltd 0.022 86% -11% 5% 0% $58,812,810.12
MMR Mec Resources 0.004 0% 0% 0% 0% $3,236,653.34
NGY Nuenergy Gas Ltd 0.026 117% -33% -7% 0% $38,504,842.92
NSE New Standard Energy 0.004 0% 0% 0% 0% $3,554,995.46
OEX Oilex Ltd 0.004 100% -11% 14% 0% $21,916,580.07
PNL Paringa Resources 0.041 0% 0% 0% 0% $25,944,078.11
POW Protean Energy Ltd 0.01 -23% -9% 11% 0% $6,506,129.63
PSA Petsec Energy 0.021 0% 0% 0% 0% $10,260,346.40
PVE Po Valley Energy Ltd 0.025 -11% -17% 0% 0% $25,166,085.98
RES Resource Generation 0.064 0% 0% 0% 0% $37,208,341.63
TMK Tamaska Oil Gas Ltd 0.009 0% 0% 13% 0% $8,865,000.00
TNP Triple Energy Ltd 0.025 0% 0% 0% 0% $1,799,901.35
TPD Talon Energy Ltd 0.008 100% -11% 0% 0% $54,297,516.20
WEL Winchester Energy 0.014 -39% -7% 8% 0% $14,114,971.01
XST Xstate Resources 0.004 -50% -20% 0% 0% $12,860,726.60
ZEU Zeus Resources Ltd 0.089 287% -2% 0% 0% $19,504,350.00
TEK Thorney Tech Ltd 0.41 3% -5% -5% -1% $176,392,058.16
CVN Carnarvon Energy Ltd 0.335 8% 18% 10% -1% $547,882,970.95
VEA Viva Energy Group 2.31 28% 11% 9% -2% $3,602,922,685.12
DEV Devex Resources Ltd 0.48 96% 55% -11% -2% $146,095,545.59
HE8 Helios Energy Ltd 0.092 -39% -44% -12% -2% $173,067,492.51
BRU Buru Energy 0.225 88% 55% 7% -2% $115,765,243.07
STX Strike Energy Ltd 0.2 -38% -38% 11% -2% $425,272,059.45
FAR FAR Ltd 0.375 -26% -26% -51% -3% $37,920,386.96
KKO Kinetiko Energy Ltd 0.089 -39% -9% 0% -3% $55,498,563.45
KKO Kinetiko Energy Ltd 0.089 -39% -9% 0% -3% $55,498,563.45
CXU Cauldron Energy Ltd 0.028 -42% -18% 4% -3% $13,756,221.64
OEL Otto Energy Limited 0.0135 35% 35% 23% -4% $62,335,127.05
PGY Pilot Energy Ltd 0.053 51% -35% -13% -4% $26,083,288.45
EME Energy Metals Ltd 0.26 86% 53% 11% -4% $55,566,077.68
NWE Norwest Energy NL 0.026 225% 160% 18% -4% $143,261,278.55
FZR Fitzroy River Corp 0.125 -12% -17% -4% -4% $13,494,281.38
GLL Galilee Energy Ltd 0.365 -43% -27% -4% -4% $106,337,000.16
IVZ Invictus Energy Ltd 0.12 122% -27% -4% -4% $77,509,673.38
MCM Mc Mining Ltd 0.09 -44% -22% 3% -4% $14,515,438.17
HHR Hartshead Resources 0.021 -42% 31% 11% -5% $40,694,986.77
GEV Global Ene Ven Ltd 0.105 33% 54% 0% -5% $57,117,948.83
92E 92Energy 0.645 0% 115% 11% -5% $35,057,037.09
TDO 3D Oil Limited 0.05 -12% -4% 9% -6% $13,259,418.60
MCE Matrix C & E Ltd 0.16 0% 10% -6% -6% $18,827,142.88
LCK Leigh Crk Energy Ltd 0.15 -12% 0% -12% -6% $138,593,985.60
PH2 Pure Hydrogen Corp 0.515 499% 164% -3% -6% $177,797,192.48
HPR High Peak Royalties 0.05 -37% -17% -17% -9% $10,656,776.35
ADX ADX Energy Ltd 0.009 50% 29% 0% -10% $29,744,372.02
BUY Bounty Oil & Gas NL 0.008 -50% -56% -20% -11% $10,964,007.86
AXP AXP Energy Ltd 0.008 100% 100% 0% -11% $52,309,626.06
BNL Blue Star Helium Ltd 0.055 20% 57% 6% -11% $93,584,033.42
LAM Laramide Res Ltd 0.75 114% 43% -6% -12% $955,409.37
EXR Elixir Energy Ltd 0.18 3% -27% -12% -12% $160,512,007.68
ROG Red Sky Energy. 0.007 250% -13% -13% -13% $42,417,817.58
WBE Whitebark Energy 0.0035 0% -13% -13% -13% $15,305,939.43
TOU Tlou Energy Ltd 0.048 -13% 33% -4% -13% $29,409,752.91
COI Comet Ridge Limited 0.1 23% 15% -9% -13% $90,303,616.73
ICN Icon Energy Limited 0.011 -22% -17% -27% -15% $7,233,676.32
KEY KEY Petroleum 0.002 -67% -33% -20% -20% $3,935,856.25
TSC Twenty Seven Co. Ltd 0.004 -38% -11% 0% -20% $10,643,255.62
BAS Bass Oil Ltd 0.0015 0% -25% -25% -25% $6,919,022.19
ABL Abilene Oil & Gas 0 -100% -100% -100% -100% $397,614.35
FDM Freedom Oil Gas 0 -100% -100% -100% -100% $11,847,248.07
OSH Oil Search Ltd 0 -100% -100% -100% -100% $8,394,516,682.56
VMX Valmec Limited 0 -100% -100% -100% -100% $52,370,713.31
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Oily bois

Jupiter Energy (ASX:JPR)

Last week Jupiter shut down production in Kazakhstan because access roads to and from the oilfield had been subject to blockades by protestors.

But oil production kicked back off again on Monday at the company’s Akkar North (East Block) and Akkar East oilfields – with the local oil traders’ trucks able to access the field to transport oil to a nearby storage location, for shipment to the refinery.

“The city of Aktau has returned to a state of calm, however Jupiter Energy employees are still being asked to stay at home for the time being,” the company says.

Fair enough.

On the plus side, Jupiter doesn’t think the shutdown will have a material impact on revenues.

Armour Energy (ASX:AJQ)

On home soil, Armour Energy has kicked off work in the Surat Basin in Queensland, after delays in the commencement of the Warroon-1 fracture re-stimulation due to travel restriction delays between Westralia and the rest of the country.

The fracture re-stimulation program will target an unproduced gas-bearing interval in the Basal Rewan formation sandstone which has previously not been commercially produced in the Warroon Field, with first stabilised gas flows expected within two to three weeks.

The company has also kicked off a workover program on Myall Creek-2, and CEO Brad Lingo is pretty excited about it.

“A successful outcome in both the Warroon and Myall Creek programs will provide further endorsement of the production potential of two different play intervals that span a large part of Armour’s eastern exploration acreage,” he said.

Calima Energy (ASX:CE1)

In Canada, Calima has confirmed that the Pisces #3 Glauconitic well at Brooks has reached total depth (~2,600m) and the rig has been released – and the company’s 3-well Pisces Brooks Alberta drilling program is now complete.

The well was spudded on 2 January, with multi-stage fracturing estimated to start early February with flow testing to follow.

Plus, the company expects to start flow testing of Pisces #1 & #2 horizontal in the last week of January.

 

Old king coal

TerraCom (ASX:TER)

The coal player has enjoyed a productive December quarter, achieving revenue of A$219 per tonne, December 2021 total equity coal sales of 342kt and year to date annualised equity coal sales total 5.4Mt per annum.

And who said coal was dead?

The company says its South Australian Blair Athol operations remain on track for coal sales in FY22 of approximately 2.3 million tonnes.

In South Africa, coal sales increased by 21kt or 15% compared to the prior month, although total coal sales were below the results achieved in November 2021 due to reduced domestic sales – which TerraCom says is normal this time of year.

Stanmore Resources (ASX:SMR)

Last year Stanmore made a deal with BHP (ASX:BHP) to acquire its 80% interest in BHP Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd (BMC) by purchasing all of the shares in Dampier Coal.

Part of the consideration was to be funded by a US$625 million 5-year debt facility, which has now been executed.

BMC has high quality metallurgical coal assets with mineral resources of 2,245 million tonnes and total coal reserves of 171 million tonnes (100% basis & JORC compliant estimate) based on open cut operations.

And for the 12 months to 30 September 2021, BMC achieved EBITDA of US$174 million on an 80% basis (US$217 million on a 100% basis), with annualised revenue in excess of US$1.5 billion and EBITDA of US$696 million on a 100% basis.

Plus, the acquisition includes port and rail agreements to support at least 10.5 million tonnes per annum through the DBCT facility at Hay Point and the NQXT facility at Abbot Point.

 

 

 

Uranium player

Adavale Resources (ASX:ADD)

Uranium (and nickel) player Adavale has bumped up non-executive director David Riekie to executive director, and is zeroing in on exploration at its Lake Surprise uranium project in South Australia after ‘significant’ gamma results in 2021.

Chairman Grant Pierce said the company is well positioned “with exploration projects in commodities that will continue to benefit from zero carbon and electric vehicle macro thematics”.

And he’s not alone in his enthusiasm.

“I share the board, management and exploration team’s strong conviction around the prospectivity of both our nickel and uranium prospects,” Riekie said.