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bp PLC’s 440,000-b/d Whiting,
Ind., refinery—the largest in the US
Midwest—produces about 10 million
gal/day of gasoline, 4 million gal/day
of diesel, and 2 million gal/day of jet
fuel. A new naphtha hydrotreater was
brought online at the plant in August
2020. Photo from bp.
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121.00 1,705
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Aug. 311 Sep. 11 Sep. 21 Sep. 51 Sep. 61
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NYMEX GASOLINE (RBOB)3/ NY SPOT GASOLINE4 BAKER HUGHES RIG COUNT: US / CANADA
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248.00 900
800 760
246.00
244.00 700
242.00 600
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240.00
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Neptune Energy begins work on tenth Cygnus gas well Shell takes FID on Malaysian gas project
Neptune Energy started an infill drilling campaign at Cygnus Shell PLC subsidiary Sarawak Shell Bhd. (SSB) and partner
gas field in the southern UK North Sea. Completion of the PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd have reached final investment
tenth well on the field is expected in this year’s fourth quarter. decision (FID) to move forward with their Rosmari-Marjoram
Drilling is being carried out by Borr Drilling’s Prospector gas project, including an onshore gas plant (OGP) in Bintulu,
1 jack up rig. Sarawak, Malaysia, to process natural gas produced from the
Cygnus is the largest natural gas discovery in the southern Rosmari-Marjoram project in Block SK318, about 220 km off-
North Sea in over 30 years and is the largest single producing shore Sarawak (OGJ Online, Aug. 26, 2014).
gas field in the UK, typically exporting over 250 MMscfd of To be primarily powered by renewable energy in line with
gas. Part of the existing Cygnus field development plan, the Shell’s Powering Progress strategy as part of the broader en-
tenth well holds the potential to provide enough additional gas ergy transition, the Rosmari-Marjoram development is sched-
to heat 200,000 UK homes this winter. Upon completion of uled to begin producing 800 MMcfd of gas in 2026, Shell said
the well, Cygnus will be capable of producing enough gas for upon announcing the Sept. 5 FID.
about 2 million UK households, the company said. Part of the first phase of the Sarawak Integrated Sour Gas
Two drilling centers target 10 wells. Cygnus Alpha consists Evacuation System (SISGES) project, the Rosmari-Marjoram
of three bridge-linked platforms: a wellhead drilling center, development will consist of a subsea tie-back, an unmanned
a processing-utilities unit, and living quarters-central control well head platform, a 207-km sour wet gas pipeline to shore,
room. Cygnus Bravo, an unmanned satellite platform, is about and the OGP at Bintulu.
7 km northwest of Cygnus Alpha. The offshore platform will use power from 240 solar panels,
Gas is exported via a 55-km pipeline. Cygnus connects via while the OGP will receive power from the Sarawak grid
the Esmond Transmission System (ETS) pipeline to the gas- system, which is supplied mainly from hydroelectric plants.
treatment terminal at Bacton, Norfolk. Neptune holds a 25% The development will use diesel generators and batteries as
minority interest in ETS. backup, according to Shell.
Neptune Energy is operator at Cygnus with 38.75% in- Confirmation of FID follows the partnership’s award of a
terest. Spirit Energy holds 61.25%. $680-million contract to Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd. in
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midscale trains which would add 10 mil- also executed a joint study and develop-
lion tpy to the plant’s capacity. The most ment agreement towards the Argentina
recent request would add an eighth and Integrated LNG project which will encom-
ninth train to the expansion. pass dedicated upstream natural gas pro-
Newly proposed work would also
include a 220,000-cu m storage tank,
duction, pipeline and infrastructure de-
velopment, the LNG plant, and marketing
Take a
adding to the three 160,000-cu m tanks
already operating at CCL. Feed gas for
and shipping.
Final investment decision for the proj-
closer
the new trains would be supplied in
part by Cheniere’s 2.75-bcfd, 48-in. OD
ects will follow technical and commercial
assessment and is dependent on condu-
look...
Corpus Christi Pipeline. cive financial and regulatory terms.
CCL uses two berths for loading LNG As of July 2019, Vaca Muerta held an
carriers, with a current combined au- estimated 308 tcf of dry, wet, and asso-
thorized loading rate of 12,000-cu m/ ciated technically recoverable shale gas
hr. The new prefiling request proposes resources, according to the US Energy
increasing this rate to 22,500 cu m/hr, Information Agency. Argentina’s proved
which would allow for simultaneous natural gas reserves are 14 tcf.
loading at both jetties. CCL also pro-
posed increasing the maximum single- Magellan Midstream to expand Increased flare
jetty rate to 14,000 cu m/hr. refined products pipeline system efficiency
The company anticipates filing a Magellan Midstream Partners LP, Tulsa,
formal project application with FERC in plans to expand its refined petroleum
February 2023, beginning construction products pipeline system from the Hous-
in August 2024 (pending FERC approval), ton area to El Paso, Tex., to a new capacity
and placing the 1.64-million tonne/year of about 100,000 b/d.
Automated flow
Trains 8 and 9 in service second-half Expansion includes construction of a control
2031. Cheniere describes the two new new 16-in., 30-mile pipeline along its ex-
trains as “near replicates” of those ap- isting route between Odessa and Crane,
proved by FERC as part of CCL Stage 3. Tex., and additional operational storage to
Cheniere took final investment de- facilitate incremental shipments, the com-
cision on CCL Stage 3 earlier this year, pany said in a release Aug. 29.
issuing full notice to proceed with con- Magellan currently expects to spend
struction to Bechtel Corp., which had al- about $125 million on the project and ex-
ready begun work under a limited notice pects the extra capacity to be available early
(OGJ Online, June 22, 2022). 2024, subject to permits and approvals.
The company currently can transport
Petronas, YPF to develop about 70,000 b/d of refined petroleum
Argentina LNG project products (gasoline and diesel fuel) from
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) Gulf Coast and mid-continent refineries
and YPF SA have signed an MOU for to El Paso, with further shipper option-
joint development of a 5-million tonne/ ality to access markets in New Mexico
year (tpy) LNG plant in Argentina and through its pipeline system, as well as
collaboration in other areas, including Arizona and Mexico via connections to
upstream oil, petrochemicals, and clean third-party pipelines.
energy. The companies anticipate LNG
production to ultimately reach 25 mil-
lion tpy.
Petronas said that the LNG project
would leverage Vaca Muerta shale’s gas
resources. The company has worked with
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Laura Bell
Statistics Editor
Commodity prices continued to climb to new highs dur- utilization rate was 92.1% for the quarter, compared with
ing second-quarter 2022, driven by a tight supply-demand 89.2% a year earlier, and 89.5% in first-quarter 2022.
balance for oil, natural gas, and refined products. A group According to Muse, Stancil & Co., refining cash mar-
of 49 US-based oil and gas producers and refiners recorded gins in this year’s second quarter averaged $42.89/bbl for
a collective net income of $77.1 billion for second-quarter Middle-West refiners, $37.11/bbl for West Coast refiners,
2022, compared with earnings of $16.9 billion in second- $38.77/bbl for Gulf Coast refiners, and $35.16/bbl for East
quarter 2021. Total revenues were $787 billion for the quar- Coast refiners. In the same quarter in 2021, these refining
ter, compared with $443.1 billion a year ago. margins were $17.4/bbl, $14.36/bbl, $8.45/bbl, and $7.12/
Brent crude oil prices averaged $113.54/bbl in second- bbl, respectively.
quarter 2022, compared with $68.83/bbl in the previous Natural gas prices at Henry Hub averaged 7.48/MMbtu
year’s second quarter. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) aver- in second-quarter 2022, compared with 2.94/MMbtu a year
aged $108.72/bbl in this year’s second quarter, compared earlier. US marketed gas production grew to 103.831 bcfd
with $66.09/bbl in second-quarter 2021. from 101.123 bcfd for the same quarter a year ago, accord-
US crude oil production in the second quarter aver- ing to EIA.
aged 11.76 million b/d, compared with 11.28 million b/d US LNG exports averaged 10.93 bcfd during the quarter,
for the same quarter a year ago, according to the US En- compared with 9.81 bcfd in the previous quarter.
ergy Information Administration (EIA). Natural gas liq- The number of active gas rigs in the US rose to 157 at the
uids (NGL) production averaged 5.87 million b/d during end of June from 137 at the end of March. This also com-
the quarter, compared with 5.46 million b/d in second- pared to 98 rigs at the end of June 2021.
quarter 2021. A sample of 14 oil and gas producers and pipeline com-
According to Baker Hughes, the number of active oil rigs panies with headquarters in Canada posted total net in-
in the US ramped up to 594 at the end of June from 531 at come of $15.86 billion (Canadian dollar) in second-quarter
the end of March. This also compared with 372 rigs at the 2022, compared with net earnings of $9.15 billion in the
end of June 2021. prior year’s quarter.
US commercial crude oil stock at the end of June was
423 million bbl, compared with 447 million bbl to end sec- US oil, gas producers
ond-quarter 2021, and a 5-year average of 471.6 million bbl. ExxonMobil Corp. estimated second-quarter 2022 earnings
US oil product stock at the end of June was 757 mil- of $17.9 billion, compared with $5 billion in first-quarter
lion bbl, compared with 823 million bbl at the end of for 2022. Excluding identified items, earnings of $17.6 billion
the same quarter a year ago and a 5-year average of 841.0 increased $8.7 billion from the prior quarter which have in-
million bbl. creased both natural gas realizations and refining margins
US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) at the end of June well above the 10-year range, the company said.
was 492 million bbl, compared with 621 million bbl to end Second-quarter results also included a favorable identi-
June 2021, and a 5-year average of 652.0 million bbl. fied item of nearly $300 million associated with the sale of
US refinery inputs were 16.53 million b/d in second- Barnett shale upstream assets. Capital and exploration ex-
quarter 2022, compared with 16.17 million b/d a year ear- penditures were $4.6 billion in the second quarter and $9.5
lier, and 16.06 million b/d for the previous quarter. Refinery billion for first-half 2022.
Amplify Energy Corp. 121.8 80.4 29.2 (35.0) 233.2 152.9 (19.4) (54.4)
Antero Resources Corp. 2,201.7 487.1 765.1 (523.5) 2,988.5 1,691.3 608.7 (539.0)
APA Corp. 3,047.0 1,756.0 926.0 316.0 5,716.0 3,627.0 2,809.0 704.0
Black Stone Minerals LP 180.4 58.4 126.5 10.2 216.8 120.0 114.3 21.1
California Resources Corp. 747.0 304.0 190.0 (111.0) 900.0 667.0 15.0 (205.0)
Callon Petroleum Co. 913.6 440.4 348.0 (11.7) 1,690.8 800.3 387.7 (92.1)
Centennial Resources Develop- 472.7 232.6 191.8 (25.1) 819.9 425.0 207.6 (59.7)
ment Inc.
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 3,520.0 693.0 1,237.0 (439.0) 4,455.0 1,833.0 473.0 5,239.0
Chevron Corp. 68,762.0 37,597.0 11,622.0 3,082.0 123,135.0 69,626.0 17,881.0 4,459.0
Civitas Resources Inc. 1,151.4 156.0 468.8 (25.3) 1,969.2 230.2 560.5 (25.4)
CNX Resources Corp. 1,003.4 369.4 33.4 (354.1) 1,748.0 750.7 (890.0) (256.0)
Comstock Resources Inc. 946.3 343.7 372.5 (184.1) 1,515.7 684.2 256.8 (322.5)
ConocoPhillips 21,989.0 10,211.0 5,145.0 2,091.0 41,280.0 20,770.0 10,904.0 3,073.0
Continental Resources Inc. 2,650.5 1,235.1 1,208.7 289.3 4,466.7 2,450.9 1,806.5 549.0
Coterra Energy Inc. 2,572.0 324.0 1,229.0 30.0 4,251.0 784.0 1,837.0 156.0
Denbury Resources Inc. 482.2 301.4 15.5 (77.7) 894.0 552.5 154.6 (147.3)
Devon Energy Corp. 5,626.0 2,417.0 1,932.0 256.0 9,438.0 4,467.0 2,921.0 469.0
Diamondback Energy Inc. 2,768.0 1,681.0 1,416.0 311.0 5,176.0 2,865.0 2,195.0 531.0
Dorchester Minerals LP 47.5 21.4 37.3 16.5 87.9 39.2 67.9 28.3
Earthstone Energy Inc. 472.6 89.7 144.9 (8.9) 668.7 165.2 111.4 (14.7)
EOG Resources Inc. 7,407.0 4,139.0 2,238.0 907.0 11,390.0 7,833.0 2,628.0 1,584.0
EQT Corp. 2,527.5 (260.1) 891.4 (933.3) 1,948.4 689.8 (624.7) (970.7)
ExxonMobil Corp. 115,681.0 67,742.0 17,850.0 4,690.0 206,181.0 126,889.0 2,330.0 7,420.0
Gulfport Energy Corp. 465.3 31.4 215.6 31.6 157.5 278.7 (238.2) 40.4
Hess Corp. 2,988.0 1,598.0 667.0 (73.0) 5,359.0 3,517.0 1,084.0 179.0
HF Sinclair Corp. 11,162.2 4,577.1 1,221.3 168.9 18,620.9 8,081.4 1,381.2 317.1
Kosmos Energy Ltd. 620.9 384.1 117.2 (57.2) 1,279.9 560.7 118.6 (148.0)
Laredo Petroleum Inc. 560.2 294.4 262.5 (132.7) 1,092.6 544.6 175.8 (208.1)
Marathon Oil Corp. 2,303.0 1,143.0 966.0 16.0 4,056.0 2,214.0 2,270.0 113.0
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 54,238.0 29,827.0 5,873.0 8,512.0 92,622.0 52,709.0 6,718.0 8,270.0
Matador Resources Co. 943.9 357.4 415.7 105.9 1,509.6 624.3 622.8 166.6
Murphy Oil Corp. 1,101.1 549.6 350.6 (63.1) 1,654.0 929.6 237.2 (350.5)
Northern Oil and Gas Inc. 441.4 24.8 251.3 (90.6) 408.5 46.2 44.7 (180.9)
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 10,735.0 6,010.0 3,555.0 (97.0) 19,268.0 11,489.0 8,231.0 (443.0)
Ovintiv Inc. 3,736.0 1,692.0 1,357.0 (205.0) 5,703.0 3,530.0 1,116.0 104.0
PDC Energy Inc. 1,138.5 228.9 662.4 (87.0) 1,454.9 514.9 630.4 (96.1)
Phillips 66 49,309.0 27,885.0 3,167.0 296.0 86,031.0 49,812.0 3,749.0 (358.0)
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 6,920.0 3,419.0 2,371.0 380.0 13,092.0 5,863.0 4,380.0 310.0
Range Resources Corp. 1,225.1 434.7 452.9 (156.5) 1,405.9 1,060.8 (4.0) (129.3)
Ranger Oil Corp. 314.5 124.7 71.2 3.0 570.9 213.3 61.2 (10.5)
Ring Energy Inc. 85.0 47.8 41.9 (15.9) 153.1 87.3 49.1 (35.0)
SilverBow Resources Inc. 182.6 69.9 88.8 (20.0) 312.3 156.6 24.5 8.4
SM Energy Inc. 992.1 563.8 323.5 (223.0) 1,851.9 1,007.7 372.2 (474.3)
Southwestern Energy Co. 4,138.0 1,050.0 1,173.0 (609.0) 7,081.0 2,122.0 (1,502.0) (529.0)
Talos Energy Inc. 519.1 303.8 195.1 (125.8) 932.7 570.7 128.7 (247.3)
Tellurian Inc. 61.4 25.4 (0.0) (30.6) 208.3 34.1 (66.7) (57.6)
Unit Corp. 134.6 134.1 80.1 (10.1) 322.9 255.0 27.4 (10.7)
Valero Energy Corp. 21,641.0 27,748.0 4,693.0 162.0 90,183.0 48,554.0 5,598.0 (542.0)
W&T Offshore Inc. 273.8 132.8 123.4 (51.7) 464.8 258.5 121.0 (52.4)
Excluding identified items, upstream earnings in second- The Permian basin continued to improve efficiency and
quarter 2022 were $11.1 billion, an increase of $3.3 billion grow volumes, with average production during the quar-
from the previous quarter. Crude realizations improved ter of more than 550,000 boe/d. The company expects to
15% and gas realizations increased 23% compared to the achieve a 25% production increase this year versus full-year
first quarter driven by tight supply. Higher production from 2021 and to eliminate routine flaring in the Permian basin
growth projects and recovery from first quarter weather-re- by yearend.
lated downtime in Canada were partly offset by price entitle- Offshore Guyana production capacity increased to more
ment effects and increased seasonal scheduled maintenance. than 340,000 boe/d with Liza Phase 2 production start-up
earlier this year and Liza Phase 1 producing above design International downstream operations reported earnings
capacity. In addition, two new discoveries were announced of $1.08 billion in second-quarter 2022, compared with $63
(OGJ Online, July 26, 2022). The company also reached an million a year earlier. The increase was mainly due to high-
agreement to supply the country of Guyana with natural er margins on refined product sales and a $144 million fa-
gas to significantly reduce domestic energy costs and pro- vorable swing in foreign currency impacts between periods.
vide opportunities for industrial growth. ConocoPhillips reported second-quarter 2022 earnings
Chevron reported earnings of $11.6 billion for second- of $5.1 billion, compared with second-quarter 2021 earn-
quarter 2022, compared with $3.1 billion in second-quarter ings of $2.1 billion. Excluding special items, second-quar-
2021. Adjusted earnings of $11.4 billion in second-quarter ter 2022 adjusted earnings were $5.1 billion, compared
2022 compared with adjusted earnings of $3.3 billion in with second-quarter 2021 adjusted earnings of $1.7 billion.
second-quarter 2021. Special items for the current quarter were comprised of
Worldwide net oil-equivalent production was 2.9 mil- gains on asset sales including contingent payments related
lion b/d in second-quarter 2022. International production to prior dispositions, partially offset by a loss on debt extin-
decreased 13% primarily due to the end of concessions in guishment, and a Norway tax reform-related adjustment.
Thailand and Indonesia, while US production increased Earnings and adjusted earnings increased from second-
3% compared to the same period a year ago mainly in the quarter 2021 primarily due to higher realized prices. The
Permian basin. company’s total average realized price was $88.57/boe,
US downstream operations reported earnings of $2.44 77% higher than the $50.03/boe realized in second-quarter
billion in this year’s second quarter, compared with earn- 2021, as production remains unhedged and thus realizes
ings of $776 million a year earlier. The increase was mainly the full impact of changes in marker prices.
due to higher margins on refined product sales, partially ConocoPhillips also announced a $5-billion increase in
offset by lower earnings from the 50%-owned Chevron planned 2022 return of capital to shareholders to a total
Phillips Chemical Co. and higher operating expenses. of $15 billion. The company declared both a third-quarter
ordinary dividend of 46¢/share and a
fourth-quarter variable return of cash
payment of $1.40/share.
Production for second-quarter 2022
was 1.69 MMboe/d, an increase of
104,000 boe/d from the same period a
year ago. After adjusting for closed ac-
quisitions and dispositions and the con-
version of previously acquired Concho
contracted volumes from a two-stream
to a three-stream basis, second-quarter
2022 production decreased by 69,000
boe/d (4%) from the same period a
year ago.
Occidental Petroleum announced net
income for second-quarter 2022 of $3.6
billion, and adjusted income attributable
to common stockholders of $3.2 billion.
Net income for first-quarter 2022 was
$4.7 billion and adjusted income was
$2.1 billion. Second-quarter after-tax
items affecting comparability of $315
million included $174 million of deriva-
tive gains and $140 million of gains on
early debt extinguishment.
The company’s total average global
production of 1.15 MMboe/d for this
year’s second quarter was within the
mid-point of guidance. Permian, Rock-
ies, and International came within
guidance, with average production of
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CANADIAN OIL AND GAS FIRMS’ SECOND QUARTER 2022 REVENUES, EARNINGS
–––––––– Revenues ––––––––– ––––––– Net income –––––– –––––––– Revenues ––––––– ––––––– Net income ––––––
––––––––––––––––––––– 2st quarter ––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––– Six months –––––––––––––––––––
2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021
––––———––––––—————————————––– Million $ (Canadian) ––––––––––—–—————————————––––––
Advantage Energy Ltd. 302.7 77.1 164.2 8.7 408.8 141.2 183.7 8.3
ARC Resources Ltd. 2,366.6 1,233.9 762.9 (123.0) 4,363.1 1,752.5 693.5 55.0
Baytex Energy Corp. 682.6 360.8 181.0 1,053.0 1,233.7 678.6 237.8 1,017.6
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. 11,475.0 6,525.0 3,502.0 1,551.0 22,152.0 13,133.0 6,603.0 2,928.0
Cenovus Energy Inc. 19,165.0 10,637.0 2,432.0 224.0 35,363.0 19,930.0 4,057.0 444.0
Crescent Point Energy Corp. 981.4 632.2 331.5 2,143.3 1,523.2 1,029.1 1,515.1 2,165.0
Enbridge Inc. 13,215.0 10,948.0 450.0 1,394.0 28,312.0 23,085.0 2,377.0 3,294.0
Imperial Oil Ltd. 17,307.0 8,047.0 2,409.0 366.0 29,993.0 15,045.0 3,582.0 758.0
Obsidian Energy Ltd. 237.5 103.7 113.9 322.5 416.2 193.8 137.7 345.7
Paramount Resources Ltd. 493.7 288.4 182.2 (74.3) 965.9 558.4 198.9 (156.8)
Sherritt International Corp. 65.9 31.0 81.1 (10.7) 100.0 52.9 96.8 (16.3)
Suncor Energy Inc. 16,204.0 9,093.0 3,996.0 868.0 29,555.0 17,729.0 6,945.0 1,689.0
TC Energy Corp. 3,637.0 3,182.0 889.0 975.0 7,137.0 6,563.0 1,247.0 (82.0)
Vermillion Energy Inc. 838.7 395.6 362.6 451.3 1,625.3 771.0 646.6 951.2
493,000 boe/d, 279,000 boe/d, and 228,000 boe/d, respec- utilization was near 100%, resulting in total throughput of
tively. Gulf of Mexico average production of 147,000 boe/d 3.1 million b/d for second-quarter 2022. In second-quarter
exceeded the high-end of guidance. 2021, crude capacity utilization was about 94%, which re-
Continental Resources Inc. had second-quarter 2022 net sulted in total throughput of 2.9 million b/d.
income of $1.21 billion. In the quarter, typically excluded Phillips 66 announced second-quarter 2022 earnings
items in aggregate represented $42.8 million of Continen- of $3.2 billion, compared with earnings of $582 million in
tal’s reported net income. Adjusted net income for the second first-quarter 2022. Excluding special items of $118 million,
quarter was $1.25 billion. Net cash provided by operating ac- the company had adjusted earnings of $3.3 billion in the
tivities for the quarter was $1.74 billion. Capital expenditure second quarter, compared with first quarter adjusted earn-
came in at about $650 million. Total production for the quar- ings of $595 million.
ter averaged 400,200 boe/d. Second-quarter 2022 oil pro- Refining second-quarter 2022 pre-tax income was $3 bil-
duction averaged 198,300 b/d. Production in the Bakken fell lion, compared with pre-tax income of $123 million in first-
about 5% quarter-over-quarter but was offset with growth quarter 2022. Refining results in the first quarter included
in the Denver-Julesburg basin (up 12% quarter-over-quarter) $17 million of hurricane-related maintenance and repair
and Powder River basin (up 134% quarter-over-quarter). costs. Refining results in the second quarter included $70
million of costs related to the finalization of RIN obligations
US independent refiners for prior year compliance periods and $26 million of costs re-
Marathon Petroleum Corp. reported net income of $5.9 bil- lated to the conversion of the Alliance refinery to a terminal.
lion for second-quarter 2022, compared with net income Adjusted pre-tax income for refining was $3.1 billion in
of $8.5 billion for second-quarter 2021. Adjusted net income the second quarter, compared with adjusted pre-tax income
was $5.7 billion for second-quarter 2022. This compares with of $140 million in the first quarter. The improvement was
adjusted net income of $437 million for second-quarter 2021. primarily due to higher realized margins driven by market
Adjusted results for these periods exclude net pre-tax ben- crack spreads. The composite global market crack increased
efits of $238 million and $11.6 billion for the second-quarter to $46.72/bbl, up from $21.93/bbl in the first quarter. Re-
2022 and second-quarter 2021, respectively. alized margins were $28.31/bbl in the second quarter, up
Segment adjusted EBITDA for refining and market- from $10.55/bbl in the first quarter.
ing (R&M) was $7.8 billion in second-quarter 2022, ver- Pre-tax turnaround costs for the second quarter were
sus $751 million for second-quarter 2021. Segment adjust- $223 million, compared with first-quarter costs of $102
ed EBITDA excludes refining planned turnaround costs, million. Crude utilization rate was 90% and clean product
which totaled $151 million in this year’s second quarter yield was 83% in the second quarter.
and $61 million in second-quarter 2021. The increase in Valero Energy Corp. reported net income attributable to
segment adjusted EBITDA was driven by higher margins Valero stockholders of $4.7 billion for second-quarter 2022,
and throughput in all regions. compared with $162 million for second-quarter 2021. Ex-
R&M margin was $37.54/bbl for second-quarter 2022, cluding the adjustments shown in the accompanying earn-
versus $12.45/bbl for second-quarter 2021. Crude capacity ings release tables, adjusted net income attributable to Vale-
ro stockholders was $4.6 billion for second-quarter 2022, ond-quarter 2022, compared with $677 million in the prior
compared with $260 million for second-quarter 2021. year quarter. In the second quarter, Suncor’s refinery utili-
The refining segment reported operating income of $6.2 zation averaged 84% and crude throughput was 389,300
billion for second-quarter 2022, compared with $349 mil- b/d, compared with 70% and 325,300 b/d, respectively, in
lion for second-quarter 2021. Adjusted operating income was the prior year quarter. Solid utilizations in the current quar-
$6.1 billion for second-quarter 2022, compared with $442 ter outside of planned turnaround activities allowed the
million for second-quarter 2021. Refining throughput vol- company to capture significant benchmark crack spreads
umes averaged 3.0 million b/d in this year’s second quarter, and refining margins. Following the completion of planned
which was 127,000 b/d higher than second-quarter 2021. turnaround activities, the company’s refineries exited the
quarter with an average refinery utilization of over 100%.
Canadian companies Imperial Oil reported quarterly net income of $2.4 bil-
Suncor’s net earnings increased to nearly $4 billion in sec- lion and cash flow from operating activities of $2.68 billion.
ond-quarter 2022, compared with $868 million in the prior Upstream production of 413,000 gross boe/d was the high-
year quarter. est second quarter production in over 30 years. Sustained
Suncor’s oil sands production delivered record adjusted strong downstream operating performance with quarterly
funds from operations of $4.23 billion in second-quarter refinery capacity utilization of 96% resulted in the fourth
2022, compared with $1.84 billion in the prior year quarter, consecutive quarter above 90%.
driven by significantly higher price realizations. Canadian Natural Resources reported net earnings of
Production from the company’s oil sands assets in- $3.5 billion and adjusted net earnings from operations of
creased to 641,500 b/d in second-quarter 2022, com- $3.8 billion during second-quarter 2022. The company’s
pared with 615,700 b/d in the prior year quarter, due to North America E&P liquids production, excluding ther-
increased production at Syncrude and Fort Hills in the mal in situ, averaged 227,540 b/d in second-quarter 2022,
current period, partially offset by the impact of mainte- up 2% and 4% over first-quarter 2022 and second-quarter
nance activities at oil sands operations, including the larg- 2021 levels, respectively. The increase over first-quarter
est turnaround in Firebag history, which was completed 2021 primarily reflects strong drilling results, partially off-
after the quarter. set by natural field declines. The increase over second-quar-
Suncor’s Refining and Marketing (R&M) generated re- ter 2021 primarily reflects strong drilling results as well as
cord adjusted funds from operations of $2.13 billion in sec- acquisitions, partially offset by natural field declines.
Aug. 26, 2022......................... 418,346 214,475 196,052 38,567 111,706 28,012 72,231
Aug. 19, 2022......................... 421,672 215,647 198,694 39,650 111,594 28,387 68,011
Aug. 27, 20212........................ 425,395 227,215 207,807 42,436 136,728 28,735 69,282
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Source: US Energy Information Administration
Data available at Oil & Gas Journal Research Center.
US HEATING DEGREE–DAYS
May Apr. May — Total degree days YTD —
2022 2022 2021 % change 2022 2021 % change
New England............................................................... 186 544 245 (24.1) 3,869 3,778 2.4
Middle Atlantic............................................................ 147 497 217 (32.3) 3,584 3,479 3.0
East North Central...................................................... 159 568 244 (34.8) 3,995 3,778 5.7
West North Central...................................................... 185 578 226 (18.1) 4,248 3,934 8.0
South Atlantic............................................................. 31 157 57 (45.6) 1,530 1,557 (1.7)
East South Central...................................................... 31 216 83 (62.7) 2,069 2,104 (1.7)
West South Central...................................................... 4 53 18 (77.8) 1,400 1,415 (1.1)
Mountain..................................................................... 245 424 222 10.4 2,963 2,936 0.9
Pacific......................................................................... 214 336 171 25.1 1,951 2,015 (3.2)
US average*.......................................................... 123 342 151 (18.5) 2,614 2,566 1.9
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