Tag: energy
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Chevron (CVX) makes $53 billion deal to buy Hess (HES)
What does all this mean? First Exxon makes a huge acquisition and now Chevron. Are the big oil companies diversifying and acquiring in anticipation of further regulation that will curtail oil and other fossil fuel production? The U.S. energy company said buying Hess would upgrade and diversify its portfolio, marking Chevron’s entrance into an Exxon-led…
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Exxon (XOM) strikes deal to buy Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD)
This transaction will merge two of my holdings and remove PXD from my High Yield Portfolio. I’ll have to find a replacement that pays almost an almost 7% dividend yield. The deal, at $253 a share, values Pioneer at an almost 7% premium to its closing value of about $55.4 billion Tuesday. It cements Exxon’s…
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Dividend Safe as Dominion Energy Wraps Up Strategic Review; Payout Ratio Above Target
Dominion Energy has been in the energy business since 1898. It’s one of the biggest utility companies in the U.S. and serves about 7 million customers in Virginia, the Carolinas, Ohio, and Utah electricity and gas. Dominion has steady and predictable income because it is regulated utility. Regulated utilities are like monopolies that are controlled…
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TC Energy intends to spin-off Pipelines business into separate company
TC Energy, a company that develops and operates energy infrastructure, announced that it plans to spin off its Liquids Pipelines business into a separate company. The decision was made after a two-year strategic review and is expected to be completed in the second half of 2024. The spinoff will create two independent, investment-grade, publicly listed…
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UGI (UGI) announces review of strategic alternatives
UGI Corporation Announces Review of Strategic Alternatives UGI may be considering spinning off its propane operation. Its propane business is about 40% of its earnings and this effort looks to reduce its earnings volatility and strengthen its balance sheet. UGI Investor Update Slide Deck Simply Safe Dividends issued a note on the news ($$). UGI…
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Chevron waves retirement age policy for CEO Wirth
Chevron’s CVX 2.23%increase; green up pointing triangle board of directors is waiving the company’s fixed retirement age for Chief Executive Mike Wirth, allowing him to remain CEO for a longer period as it weighs its C-suite strategy. The Wall Street Journal had reported in February that Chevron’s board was considering the move. Some directors have said the company doesn’t have…