{"id":29511,"date":"2016-04-07T11:12:15","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T10:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/?p=29511"},"modified":"2016-04-07T11:12:15","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T10:12:15","slug":"us-shale-gas-investors-eye-billion-dollar-gamble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2016\/04\/07\/us-shale-gas-investors-eye-billion-dollar-gamble\/","title":{"rendered":"US shale gas investors eye billion-dollar gamble"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>US shale oil and gas equity investors are expecting a rebound in prices, given share issuance figures in the first quarter of 2016. But are they backing a dud?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29518\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29518\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29518\" src=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/Fracking_UK_Ecoflight_800.jpg\" alt=\"Oil and gas wells in Wyoming's Jonah field (Pic: Ecoflight)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/Fracking_UK_Ecoflight_800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/Fracking_UK_Ecoflight_800-112x63.jpg 112w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/Fracking_UK_Ecoflight_800-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/Fracking_UK_Ecoflight_800-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/Fracking_UK_Ecoflight_800-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oil and gas wells in Wyoming&#8217;s Jonah field (Pic: <a href=\"http:\/\/ecoflight.zenfolio.com\/p648196342\/h32638d19#h3ff3112d\" target=\"_blank\">Ecoflight<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>By <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gerardfwynn\" target=\"_blank\">Gerard Wynn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Investors backed a record amount of new share issuance by US shale oil and gas producers in the first three months of this year, even after a period of lower oil prices left some companies more battered than ever.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the main finding in a\u00a0new report by the Carbon Tracker Initiative, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carbontracker.org\/report\/beyond_the_shale\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beyond the Shale: Aboard the Price Roller Coaster<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Equity investors may be betting on bargains among US shale oil and gas\u00a0exploration and production (E&amp;P) companies, expecting a rebound in oil and gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>But there are two grounds for caution.<\/p>\n<p>US E&amp;P valuations have fallen by an aggregate $340 billion since last May, the last time investors were betting on higher oil and gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>Second, the analysis, which I co-authored, shows how more indebted companies are now even more leveraged than 10 months ago.<\/p>\n<p>Some, including Chesapeake and Whiting Petroleum, have had to re-negotiate their borrowing terms after soaring leverage ratios looked set to exceed former credit facility covenants.<\/p>\n<p>Below are four charts which illustrate some considerations for equity investors in U.S. shale.<\/p>\n<p>Investors are pumping cash back into a weakened US shale industry in record amounts, with the first quarter this year seeing the highest E&amp;P equity issuance since at least 2011.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chart 1. US E&amp;P equity issuance and WTI oil price, 2014 to late March 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29514\" src=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/US_shale_1_800.jpg\" alt=\"US_shale_1_800\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/US_shale_1_800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/US_shale_1_800-112x63.jpg 112w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/US_shale_1_800-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/US_shale_1_800-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/US_shale_1_800-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But US E&amp;P equity valuations have fallen by an aggregate $340 billion since May 2015, the last time investors were talking up the prospect of a rebound in oil and gas prices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chart 2. Market capitalisation of S&amp;P US Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Select Industry Index, May 2015 to March 8 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29515\" src=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/US-EP-equity-index-performance_800.jpg\" alt=\"US-EP-equity-index-performance_800\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/US-EP-equity-index-performance_800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/US-EP-equity-index-performance_800-280x168.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/US-EP-equity-index-performance_800-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/US-EP-equity-index-performance_800-562x337.jpg 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 2016, most E&amp;P companies project lower output, and many will see less robust hedging.<\/p>\n<p>The result will be lower pre-tax earnings, or EBITDAX. Creditors often specify a leverage ratio,\u00a0in their borrowing terms to E&amp;P companies, defined as net debt divided by EBITDAX.<\/p>\n<p>Creditors often specify a maximum leverage ratio of four; a value of four is also the threshold which the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.occ.gov\/publications\/publications-by-type\/comptrollers-handbook\/pub-ch-og.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency uses to define \u201csub-standard\u201d E&amp;P bank loans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The chart below shows how Chesapeake\u2019s leverage ratio is expected to exceed four at any conceivable oil\u00a0 and gas price this year.<\/p>\n<p>Both Chesapeake and Whiting Petroleum have had to suspend total leverage ratios, under their credit facilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chart 3. Scenario analysis of Chesapeake, 2016, Net debt\/ Consolidated EBITDAX ratio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29516\" src=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/CHK-scenario-analysis_800.jpg\" alt=\"CHK-scenario-analysis_800\" width=\"800\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/CHK-scenario-analysis_800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/CHK-scenario-analysis_800-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/CHK-scenario-analysis_800-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/CHK-scenario-analysis_800-600x278.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While equity issuance soared in the first three months of this year, US E&amp;P bond issuance has remained below recent historical levels, suggesting prospective creditors are exercising greater caution.<\/p>\n<p>Do bond investors know something equity investors do not?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chart 4. Bond issuance by quarter, U.S. E&amp;P companies, 2014-2016 (as of March 8)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29517\" src=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/US-EP-bond-issuance_800.jpg\" alt=\"US-EP-bond-issuance_800\" width=\"768\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/US-EP-bond-issuance_800.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/US-EP-bond-issuance_800-280x168.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2016\/04\/US-EP-bond-issuance_800-563x337.jpg 563w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Gerard Wynn has two decade\u2019s experience in energy, climate change, the environment and economics. In 2014, Gerard founded the consultancy <a href=\"http:\/\/energyandcarbon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">GWG Energy<\/a>, providing communications and analysis services in the fields of energy and climate change.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ANALYSIS: US shale oil and gas equity investors are expecting a rebound in prices, given share issuance figures in the first quarter of 2016. 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