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canada goose clearance Shell International Finance, Russia Rosneft and Chevron Corp raised a combined US$8.75bn in the investment grade market last week, taking year to date oil and gas issuance in the high grade senior unsecured market to US$84bn, according to Thomson Reuters data.
That a 26% increase from 2011 and eclipses the record of US$77.6bn set in uk canada goose 2009, when plunging oil cheap canada goose uk prices following the financial crisis forced oil and gas companies to raise debt to boost liquidity.
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buy canada goose jacket cheap oil companies are funding a lot of new projects, with oil prices substantially higher this year, and those projects also make more sense with low interest rates, said a senior credit strategist at one of the major bond houses in the US.
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In the past month alone, five of the six lowest 10 year coupons on energy company debt were recorded, by Chevron, Shell, BP, National Oilwell Varco and ConocoPhillips.
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As tight as spreads might be, some nuggets can still be found in the oil and gas bond sector, even among the highest rated names.
David Schivell, energy credit analyst at Morningstar, named National Oilwell Varco as a pick.
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exploration and production spending is set to reach a new record of US$644bn in 2013, up 7% uk canada goose outlet from US$604bn in 2012, according Canada Goose sale to a Barclays report.
Barclays estimates that E spending will reach a record of US$460bn, up 9% from around US$421bn for 2012, which was itself up 11% from 2011 levels.
high oil prices, the sanctioning of major projects and the delivery of a large number of offshore rigs in both 2012 and 2013 are driving the increases in spending, said Barclays analysts.
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The most likely to seek bolt on E Canada Goose Coats On Sale acquisitions are natural gas companies suffering from low prices. Having explored for natural gas reserves, taking on an oil and gas explorer and producer is usually a natural fit.
cheap Canada Goose However, the backlash Freeport McMoRan suffered this week, after announcing its US$9bn of E acquisitions, companies without at least some experience in the oil and gas field might think twice before diversifying into the sector.
Spreads on Freeport 3.55% cheap Canada Goose notes due March 2022 gapped out almost 30bp to 199bp on Wednesday, after news hit that it planned to buy Plains Exploration Production Co and McMoRan Exploration Co for US$9bn of cash and stock, with investors expecting a large chunk of that to be raised via bond issues.
Its 2022s continued to widen out on Thursday, quoted this morning at 205bp from Wednesday close of 200bp.
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