Hess Corp. (HES) Tops Q3 EPS by 17c, Offers Guidance

Hess Corp. (NYSE: HES) reported Q3 EPS of ($1.03), $0.17 better than the analyst estimate of ($1.20).

Preliminary 2016 Guidance:

The Corporation will finalize its 2016 budget by the end of this year. We currently project Exploration and Production 2016 capital and exploratory expenditures will be in a range of $2.9 billion to $3.1 billion, an approximate 27 percent decrease from the forecasted 2015 amount. As a result of the expected lower capital spend levels in 2016, we forecast production will decrease to a range of 330,000 boepd to 350,000 boepd. Bakken production is projected to be 95,000 boepd to 105,000 boepd in 2016. The Corporation expects to operate 4 rigs in the Bakken in 2016 compared to an average of 8.5 rigs in 2015.

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