On Monday, Shares of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), gained 0.76% to $60.97, hitting its highest level.
Comcast joined with hundreds of students and their families in a celebration of education on the steps of the California State Capitol recently, announcing the 199 California high school seniors who have won a 2015 Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship, and then presented each student attendee with their individual $1,000 grant. 25 of the winning students were also given a personal laptop computer to use at college, and Comcast distributed two additional $10,000 scholarships for a total of $219,000 in grants awarded at the special recognition ceremony. And this year, a lucky student won two tickets and a chance to shake it off with Taylor Swift when she comes to town as part of the Xfinity sponsored The 1989 World Tour. The Leaders and Achievers program, one of the Comcast Foundation’s signature community investment programs, recognizes students’ leadership skills, academic achievement and commitment to community service.
In addition to their $1,000 scholarships, Yomira Abarca Radilla from Impact Academy in Hayward and Rebekah Ferrante from Valley Charter High School in Modesto, each won Comcast Founders’ Scholarships of $10,000 — instituted in honor of Ralph J. Roberts, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast Corporation. Radilla will be attending California State University, East Bay to study Biology, while Ferrante will study Psychology at Azusa Pacific University.
Comcast Corporation operates as a media and technology company worldwide. It operates through Cable Communications, Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment, and Theme Parks segments. The Cable Communications segment offers video, high-speed Internet, and voice services to residential and business customers under the XFINITY brand name.
Shares of Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG), inclined 1.74% to $16.94, during its last trading session.
Transocean Ltd., issued a monthly Fleet Update Summary, which comprises new contracts, changes to existing contracts, and changes in estimated planned out-of-service time of 15 or more days since the May 18, 2015 Fleet Update Summary. The total value of new contracts since the last report is about $109 million.
The report comprises the following:
- Transocean Andaman - Awarded a one year contract extension offshore Thailand at a dayrate of $115,000 ($42 million estimated backlog).
- Deepwater Champion - Awarded a three month contract extension in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico at a dayrate of $395,000 ($36 million estimated backlog).
- GSF Galaxy II - Awarded a one well contract extension in the U.K. sector of the North Sea at a dayrate of $190,000 ($17 million estimated backlog).
- Sedco Express - Awarded a 45 day contract offshore Nigeria at a dayrate of $300,000 ($14 million estimated backlog).
- The company has amended its construction contracts with Sembcorp Marine`s partner, Jurong Shipyard, to delay the delivery of its two newbuild, ultra-deepwater drillships by 24 months. The two drillships are now predictable to be delivered in the second quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020, respectively.
- The GSF Monarch and Transocean Spitsbergen are idle. The Spitsbergen`s well program concluded 45 days early due to efficient performance of the rig; the contract provides for a payment to the company in the event of an early termination.
- The GSF C.R. Luigs is stacked; the rig was formerly idle.
- Estimated 2015 out-of-service time raised by a net 45 days.
Transocean Ltd., together with its auxiliaries, provides offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells worldwide. The company primarily offers deepwater and harsh environment drilling services.
Finally, Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE:ETP), ended its last trade with -1.76% loss, and closed at $54.17.
Energy Transfer Partners, stated financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.
Distributable Cash Flow, as adjusted, for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was $218 million contrast to $180 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013, an enhance of $38 million. ETE’s net income attributable to partners was $164 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 contrast to $127 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013, an enhance of $37 million.
Distributable Cash Flow, as adjusted, for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $417 million contrast to $358 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013, an enhance of $59 million. ETE’s net income attributable to partners was $332 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 contrast to $217 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013, an enhance of $115 million.
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. engages in the natural gas midstream, and intrastate transportation and storage businesses in the United States. The company’s Intrastate Transportation and Storage segment transports natural gas from various natural gas producing areas, in addition to through its ET fuel system and HPL system.
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