Like it or not, climate change and society's attempts to constrain it have a growing impact on companies' bottom lines.
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September 23 - Commodities, News
As last week neared its conclusion, Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG) CFO Esa Ikaheimonen stood before analysts at Barclay's CEO Energy-Power Conference and presented a cogent look at...
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September 16 - Commodities, News
Last Thursday, Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA), the Houston-based oil and gas company, announced that it will sell a third of its Egyptian oil and gas assets to Chinese oil giant...
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September 16 - News
Back in April, BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) announced that it was putting its U.S.
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September 16 - News
Share buybacks are one of the main way's management teams return cash to shareholders. Share repurchases serve a variety of purposes.
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September 12 - Commodities, News
Natural gas: We have it, and other countries want it. The Department of Energy (DOE) approved its fourth LNG export facility yesterday , paving the way for the U.S.
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September 12 - Dividend Stocks, News
If you haven't looked at Conocophillips (NYSE:COP), then you probably won't recognize this energy giant.
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September 11 - News
The world of big oil is inherently conservative. After being burned by renewable investments, many companies are hesitant to make substantial investments in new fuels.
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September 11 - News
The European oil major, BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) released its quarterly results that were a disappointment.
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September 9 - News
Shifting regulatory sands are generating tremors beneath the extractive industry's once solid ground, and some companies are running scared.
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September 5 - News
Last quarter Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) made $6.9 billion. That's more money than most of us can even fathom.
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September 5 - News
The tragic 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is now more than three years in the past.
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September 5 - Commodities, News
It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that Big Oil is big business, and while most investors likely know the usual suspects among the U.S.-based energy giants, European peers may...
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September 5 - News
At times investing is like buying scotch. If you buy the cheap stuff, be prepared for a serious bout of buyer's remorse the following day.
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September 4 - News
Life isn't always easy for the integrated major oil companies, and this past quarter was evidence of that. With foreign oil prices slipping while U.S.
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September 4 - News
The U.S. military has a reputation as a somewhat secretive organization. But in one respect at least, the Pentagon is one of the most "open" of our government agencies.
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September 3 - News
The word "lobbying" makes the majority of Americans cringe, or roll their eyes, or just sadly shake their heads.
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September 3 - News
The price of oil has been rocketing higher in recent weeks. The most recent rise is due to the U.S.
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September 2 - News
It was a dozen years ago that Jim O'Neill, the recently retired head of Goldman Sachs' money management arm, coined the term BRICs.
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August 29 - News
The 'king of oil,' Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) has embarked on an aggressive strategy to beef up its unconventional oil assets while divesting itself of low-margin downstream...
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August 29 - News
If a company continues operations for more than a century, that means it has some serious staying power.
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August 28 - News
A ratio for this, a metric for that. All told, there are hundreds of ways of multiplying or dividing a couple numbers from a company's financial statements.
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August 26 - Commodities, News
I've written several articles lately drilling down into Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:EROC).
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August 19 - News
On July 9, Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS-A), the Anglo-Dutch oil giant, announced a new CEO.
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August 12 - News
Dividend stocks are everywhere, but many just downright stink. In some cases, the business model is in serious jeopardy, or the dividend itself isn't sustainable.
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August 12 - News
Let's face it, big oil is called that for a reason.
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August 12 - News
On Aug. 11, 1998, BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) announced its intent to buy Amoco in a deal worth $48 billion.
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August 11 - News
Under the reigns of CEO Peter Voser, who is set to depart next year, Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A) has expanded its natural gas business considerably, especially in...
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August 7 - News
Operating pipelines and processing plants make for a rather boring business. Yet these operations provide substantial income to the MLPs that typically own these assets.
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August 6 - News
The Gulf of Mexico holds one of the keys to America's energy independence. However, with that great promise comes equally great risks.
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August 5 - News
Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:EROC) reported second-quarter earnings on July 31. Unfortunately, It was another fairly-disappointing quarter for the company.
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August 2 - News
The trial of BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) and Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG), the operator and owner of the rig that tragically exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, continues its proceedings...
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August 1 - News
The market is supposed to change supply to meet changes in demand, yet the oil market appears to be breaking the mold.
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July 31 - News
A lot of people don't look favorably on crude oil produced in Alberta's oil sands.
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July 29 - News
Sometimes it seems like investors have a language all their own.
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July 28 - News
It's an exciting time to be an energy investor. Oil production in the U.S. is booming and as oil prices stay high, it's easy to see a future in which U.S.
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July 26 - News
Since 2008, BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) has been working on a multi-billion-dollar modernization project at its Whiting refinery in Indiana, the company's largest U.S. refinery.
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July 25 - News
Over the past year and a half, Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) has been busy selling some of its assets as the Houston-based company aims to improve its balance sheet and ...
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July 25 - News
Investors face quite the dilemma when choosing which way to play the explosive growth of oil and gas production.
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July 24 - News
The energy industry and, in essence, the entire geopolitical landscape completely changed on May 26, 1908.
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July 23 - News
The company popularly known as E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (NYSE:DD) is a shortened form of "E.I.
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July 19 - News
There have been several reports that the recent uptick in oil prices is because of the uncertainty about the political situation in Egypt.
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July 16 - News
On June 28, the Shah Deniz gas field consortium in Azerbaijan awarded the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) the privilege of delivering the newly tapped gas supply to Europe. If...
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July 16 - News
Dividends are a proven way to beat volatility. In up or down markets, dividends will consistently help you to grow your portfolio.
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July 15 - News
For much of the past century, technological advances in locating and producing oil -- gas was essentially a byproduct during most of that time -- came at a relatively slow, steady...
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July 11 - News
Perhaps oil and gas investors who have been following the growth of the electric vehicle, or EV, space might have been a little worried that the oil and gas industry would collapse...
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July 11 - News
Companies like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) have built strong brand followings and created cult-like followings of customers ready to buy the next iProduct.
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July 11 - News
To improve their overall profitability, oil and gas companies are rapidly expanding in Angola.
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July 10 - News
BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) is now selling most of its assets in order to cover its liabilities from the Mexican oil spill.
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July 10 - News
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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July 8 - News