The recent recovery of natural gas hasn’t passed by Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK). Shares of the company rose by 16% since the beginning of the year.
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April 30 - News
Our country's policy makers are in a rush to convert the country's energy supply from being coal and oil based to being natural gas based.
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April 29 - News
Recently, the oil and gas industry has found itself the unsuspecting target of an unusual degree of shareholder activism.
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April 29 - News
Many corporations tout the benefits of collegial, efficient boards with a unified vision for the company and worry that shareholder-nominated directors will disrupt this environment...
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April 29 - News
Over the past couple of years, one of the most obvious trends in the energy exploration and production business has been the shift away from drilling for natural gas and toward...
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April 28 - News
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), the world's largest publicly traded oil company, reported first-quarter earnings on Thursday.
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April 28 - News
Most people probably know that the past few years haven't been kind to natural gas producers, who saw prices for their product plunge to a decade low last spring.
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April 28 - News
I'm sure you've heard it said that you have to spend money to make money.
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April 27 - News
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), the 500-pound gorilla of the integrated oil set reported its results for the first quarter of 2013 on Thursday, and the market was unimpressed...
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April 26 - News
It is probably fair to say that the boom in natural gas has been one of the most unprofitable revolutions in recent memory for investors in natural gas producing companies.
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April 22 - News
As you probably recall, toward the end of February China's oil giant CNOOC Limited (ADR) (NYSE:CEO) closed on its largest purchase ever, a $15.1 billion takeover of Canadian ...
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April 21 - News
While much of this recent surge in prices reflects stronger-than-expected seasonal demand for gas, there's one huge reason prices could rise significantly over the longer term...
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April 21 - News
For three decades or so, Saudi Arabia has wielded considerable influence on the global oil market.
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April 21 - News
Unconventional exploration and production company Magnum Hunter Resources Corp (NYSE:MHR) recently provided the market with an update on its operations.
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April 18 - News
The Utica Shale remains a bit of an enigma for drillers and investors alike. Some see it as the next big thing, while others are cautiously backing away.
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April 18 - News
America's shale boom, powered by advances in drilling technologies that have unlocked massive amounts of oil and gas from shale reservoirs previously thought inaccessible, has...
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April 18 - News
Our national energy policy is akin to a tug of war between national security concerns, environmental issues, and determining what's needed to keep our domestic economy humming...
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April 18 - News
Houston-based Magnum Hunter Resources Corp (NYSE:MHR) recently announced that it has commenced drilling on its first horizontal well in Ohio's Utica – a vast shale rock formation...
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April 17 - News
Doesn't $2.50 per gallon for gasoline sound just dandy? During the 2012 presidential race, a couple candidates used that number as a way of showing how increased American production...
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April 17 - News
In the realm of personal financial planning, commodities often get a bad name as being too risky, too speculative, and not an appropriate part of most portfolios.
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April 16 - News
Last week, the Potential Gas Committee released a new report that estimates the potential natural gas resources available in the U.S.
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April 16 - News
When International Business Machines Corp.
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April 14 - News
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, describes itself as "a permanent intergovernmental organization of 12 oil-exporting developing nations that coordinates...
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April 14 - News
But recently, the usefulness of rig count data has been called into question.
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April 14 - News
Anywhere you go in the U.S., you'll still have to pay taxes.
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April 14 - News
When an oil and natural gas exploration company books its energy reserves, it's really using its best guess based on the currently available data.
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April 14 - News
If you haven't noticed yet, natural gas prices have started to head higher. A combination of factors, including a surprisingly cold March, have led to resilient demand.
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April 10 - News
I was worried about rising natural gas prices for companies that make products with the intentions of unseating oil’s dominant position, but the flip side of that is the benefit...
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April 10 - News
Few stocks in oil and gas industry are more hotly debated than Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) .
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April 10 - News
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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April 10 - News
Over the past few years SandRidge Energy Inc.
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April 9 - News
Embattled oil and natural gas exploration and production company, SandRidge Energy Inc.
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April 8 - News
With a reconstituted Board of Directors in place and former CEO Aubrey McClendon out of the picture, investors are wondering if Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) deserves...
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April 8 - News
If you haven't noticed, natural gas prices have soared over the past month and a half, helping reverse a lengthy decline that began in the summer of 2011.
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April 7 - News
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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April 7 - News
There are many reasons corporations deteriorate over the long haul, taking shareholder value and stakeholder well-being down with them.
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April 5 - News
After discovering the Utica Shale in 2010, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) was initially highly optimistic about the play's hydrocarbon potential.
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April 5 - News
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp (NYSE:MHR) took advantage of its position in the hot Eagle Ford Shale to unload most of its acreage at a premium price.
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April 4 - News
In a statement released on Friday, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) said that Steve Dixon, the company's chief operating officer, will serve as acting CEO until a permanent...
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April 4 - News
The natural gas boom is one of the most important trends affecting the economy and different industries over the next years, so positioning your portfolio in order to benefit ...
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April 3 - News
In the past year, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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April 3 - News
Citadel Investment Group, a hedge fund managed by billionaire Ken Griffin, has reported ownership of 1.5 million shares of PDC Energy (NASDAQ:PDCE) in a filing with the SEC.
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April 3 - Hedge Funds
An up-and-coming shale oil and gas play, the Utica stretches across Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, though drilling to date has centered primarily ...
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April 1 - News
The past decade has seen a renaissance in U.S.
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April 1 - News
The Utica -- a shale formation underlying vast tracts of the Appalachian Basin -- has attracted a significant amount of interest over the past couple of years.
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April 1 - News
Natural gas prices are finally on the rise, having soared more than 20% so far this year.
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March 31 - News
Currently, the two hottest shale plays are arguably North Dakota's Bakken and Texas' Eagle Ford.
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March 30 - News
There is an emerging economic boom in Ohio thanks to the Utica Shale.
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March 28 - News
For a major oil and gas company to meet its production growth targets, it takes a lot of capital and a little luck.
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March 28 - News
As new shale plays have been discovered and developed over the past few years, they've helped exploration and production companies boost production tremendously.
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March 28 - News