Along New Mexico's southeastern border sits the Permian Basin, a shale play rich in oil and natural gas.
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September 9 - News
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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September 6 - News
The Permian Basin is one of America's most prolific oil basins. It has produced more than 29 billion barrels of oil since 1921.
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September 6 - Commodities, News
One of the greatest challenges an oil and gas company faces is how much of the resources it finds can ultimately be recovered.
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September 3 - News
It's true what they say: You have to spend money to make money. However, that doesn't mean you have to toil and sweat for every last dime.
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September 3 - News
To the average investor, there are dozens of metrics investors can use to monitor stocks. A duo of the most under-the-radar are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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August 30 - News
When hedge fund TPG-Axon launched its activist campaign at U.S. oil and gas company SandRidge Energy Inc.
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August 29 - News
On the surface Whiting Petroleum Corp (NYSE:WLL)'s $260 million acquisition of 17,282 net acres in the Bakken looks like nothing more than a small bolt-on acquisition.
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August 29 - News
Investors define income stocks in different ways.
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August 28 - Dividend Stocks, News
Five years ago this month, we had just bounced off an all-time high crude price near $150 per barrel, and we were concerned about the long-term availability of black gold.
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August 27 - News
Investors define income stocks in different ways.
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August 26 - Dividend Stocks, News
It's "old" news that the Bakken Shale of North Dakota is an oil producer's dream.
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August 23 - Commodities, News
In the eyes of many market players, hedge funds are seen as delayed, outdated investment tools of a forgotten age.
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August 23 - News
At StreetAuthority, we often look at where Washington's most powerful men are putting their money.
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August 23 - News
Despite some fairly large onshore acquisitions over the past few years, big oil has largely remained on the sidelines when it comes to the shale oil and gas boom.
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August 23 - News
For some, it's being in your favorite football team's locker room during the coach's inspiring halftime speech.
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August 21 - News
The fascinating aspect of the energy industry is how what may seem like a small event can have such a large impact on companies.
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August 21 - News
Genscape, which is a leading provider of energy information, recently estimated that June's Bakken daily oil production would skyrocket by 54,000 barrels of oil per day.
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August 20 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.B), Anadarko Petroleum Corporation...
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August 16 - 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
Some say it's impossible; others say it's inevitable.
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August 10 - News
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: SandRidge Energy Inc.
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August 8 - News
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) and Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) missed earnings expectations by a very large margin this past quarter.
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August 8 - News
Though Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A) has come a long way in improving its reputation, which was severely tarnished by the 2004 reserves overstatement scandal, it still...
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August 7 - News
Bruce Berkowitz, one of the most famous investment managers in the world, has managed to deliver a decent annualized return of 12.10% since the inception of his fund in 1999.
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August 6 - Hedge Funds
According to MarketLine, the global oil and gas market is expected to reach $3.7 trillion in 2015 with a compound annual growth rate of 7% from 2010.
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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
In every sphere of life and business, what differentiates the best from mediocrity is an aspect of efficiency, producing more from less, consuming less to go further, pay less...
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August 5 - News
Oil prices are rising, and the global economy continues to recover from the worst financial crisis in decades.
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August 1 - News
French oil giant Total SA (ADR) (NYSE:TOT) reported second-quarter financial results on Friday.
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July 31 - News
Earnings for Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) were down ever so slightly as the oil and gas producer's net income slipped 0.5% year over year.
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July 30 - News
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) is one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the world, and the second-largest U.S.
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July 29 - News
Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) will release its quarterly report on Wednesday, and ever since its initial spin-off from ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), favorable trends in the refining industry...
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July 29 - News
As an energy writer, the most common question I get from friends and family concerns the price of gasoline.
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July 29 - News
Continental Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CLR) CEO Harold Hamm has a dream that one day the United States will be energy independent.
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July 29 - News
With the surge in natural gas production in the U.S. and other countries around the world, companies are constantly finding new ways to put the cleaner-burning fuel to work.
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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
Energy is a sector that everyone's portfolio should have some exposure to. Energy powers everything in our society, with oil being the dominant resource.
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July 24 - News
Since the beginning of the year, Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES) as experienced a significant rise in the market, up 39.6%, handily beating the S&P 500’s return of only 18.6%.
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July 24 - News
Last year, ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) spun out its downstream assets last year as Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) in order to focus more on its exploration and production operations.
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July 23 - Stock Analysis
A few months ago I wrote that I'd decided to finally buy shares of Seadrill Ltd (NYSE:SDRL). Unfortunately, for me at least, I actually didn't buy shares at that time.
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July 22 - News
Three years ago an explosion in the Gulf of Mexico basically put a halt on oil and gas production causing many to wonder if the Gulf would ever come back.
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July 22 - News
Oil prices rose sharply in response to global supply concerns in the Suez Canal in Egypt.
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July 22 - News
The integrated oil majors in the United States are highly profitable companies that reward their shareholders handsomely with profits and dividends that flow year in and year ...
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July 18 - News
Last week was a great week to be a dividend investor. Not only did two of my top stocks declare fresh dividends, but both companies also raised those payouts.
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July 16 - News
That sounds like a lot of money, even for Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM).
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July 15 - News
The world's largest oil companies, such as Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.A) and TOTAL S.A.
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July 12 - News
As oil prices continue to rise, investors looking to play the move should consider Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX).
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July 11 - News
Having "the Midas touch" conveys a profitable outcome for just about any business scheme.
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July 8 - 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
