Currently, oil exploration and production companies are looking to restructure their assets.
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July 30 - News
Oil has been one of the very few commodities that weren't affected by the broad-based downward adjustment in commodity prices.
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July 22 - News
It is companies that are working hard to improve shareholder equity and returns on shareholder equity that are usually the best investments for the future, as growing equity usually...
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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
According to the Energy Information Administration, global production of oil will increase from 89.13 million barrels per day in 2012 to 91.40 million barrels per day in 2014.
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July 10 - News
Environmentalists love to berate large multinational companies for expanding heavily into the Amazon rainforest.
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July 3 - News
Since the recession, there has been a noticeable pricing gap between West Texas Intermediate crude, a lighter grade of oil used as the benchmark for pricing in the U.S., and Brent...
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July 3 - News
Eni SpA (ADR) (NYSE:E) was in 6 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. E has experienced a decrease in support from the world's most elite money managers recently.
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June 27 - News
Northern Africa has seen its share of violence over the past couple of years.
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June 27 - News
Is Sasol Limited (ADR) (NYSE:SSL) the right investment to pursue these days? The best stock pickers are taking a pessimistic view.
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June 21 - News
Currently, a tendency to spin off operations and become focused on a few business areas is perceived to provide more value for all investors involved.
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June 20 - News
Analysts continue to be impressed with Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD) and are raising their price targets.
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June 19 - News
Whether you're looking for value, growth, income, or a combination of all three, the energy industry has something for every investor.
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June 18 - News
T. Boone Pickens founded BP Capital. A self-made man, Pickens has been at the helm of his self-titled investment firm for 45 years.
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June 18 - Hedge Funds
When done right, a stock buyback can be a beautiful thing.
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June 18 - News
We all know it's always best to buy when stocks are inexpensive, but we must also observe the opposite and sell when stocks appear over-priced.
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June 10 - News
In the eyes of most traders, hedge funds are assumed to be underperforming, outdated financial tools of years past.
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June 10 - News
One of the largest international energy companies, Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) , is reportedly considering vending its overseas resources to boost share price ...
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June 6 - News
If you'd ask most stock holders, hedge funds are viewed as slow, old financial vehicles of the past.
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June 3 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB), Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY), EV Energy Partners, L.P.
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May 30 - Hedge Funds
Leon Cooperman, the founder and chairman of Omega Advisors, is a very successful value investor.
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May 29 - Hedge Funds
It's no secret that oil and gas behemoth Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) operates in a vast array of locations.
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May 24 - News
Is Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) an exceptional investment today? Investors who are in the know are taking an optimistic view.
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May 23 - News
If you're like most Americans, the word "lobbying" probably makes you cringe or roll your eyes or shake your head sadly.
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May 22 - News
This unflinching affinity for high-yielding investments has even pushed valuations among utilities -- a sector that typically trades at a discount to the broader market -- to ...
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May 20 - News
Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY)'s boardroom has been a lively place of late.
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May 7 - News
LINN Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE) had a "wait and see until we finish our Berry Petroleum Company (NYSE:BRY) acquisition" kind of quarter.
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April 30 - News
Like most investors, you probably aim for the best possible return when picking potential investments.
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April 23 - News
Tax fairness has become a hot-button issue, with a big debate over whether the rich and the poor pay their fair share of federal taxes.
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April 21 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are plenty of methods shareholders can use to track the equity markets.
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April 16 - News
Oil and gas exploration has the power to unleash a powerful job-creating force.
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April 11 - News
In reviewing billionaire Steve Cohen and SAC Capital's big shakeups last quarter, we at Insider Monkey found five dividend stocks that Cohen and his $14 billion hedge fund own...
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April 2 - Hedge Funds
With the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting record highs, this has become a market for writing covered call options.
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March 26 - News
At the end of 2012, oil production in the state of Texas had reached a level not seen since the late 1990s.
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March 21 - News
Typically when the Permian Basin makes it into the news, the focus is on one of the fields in West Texas -- but not today.
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March 19 - News
Yesterday, the Energy Information Administration, or EIA, published a brief post about North Dakota's continued growth in oil production.
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March 19 - News
Frequently lost behind the multitude of stories about America's bursting-at-the-seams oil production is that much of this newly produced oil is just sitting around because of ...
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March 19 - News
David Elliot Shaw (D. E. Shaw) founded his hedge fund firm, D. E. Shaw & Co., in 1988.
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March 18 - Hedge Funds
David Shaw founded large hedge fund D.E. Shaw in 1988 and the fund’s success since inception has made him a billionaire.
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March 18 - Hedge Funds
Based on combined enterprise value, Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE:KMI) is the third-largest energy company in North America.
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March 17 - News
The rally continues. With a pullback in late February only knocking down the S&P 500 index by 3%, it seems the "dip" that everyone was waiting for never came.
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March 14 - News
Billionaire investor and oilman-turned-hedge fund manager T. Boone Pickens runs an energy-concentrated hedge fund, BP Capital.
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March 12 - Hedge Funds
There’s no doubt that one of the most stable industries out there is that of the integrated oil and gas firms.
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March 6 - News
While North Dakota's Bakken shale and Texas' Eagle Ford shale remain the best-known hotbeds of oil and gas activity in the U.S., another less famous play continues to gain importance...
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February 23 - News
With more and more new sources of oil and gas found tucked away under the ocean or in land rock formations, the companies that specialize in getting out those hard-to-reach deposits...
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February 21 - News
For years, satirical late-night TV host Stephen Colbert has been running a series on his show called "Better Know a District," which highlights one of the 435 U.S.
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February 19 - News
In a difficult quarter for the energy industry, Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY), the largest onshore crude producer in the U.S., reported profitsthat beat analysts...
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February 19 - News
Hedge fund sentiment is a metric that is underrated by retail investors, and our research shows that these money managers’ consensus picks can beat the market by a significant...
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February 15 - Hedge Funds
In an economy where companies operate with record amounts of cash on their balance sheet and are slow to return capital to shareholders, it is always encouraging to see a company...
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February 15 - News