Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Three Picks From the Oil Industry
The oil industry has plenty of players, from explorers to refiners to completely integrated companies.
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Is CARBO Ceramics Inc. (CRR) Destined for Greatness?
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
Is Halliburton Company (HAL)’s Stock a Screaming Buy?
It's been a busy week for Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL). And at the end, the second largest oil services company seems to have come out trumps.
Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR), Halliburton Company (HAL): Oil Services Have Caught the Pressure-Pumping Plague
Oil services companies have gotten good at hydraulic fracturing, perhaps too good at it. According to , fracs per day have increased by 50% in the Haynesville Shale.
Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), Halliburton Company (HAL): Which Energy Service Giant Is Best For Your Portfolio?
Historically, the energy service industry has been dominated by two companies: Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB) and Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL).
Halliburton Company (HAL), Baker Hughes Incorporated (BHI): Another Fishing Expedition on Fracking
Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) and Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), two of the three biggest companies involved in providing services for hydraulic fracturing, announced ...
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG), Whirlpool Corporation (WHR): Today’s 3 Best Stocks
It was yet another day of head-scratching for investors, who had to digest generally positive, but still quite mixed, earnings news, and the chapter 9 bankruptcy filing by Detroit...
Is Schlumberger Limited. (SLB) a Good Stock to Buy?
Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB), the largest publicly traded U.S.
Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), Halliburton Company (HAL), Weatherford International Ltd (WFT): This Oil & Gas Service Company Might Deliver a High Yield to Investors
Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB) has appreciated significantly since the end of June, from around $71.60 per share to nearly $83.80 per share.
Will National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV) Earnings Stall Out?
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV) will release its quarterly report on Tuesday, and the revolution in the U.S.
Things Are Better at Baker Hughes Incorporated (BHI) Than You Might Think
If you've looked at Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI)' recent results, you may be convinced that the company is struggling somewhat.
BP plc (ADR) (BP): Is the Sun Setting on Middle East Oil Production?
The energy industry and, in essence, the entire geopolitical landscape completely changed on May 26, 1908.
Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), Cameron International Corporation (CAM): Profiting From Energy’s Technology Explosion, Part 1
Not long ago, I mentioned to Fools a couple of major technological improvements that have brought about tremendous increases in oil and gas reserve growth and production.
What Did Schlumberger Limited. (SLB)’s Results Say to Energy Investors?
Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB), the big enchilada of oil-field services, did more than simply kick off reporting season for this industry as last week came to a close.
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG), General Electric Company (GE) – Profiting From Energy’s Technology Explosion: Part 2
In Part 1 of this article, we focused on subsea production and dual-gradient drilling.
Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), Halliburton Company (HAL), Baker Hughes Incorporated (BHI): Which Oil Services Company Is Right for You?
Now that earnings season is underway, you may notice that oftentimes similar companies will report around the same time.
Halliburton Company (HAL) Earnings: The Key to Future Growth
Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) will release its quarterly report next Monday, and judging from the stock's gains over the past year, investors are convinced that the company ...
Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), Flotek Industries Inc (FTK): Three Oil-Field Services Stocks the Street Really Likes
The old adage that investors should watch stocks, not the market, obviously implies that solid names will do well regardless of the prevailing macro circumstances.
Why Schlumberger Limited. (SLB) Earnings Should Keep Pumping Higher
Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB) will release its quarterly report on Friday, capping an up-and-down quarter for the stock. With U.S.
Schlumberger Limited. (SLB): Three Stocks for Big Gains in Big Energy
Making large gains in the stock market is all about buying businesses with proven management teams in enduring industries.
Halliburton Company (HAL) Moves Forward to Keep Water Clean
Oil-field services company Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) has inked an important deal with environmental solution provider Nuverra Environmental Solutions Inc (NYSE:NES) to advance...
Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR), Halliburton Company (HAL): Are Oil-Field Service Stocks in for a Rough Quarter?
Oil-field service company Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR) recently reduced its income guidance for the second quarter.
Cameron International Corporation (CAM), Oceaneering International (OII): Three Ideal Ways to Make a Splash in Deepwater
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...
Halliburton Company (HAL), Schlumberger Limited. (SLB): Can China Join the Fracking Game?
With the euphoria surrounding the shale gas boom in the U.S., it's easy to forget that other countries also have vast reserves of shale gas.
TransCanada Corporation (USA) (TRP), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) – Obama’s Climate Plan: The Problems and the Opportunities
By now you know about President Obama's "climate action plan," which was unveiled on a hot Tuesday afternoon at Washington, D.C.'s, Georgetown University.
Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), Transocean LTD (RIG): How Oilfield-Services Stocks Can Bolster Your Returns
Don't let pressured stock prices in the oilfield-services sector deter you from considering them to be good long-term holdings.
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV): Strong Sell or Top 10 Stock?
Five months ago, I laid out the argument for why National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV) is a “Top 10 Stock" for 2013 and beyond.
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV), Chevron Corporation (CVX) & More: Our Uncertian Economy Can’t Crush Crude
You may have become queasy watching the market bounce around rather dramatically of late.
Three Red Flags at CARBO Ceramics Inc. (CRR)
For investors looking for an unobvious investment in natural gas CARBO Ceramics Inc. (NYSE:CRR) certainly fits the bill.
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV), Cameron International Corporation (CAM): Five Reasons This Oilfield Services Company Looks Solid
One of the most powerful trends in the oil and gas industry is the fundamental shift into unconventional and ultra-deepwater drilling.
Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), Chevron Corporation (CVX): Do You Have the Energy to Survive This Skittish Market?
Let's head back momentarily to a time precisely five years ago.
Halliburton Company (HAL): The Best Pick in the Oilfield Services Industry
Under normal circumstances, initiating long positions in a company nearing its 52 week highs is not recommended.
Geospace Technologies Corp (GEOS), Schlumberger Limited. (SLB): Your Seismic Investment Primer
Take away the discovery and monitoring of energy reservoirs made possible by seismic surveys, and none of us would currently be considering investments in oil and gas companies...
Halliburton Company (HAL), Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV): Which Oil Play Is the Best Bet for Profits?
The International Energy Agency expects oil demand to increase by a mere 0.9% this year.
CARBO Ceramics Inc. (CRR), Schlumberger Limited. (SLB): Will This Management Team Prop Up Your Portfolio?
If you were to make a list of the most important factors of an investment decision, chances are you'd point to things such as the balance sheet, cash flow, growth, moat, and the...
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV), Schlumberger Limited. (SLB): Five Reasons to Hold On to This Energy Company
11% of the S&P 500’s value is derived from energy stocks. I have the same amount of my retirement portfolio allocated toward the energy sector as well.
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV): One Cheap Energy Stock to Buy
I don't own any stocks which are related to energy. The big oil companies are so big that growth is slow and valuations are often higher than I'd like to pay.
Hedge Funds Are Selling Schlumberger Limited. (SLB)
Is Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB) an exceptional stock to buy now? Investors who are in the know are becoming less confident.
Chevron Corporation (CVX), Schlumberger Limited. (SLB): The 5 Most Energy Abundant Countries
For me, the three countries that came to mind were (1) Saudi Arabia, (2) Russia, and (3) China.
Ormat Technologies, Inc. (ORA), Halliburton Company (HAL): Renewable Energy Is Gaining Steam in My Portfolio
It is no secret that oil and natural gas are finite resources on which the whole world is becoming increasingly more dependent.
PetroChina Company Limited (ADR) (PTR), Halliburton Company (HAL): Three Ways the U.S. Energy Boom Will Change the World
Ever since the 1958, the United States has consumed more crude oil than it could produce domestically.
Is Halliburton Company (HAL) Going to Burn These Hedge Funds?
Is Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) the right pick for your portfolio? Hedge funds are getting more optimistic.
This Metric Says You Are Smart to Sell Schlumberger Limited. (SLB)
Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB) was in 57 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), BP plc (ADR) (BP): Looking for a Job? Try Applying Here
If there's been one nagging issue that's seemed to slow down our economy's recovery, its anemic jobs growth.
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV), Core Laboratories N.V. (CLB) & One Oil Stock To Buy This May
Right about this time of year you start to be reminded of that old Wall Street adage.
Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), Halliburton Company (HAL): Growth In Oil Services
Despite near-term economic uncertainties, I believe that in the long run growth in oil demand driven by emerging-market industrialization and rising wealth levels would provide...
Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), TOTAL S.A. (TOT) & Big Issues Facing Oil Companies
In the world of energy, an unsettling trend has emerged over the past few years.
Halliburton Company (HAL), Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), And Playing the Derivative Oil Play
It appears there's always value to be found in the rubble. Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) posted first-quarter earnings (excluding oil-spill charges) of $0.67, beating consensus...
Chevron Corporation (CVX), Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), Halliburton Company (HAL): Will the Shale Revolution Go Global?
Thanks to staggering production growth from shale oil plays previously thought inaccessible, U.S. oil output is the highest it's been since at least 1998.
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV): The Company’s Welcomed Pause
One of my favorite expressions (admittedly homemade) is that almost nothing in life is ever linear.
