Alberta's oil sands, which contain vast deposits of bituminous crude oil, have attracted dozens of energy producers from around the world in search of oil.
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June 12 - News
In the search for investment opportunities in the oil and gas business, I came across Statoil ASA (NYSE:STO), the Norwegian integrated energy company.
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June 12 - News
Many investors have had their interest piqued by the ongoing conversation about liquefied natural gas, or LNG, exports.
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June 11 - News
A trailblazer in the global energy industry, Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) has matched, stride by stride, the Dow Jones Industrial Average so far in 2013, under-performing...
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June 11 - News
Investors in oil and gas MLP EV Energy Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:EVEP) have endured a very rough year. The company's units have been cut by nearly a third since the year started.
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June 7 - News
Income investors are on the hunt for stocks that provide current dividend yields that surpass the yield on the S&P 500 Index, which currently stands around 2%.
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June 3 - News
It's no secret that U.S. crude oil production has grown rapidly in recent years.
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June 3 - News
Recently, though, major threats challenging the economic viability of oil sands projects have begun to emerge.
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May 31 - News
Make no mistake about it: The U.S. shale revolution has fundamentally altered the dynamics of the global oil market. Not only has it boosted U.S.
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May 28 - News
Activity in offshore oil drilling has been red hot lately. The U.S.
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May 28 - News
BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) was in 44 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. BP investors should be aware of a decrease in hedge fund interest of late.
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May 24 - News
BlackRock's chief investment strategist believes that foreign stocks and the energy sector are both good places to look right now.
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May 24 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are dozens of methods shareholders can use to analyze publicly traded companies.
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May 23 - News
Shares of synthetic biology pioneer Amyris Inc (NASDAQ:AMRS) closed Tuesday down 5% and opened today down as much as 8% on news that an investor was bringing a lawsuit against...
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May 23 - News
In his May market commentary Bill Gross of PIMCO compared the risk of investing today to a Sweeney Todd haircut.
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May 21 - News
For the first time ever, carbon dioxide sensors in Hawaii reported that the average daily reading of carbon dioxide concentration surpassed 400 parts per million.
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May 20 - News
The gushing oil well at Spindletop Dome in Beaumont, Texas is one of the most iconic images in the history of oil.
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May 20 - News
Ever since the late 1950s, when commercial quantities of oil were first discovered in Nigeria's Niger Delta basin, West Africa has been an area of interest for oil and gas exploration...
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May 15 - News
The second most valuable company in the world, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), currently trades with a price to earnings ratio under 10.
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May 13 - News
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), the world's largest publicly traded oil company, recently announced that it's beginning development of a major ultra-deepwater project -- the...
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May 12 - News
Let's take a look at three big oil companies.
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May 8 - News
When buying and selling stocks, I ask myself how I can get an advantage over market conditions, corporate malfeasance, or economic fluctuations? One way to get ahead is by diversifying...
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May 6 - News
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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May 1 - News
In the world of energy, an unsettling trend has emerged over the past few years.
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April 30 - News
British oil giant BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP) recently announced that it may delay Mad Dog Phase 2, its largest new oil project in the Gulf of Mexico, due to market conditions and ...
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April 29 - 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
The oil industry seems to be constantly undervalued. Many of the large companies in this space produce massive amounts of revenue and trade at low multiples.
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April 24 - News
One of the largest and well known Brazilian companies, Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) is on the verge of a turnaround.
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April 23 - News
Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) FlexShares unit rolled out the International Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund on Tuesday as part of a trio of new dividend ETFs with...
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April 22 - Stock Analysis
TOTAL S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:TOT) pays the highest dividend among the oil and gas Supermajors, paying investors an impressive 6% dividend yield.
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April 22 - News
Oil is a tricky thing. On the surface, it seems so simple. It's a single commodity that's extracted, refined, and sold.
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April 21 - News
Friday saw a kickoff in quarterly reporting from the oilfield services group, as both Schlumberger Limited.
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April 20 - News
In today’s marketplace, there are a multitude of indicators shareholders can use to watch publicly traded companies.
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April 14 - News
Now more than ever, a comfortable retirement depends on secure, stable investments. Unfortunately, the right stocks for retirement won't just fall into your lap.
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April 11 - News
Oil and gas driller Noble Energy, Inc.
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April 7 - 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
In the energy industry, oil spills are more common than one might think.
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April 4 - News
It's not every day that a company writes a check for $15 billion in an effort to save money.
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March 31 - News
Energy has become an important part of our lives and its role is ever expanding.
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March 30 - News
Currently, the two hottest shale plays are arguably North Dakota's Bakken and Texas' Eagle Ford.
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March 30 - News
Despite being a year of steady progress, 2012 showed the world that industrial biotechnology is still not quite ready for the limelight.
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March 30 - News
Ever since the celebrations at the beginning of the new millennium, investors have had to deal with turbulent markets.
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March 25 - News
With the announcement that it had completed its anticipated merger with Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)'s Canadian subsidiary, Calgary-based Celtic Exploration has become...
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March 21 - News
TOTAL S.A. (ADR) (NYSE:TOT) is a European oil company with activities in exploration and production (upstream) and also the refining of petroleum (downstream) worldwide.
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March 18 - News
Offshore drilling in the arctic has received a host of negative press.
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March 15 - News
Now is a great time to examine the recent developments in the legal problems for ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) and the implications for the company.
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March 14 - News
The United States cannot approve or build liquefied natural gas, or LNG, export terminals fast enough to appease countries looking for cheaper energy.
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March 13 - News
Stable dividends can be an investor's best friend and the energy sector is one of the most stable for supplying those dividends.
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March 13 - News
