Seadrill Ltd (NYSE:SDRL) offers a dividend yield of just under 6%, and based on market capitalization, the company is the largest offshore drilling company in the world.
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September 16 - News
Global energy demand is on the way up, led primarily by emerging markets. Therefore, opportunities abound in the energy sector.
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September 16 - News
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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September 11 - News
The story of Seadrill Ltd (NYSE:SDRL) has been a bit of a rosy one for the past several years.
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September 3 - News
If you were to ask many market players, hedge funds are seen as delayed, outdated investment tools of an era lost to time.
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August 30 - News
The offshore oil drilling market continues to be red hot, particularly ultra-deepwater, which is great for Seadrill Ltd (NYSE:SDRL).
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August 29 - News
To the average investor, there are many gauges shareholders can use to analyze publicly traded companies.
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August 29 - News
Seadrill Ltd (NYSE:SDRL) will release its quarterly report on Wednesday, and in somewhat of a departure from the general trend the stock has taken, analysts expect Seadrill Ltd...
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August 27 - News
Mexico has a problem. Its oil exports are falling, and the government needs to boost production.
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August 26 - Commodities, News
The first trading day of the week kicks off with Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd (NYSE:QIHU) reporting quarterly results.
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August 25 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are plenty of methods investors can use to monitor publicly traded companies.
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August 25 - News
In today’s marketplace, there are a multitude of metrics shareholders can use to track stocks. A couple of the best are hedge fund and insider trading sentiment.
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August 23 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are many indicators shareholders can use to track Mr. Market.
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August 22 - News
The current economic condition favors high dividend paying companies as a better investment than bonds, as inflationary conditions continue to erode the value of a bond.
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August 8 - News
The off-shore drilling industry has prospered over the past few years as the companies look to replace depleting reserves.
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August 5 - News
Despite strong trends in the shallow water drilling market, Hercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ:HERO) still reported a loss in the second quarter.
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August 3 - News
The Macondo oil rig disaster caused a temporary cessation of new oil exploration in the Gulf of Mexico.
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August 1 - News
With natural gas plummeting to an all-time low in the summer of 2012 and crude contained by slow economic growth, energy stocks have been big underperformers.
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July 30 - News
After more than 150 years of drilling for oil, there's still one region of this earth whose potential we have yet to fully explore: the depths of the ocean.
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July 24 - News
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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July 23 - News
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 second quarter wasn't a blowout for Noble Corporation (NYSE:NE) but it was an incremental improvement without the help of new drilling rigs to boost results.
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July 19 - News
Recent oil discoveries in South America have put that continent on the map for investors looking to profit from the development of these resources.
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July 5 - News
The world is gearing up to spend more and more money pillaging deepwater oil and gas reserves.
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July 3 - News
Offshore driller Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG) has not been earning much money over the last year compared to its market capitalization of $17 billion, but the company experienced...
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June 26 - Stock Analysis
Per an Energy Information Administration report, it is expected that oil production in the current year will be around 89.89 million barrels per day (bbl/d), while the global ...
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June 26 - News
Crude prices have been hovering around the $100 mark for most of the year, which has made oil exploration a profitable affair (again).
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June 19 - News
New horizontal drilling and fracturing technologies have given energy companies a way to finally tap the tremendous natural gas reserves right beneath our feet.
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June 18 - News
The oil services sector could be one of the cheapest sectors in the market right now.
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June 14 - News
Along with its earnings release, Seadrill Ltd (NYSE:SDRL) provided investors with an update on the deep water drilling market.
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June 6 - News
Seadrill Ltd (NYSE:SDRL) reported earnings last week. The contract driller recorded its best operating quarterly result ever and is primed for more as drilling picks up.
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June 3 - News
If you'd ask most stock holders, hedge funds are viewed as underperforming, old investment vehicles of the past.
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June 3 - News
Activity in offshore oil drilling has been red hot lately. The U.S.
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May 28 - News
Today let's look at investment advisory firm Douglass Winthrop Advisors.
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May 16 - News
Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG) owns the world's largest deepwater and ultra-deepwater drilling fleets and provides offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells internationally...
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May 16 - News
It's hard to believe, for me at least, that I've been a Motley Fool member for a decade now.
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May 10 - News
Y/Cap Management is a business unit of Yield Capital Partners, which was founded by Richard Haydon in 2009.
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May 8 - Hedge Funds
Two major players get the bulk of attention from investors. On one hand, there is the older and more experienced Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG).
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May 7 - News
When making an investment decision, investors keep a number of factors in mind: future growth, dividends, cash generation, and earnings prospects.
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April 23 - News
Dividend stocks are everywhere, but many just downright stink. In some cases, the business model is in serious jeopardy, or the dividend itself isn't sustainable.
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April 22 - News
The ultra-deepwater drilling market is still sizzling hot, and that's great news to the companies with exposure to the market.
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April 18 - 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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April 17 - News
It's easy for investors to get wrapped up in the euphoria surrounding America's energy renaissance and forget there are several countries struggling to keep up production.
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April 9 - News
I've had my eye on Seadrill Ltd (NYSE:SDRL) for some time now. The company pays a very tempting dividend, currently at just over 9%.
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April 5 - News
To the average investor, there are tons of metrics investors can use to analyze their holdings. A duo of the most useful are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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April 2 - News
As an energy investor, I have to look at industry trends to see where the next hot spot is.
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March 26 - News
The "black gold" rush has been rejuvenated lately, thanks in large part to unconventional drilling in North America and deepwater finds off the coast of nearly every continent...
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March 24 - 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
