http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/oil-and-gas Oil and Gas - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/between-the-hedges/1380359?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Evening ReviewBNO Breaking Global News of NoteGoogle Top StoriesBloomberg Breaking NewsYahoo Most Popular Business StoriesMarketWatch News ViewerBriefing.com In PlaySeekingAlpha Market...[[ This is only a summary. Visit Between the Hedg... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:08:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/between-the-hedges/1380359?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1380268?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Standard & Poor s Ratings Services today took several negative rating actions on oil refiners following an industry review. Excerpts from Ratings On Several Oil Refiners Placed On CreditWatch Negative After Industry Review (Premium) ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:42:41 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1380268?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1380282?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 The Terminator Governator shares a truly profound insightas to why California's non-partisan Legislative Analyst's Office is wrong in their conclusion that the state's greenhouse gas emissions bill will destroy jobs. I travel up and down the state, ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:01:52 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1380282?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1380284?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 By Brad ZiglerThis morning, the U.S. Energy Department reported domestic oil inventories rose for the seventh consecutive week. Playing catch-up with the government's figures, the industry-supported American Petroleum Institute had called for a 6.5-m... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:54:53 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1380284?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1380286?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Yesterday afternoon I sat down with Aaron Task from Yahoo! Finance s Tech Ticker to discuss my outlook for gold and oil. Despite a recent run-up in gold prices, I explained to Aaron that I am still bullish on gold.I think there are many compelling... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:38:17 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1380286?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1379974?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 At a meeting with financial analysts in New York , U.S. energy behemoth Chevron Corp. (CVX) unveiled its business strategy. In particular, the company outlined plans to restructure its struggling downstream (refinery, marketing, and transportation... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:25:07 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1379974?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1379975?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Following yesterday s shareholders approval, Denbury Resources Inc. (DNR) has completed the merger with Encore Acquisition Company and entered into a new $1.6 billion credit facility as well. In addition, Denbury will assume Encore s positi... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:16:14 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1379975?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380034?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 The United States uses 25% of the world s oil and imports 65% of it. The economic, environmental, and national security issues arising from this dependence on foreign oil are obvious. The chart below summarizes American wealth transferred oversea... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:02:58 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380034?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380036?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 SunTrust Banks, Inc. (STI) Shares of the financial services holding company are trading up 3.10% at a new 52-week high of $26.62. The SunTrust name was put in the frame on Tuesday when stories emerged that Britain s Barclays Bank was on the pro... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:05 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380036?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1380259?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 It is one of the more remarkable turnarounds in recent memory. Shares of Amazon Mining Holding PLC, which bottomed out in penny-stock territory during the market crash, have staged a massive rebound as the company has put together an innovative potas... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:45:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1380259?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380042?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Now, after that is Exxon, off 2.1% since the year began. This petro-giant is totally problematic. No great yield. Nothing new until the XTO, that natural gas deal closes and it hasn t budged as oil has run to $80 a barrel. I don t see it he... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:30:42 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380042?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/between-the-hedges/1379900?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Style Outperformer:Small-Cap Growth (+1.16%)Sector Outperformers:Banks (+2.90%), Airlines (+2.80%) and Oil Tankers (+2.54%)Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:AIG, ZION, RDN, STEC, VECO,...[[ This is only a summary. Visit Between the Hedges at http... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:26:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/between-the-hedges/1379900?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1379981?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 I have written about the Peak Oil thesis before. Gregor Macdonald over at his site has a new post entitled The Myth of Energy Breakthroughs that gives a great perspective on that viewpoint [emphasis mine]:It s common among those who sell the idea o... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:29:03 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1379981?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1380265?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 U.S. equity index futures are mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures are unchanged. Crude oil added $0.13 per barrel after OPEC raised its forecast for crude oil demand in 2010 to 900,000 barrels per day. Tis the season for crude oil prices to move h... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:13:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1380265?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1379982?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Independent oil explorer Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNQ) reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter results, hurt by lower natural gas prices and volumes. Earnings per share, excluding one-time and non-cash items, came in at C$1.23 ($1.19... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:10:24 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1379982?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1379985?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Contrarian Buy-recommended Marathon Oil (MRO) offers unlevered appreciation potential of 47% to a McDep Ratio of 1.0 where stock price would equal Net Present Value (NPV) of US$53 a share. Fourth quarter results released on February 2 disclose unleve... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:34:25 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1379985?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1379990?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 When oil crossed $120 a barrel for the first time in May 2008, oil cornucopians knew they were in trouble. Prices had quadrupled in just five years, yet had failed to bring new production online. Regular crude had flatlined around 74 million barrels ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:15:05 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1379990?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1379482?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 By Julian MurdochIs Seasonality Something To Bet On? Commodity traders love patterns, and over time, natural gas has exhibited one of the asset class's most consistent patterns: seasonality. Frank Holmes pointed this out on a recent article on U.S. G... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:09:01 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1379482?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-trends/1379704?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Uh-oh you ve probably noticed that gas prices are once again creeping higher, just in time for the driving season. As a motorist, it might have you cringing; but as an exchange traded fund (ETF) investor, it might have you looking for an opening.... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:12 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-trends/1379704?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1379656?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Diamonds have been a bad investment for a very long time. Ask anyone who invested in the sector over the past decade, and they will probably tell you they regret it.But prospects for the sector are looking up, according to RBC Capital Markets analy... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:59:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1379656?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/zacks-equity-research-analyst-blog/1379696?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 With an initial capacity to transport up to 2 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas, the pipeline will serve the Fayetteville Shale-producing region in Arkansas.... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:12:04 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/zacks-equity-research-analyst-blog/1379696?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1379485?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 We have been watching oil closely over the past few weeks as the breakout and breakdown pattern has been providing for a good deal of profit opportunities. Now it appears that it is close to a topping point and the bearish engulfing pattern has been ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:31:55 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1379485?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1379486?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 There is an excellent article by Bill Powers over at Financial Sense. I'll summarize it below:Figure 1 shows the weekly working natural gas in underground storage in the lower 48 states, from the end of February 1994 to the end February 2010 (data he... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:31:39 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1379486?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-trends/1379402?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 If actions speak louder than words, oil companies hardly have oil on the brain these days. It s all about natural gas. The latest deal to come down the pipeline is one between Royal Dutch Shell and Petrochina, which have made a joint $3.26 billion ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:46:51 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-trends/1379402?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1379296?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 This is a guest post by Brian Gordon.If employment is inversely proportional to oil prices (it is), and oil prices are only going to trend up then employment by necessity is going down. Because oil is so fundamental to our economy, oil price increa... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:30:14 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1379296?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1379353?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 U.S. equity indices are lower this morning. S&P 500 futures are down 4 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures are responding to overnight strength in the U.S. Dollar. Commodities priced in U.S. Dollars including gold, silver, copper and crude oil... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:56:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1379353?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/zacks-equity-research-analyst-blog/1379387?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Ocrelizumab is a second-generation Rituxan product, which could have hit the market in the 2011/2012 timeframe if developed successfully.... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:22:10 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/zacks-equity-research-analyst-blog/1379387?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1379153?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 From Oil futures turn upside down (Gregory Meyer, Financial Times, March 8 2010): Crude futures are doing a slow-motion backflip, stoking speculation about the next move for oil prices.... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:31:51 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1379153?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1379022?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Stocks discussed on Jim Cramer's Stop Trading! TV Segment, Monday March 8.Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A), PetroChina (PTR), CNOOC (CEO), Disney (DIS), Akamai Technology (AKAM), Adobe Systems (ADBE), Oracle (ORCL), Goldman Sachs (GS)... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:53:59 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1379022?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1379023?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 The controversy surrounding fracking fluids is getting louder. Websites and media savvy organizations are getting more press on this issue, using a very simple and powerful pitch are the chemicals used in fracking fluids in oil and gas wells con... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:51:23 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1379023?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1379030?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Analyzing fourth quarter results released late February 1, we raise estimated Net Present Value (NPV) to $64 a share from $59 for buy-recommended Anadarko Petroleum (APC). APC stock has appreciated beyond NPV to a McDep Ratio of 1.03, perhaps helped ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:26:17 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1379030?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1379031?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Contrarian Buy-recommended Suncor Energy (SU) offers unlevered appreciation potential of 40% to a McDep Ratio of 1.0 where stock price would equal Net Present Value (NPV) of US$48 a share, reduced from US$52. Fourth quarter results released today det... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:23:56 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1379031?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1379034?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 China's CNOOC Ltd (CEO) and France-based Total SA (TOT) have recently submitted their development plans for three Ugandan oil blocks to the Ugandan government. The government's decision is expected before the end of this month, as per Dow Jones N... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:47:04 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1379034?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1378923?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Expected Chinese yuan improvement could provide us with an investment opportunity. However, before going there, I thought a review of challenging exchange rate math would help ensure full understanding.To start, if I said I just bought gasoline for $... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:14:03 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1378923?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1378414?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 1) Robin Wigglesworth: Moody s downgrades Abu Dhabi companies:Moody s downgraded government groups in oil-rich Abu Dhabi on Thursday, after reviewing state-linked entities following neighbouring Dubai s $22bn debt restructuring. The troubles at... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:30:47 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1378414?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/larry-macdonalds-blog/1378582?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 MONCTON, N.B. - Major Drilling Group International Inc. narrowed its fiscal 2010 third-quarter loss despite a 17 per cent decline in revenue, the... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:33:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/larry-macdonalds-blog/1378582?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1378328?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 It's never too early to plant the mining bug. Running around the convention halls this year are groups of nine- and 10-year-old kids, part of a youth outreach program by the good folks behind PDAC.Caitlin Beland, the group leader of a bunch of precoc... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:58:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1378328?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/larry-macdonalds-blog/1378254?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 TORONTO - The Canadian dollar hit a seven-week high against its American counterpart Monday as oil prices continued to rise amid signs of global... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:06:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/larry-macdonalds-blog/1378254?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1378192?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 The favorable news on the US economy extended beyond the jobs data before the weekend. We also learned that consumer credit rose in January for the first time since January 2009. The $5 billion increase contrasts with expectations of a contraction of... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:57:45 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1378192?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1378331?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 You can t hold Mike Judson down. In late 2008, his company Blue Note Mining Inc. was forced to shut down its Caribou mining complex in New Brunswick because of low metal prices and go through a major restructuring. But today, the entrepreneur i... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:25:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1378331?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1378335?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 It would be hard to find a junior mining company that has navigated the market meltdown more effectively than Stornoway Diamond Corp.The diamond sector was hit particularly hard when commodities crashed in 2008, and Stornoway s Renard project in ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:41:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1378335?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1378149?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Last month, Sunoco Inc. (SUN), the Pennsylvania-based oil refiner and marketer, announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2009 (see conference call transcript here).Disappointing Results... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:27:53 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/1378149?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1378339?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 U.S. equity index futures are slightly higher this morning. S&P 500 futures improved one point in pre-opening trade. Strength in equity index futures was helped by slight weakness in the U.S. Dollar and slight strength in the Euro following confirmat... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:10:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1378339?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1378613?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 How food and water are driving a 21st-century African land grabWe turned off the main road to Awassa, talked our way past security guards and drove a mile across empty land before we found what will soon be Ethiopia's largest greenhouse. Nestling bel... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:01:59 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/oil-drum/1378613?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/zacks-equity-research-analyst-blog/1378375?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Apixaban, a blood thinner being co-developed by Bristol-Myers and Pfizer was found to be more effective than Sanofi's Lovenox.... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:15:09 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/zacks-equity-research-analyst-blog/1378375?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/zacks-equity-research-analyst-blog/1378381?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 China's CNOOC Ltd (CEO) and France-based Total SA (TOT) have recently submitted their development plans for three Ugandan oil blocks to the Ugandan government.... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:15:03 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/zacks-equity-research-analyst-blog/1378381?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1378045?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 What do you think of the Euro? How about the Japanese yen? Are you expecting the Thai baht to depreciate in value versus the Brazilian real? Speculators, central banks, corporations, governments, financial institutions, and other constituencies ask ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:37:05 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1378045?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1378047?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Omni Energy Services (OMNI) is an integrated oil field services company based in Carencro, Louisiana. Founded in 1987, and currently employing 850 people, the company provides seismic drilling, environmental services, equipment leasing and transport... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:32:51 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1378047?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1378055?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 AIG sells Alico to MetLife. AIG (AIG) reached an agreement to sell its Alico unit to MetLife (MET) for around $15.5B. AIG will receive $6.8B in cash and the remainder in MetLife equity, equivalent to roughly a 20% stake in MetLife. The cash will ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:10:23 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1378055?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1377936?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24 Crude oil surged to its highest level in almost eight weeks and gasoline also rose to a 17-month high after the U.S. employment declined less than forecast in February. Encouraged by the upbeat news, investors moved into oil on the expectation that f... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:22:52 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1377936?rsstype=populararticles&cid=24