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According to a new research report from Merrill Lynch, depending on the final tally, September was possibly the worst month in history for the energy MLPs.
Chevron has amended its bylaws to allow proxy access under certain circumstances to certain shareholders.
China’s National Development and Reform Commission is preparing a draft reform plan for the country’s state-controlled oil and gas companies that is expected to be released by the end of this...
Oil has been absolutely beaten up over the past year, and that has resulted in the awful treatment of speculative companies within the industry.
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories decreased by 4 million barrels last week,...
Investors and analysts have been talking about consolidation in the oil patch ever since the beginning of this year, but not many companies have stepped up to the plate.
Williams Companies and Energy Transfer Equity have announced a merger transaction valued at more than $37 billion in cash and stock, including debt.
In a new report, Stifel takes a stand and advises investors to not wait for a perceived bottom in oil to start buying the top stocks in the sector.
In the week ended September 25, the number of rigs drilling for oil in the United States totaled 640, according to Baker Hughes.
The September 15 short interest data have been compared with the previous figures, and short interest for the selected big oil stocks increased almost across the board.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks increased more than expected for the week ending September 18.
ShutterstockInvestors seeking good bets in the oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) sector are not exactly thick on the ground. Nor are there a lot of good bets on offer. The chief...
U.S. refineries have begun the transition to winter-grade fuel and we should see refinery throughput slow to below 90% of capacity in the next week or two before picking up again.
Cowen thinks that the "lower for longer" scenario has been accepted by investors and oil will stay range-bound in the $35 to $55 range for the rest of 2015.
The more the markets hate a sector, the more the reasons start to pile up for long-term investors to look at it.