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Common sense would say that short sellers have made huge bets and boatloads of money as the stocks and commodities around the oil patch have suffered.
Famed activist investor Carl Icahn increased his stake in Chesapeake Energy to 11% after the company announced more cuts to its 2015 capital spending budget.
Due to falling energy prices, one of the hoped-for trends in the sector has been mergers and acquisitions. The hope had been that Whiting Petroleum would be the first serious buyout.
If you do not believe that Freeport-McMoRan is expecting hard times, what does an 84% dividend cut tell you?
In the months after everyone jumped ship on the energy sector due to falling oil prices, independent research firm Argus thinks it might be time to get back on board.
A recent research note from Jefferies made the case that the low-cost gas producers could be a solid investment now.
With oil and gas stocks having been so battered, the focus right now should be on which of those stocks analysts are telling their customers to buy now.
In the week ended March 20, the number of rigs drilling for oil in the United States totaled 825, compared with 866 in the prior week and 1,473 a year ago.
When the world’s largest offshore driller sneezes, the entire industry gets a cold. That is what happened Thursday.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks decreased less than expected for the week ending March 13.
The of Nordic American Tankers suggested in an open letter to shareholders that the company's dividend is likely to rise.
According to Stifel, now is the time for investors to strongly consider buying some quality energy stocks.
Willbros Group shares plunged after it announced that will be filing its 2014 annual report late.
U.S. commercial crude inventory was at its 10th consecutive week of a higher total than at any time in at least 80 years.
A wholly owned subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum has exercised its option to acquire a 20% stake in the Saddlehorn Pipeline.