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thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks decreased by 57 billion cubic feet for the week ending March 21. That compared with...
Good news for BP -- it has been reinstated with a Buy rating by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Exxon Mobil was also upgraded to Buy.
ThinkstockThe United States now produces 10.4% of the world’s crude oil, or 7.84 million barrels of crude oil a day. Of that total, 3.22 million barrels (43%) come from tight plays, including the...
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 6.6 million barrels last week,...
Wikimedia CommonsHouston, Galveston, Baytown and Texas City are supposed to be good for oil and energy. When an accident occurs that shuts down the Houston Ship Channel, it turns out to be a drag on...
ThinkstockThe oilfield services business had a good 2013, with shares of the three big players all gaining more than a third. Smaller firms posted a more mixed performance, but growth was solid. That...
The prices for WTI crude and Henry Hub natural gas continue to trade closer to 52-week highs than lows. Toss in a little Russia-related geopolitical volatility, and investors may have the table set...
The Baird plan of action is pretty easy for investors to follow. Keep a smaller allocation of the energy sector, as they rate it Neutral, and only buy the top stocks that have the ability and the...
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.A new business just opened its doors in Bentonville, Ark., the hometown of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT). The business is called “Walmart To Go” and for now at...
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks decreased by 48 billion cubic feet for the week ending March 14. That compared with...
Last week the EPA removed its restrictions on BP, allowing the company once again to conduct business with the federal government and giving the company the right once more to bid on leases in the...
Chevron CEO John Watson told a Houston audience earlier this month that crude oil costing $100 a barrel is becoming the new $20 in the industry, and the inference we might draw from that is that oil...
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 5.9 million barrels last week,...
Enterprise Products Partners was the beneficiary of an analyst upgrade at Credit Suisse on Wednesday. What does Credit Suisse's John Edwards see here that is above and beyond most other analysts?
To determine the states with the highest gasoline prices, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed statewide average fuel prices as of March 18 from AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report. These are the 10 states with the...