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Despite a disappointing 2013 in the energy sector, Merrill Lynch analysts are reasonably positive about the sector for 2014. In a new research report, they list of some specific energy sector themes...
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Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LPThe effects of shale and more efficient production will soon push annual energy production to the highest level in U.S. history. The previous record was set in 1970....
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The dramatic production increase from U.S. shale plays in North Dakota, Montana and Texas have had little impact on the amount of oil produced by members of OPEC. However, the cartel does face a...
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courtesy Phillips 66Oil refiner Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) reported third quarter 2013 earnings before markets opened Tuesday morning. The results were no better than good enough, but the...
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courtesy of BP plcThe Deepwater Horizon explosion that resulted in a historically large oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico began on April 20, 2010. BP PLC (NYSE: BP), which operated the well, would like...
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ThinkstockWith the price of crude consistently over the $100 mark this year, we wanted to find the companies that had increased their production the most. While simply increasing production does not...
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ThinkstockWith the increasing likelihood of a U.S.-led military intervention in Syria, the oil markets have become volatile. Brent prices rose to as high as $117 a barrel last week. The price...
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ThinkstockThe rising price of crude probably already has done some damage to the economy. And in the future it is certain to do more. The costs of gas and heating oil will rise for consumers. For...
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ThinkstockWhen supermajor oil companies like Royal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: RDS-A) pick a new chief executive officer, the new appointment virtually always comes from the upstream exploration and...
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ThinkstockAs the fracking revolution continues to drive production up and costs down all across the United States, companies that can deliver production beats are the companies getting big jumps in...
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ThinkstockPhillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The oil refiner posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.19. In the same period...
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ThinkstockFrom 2007 to 2012, imports of crude oil to the northeastern U.S. have fallen from around 1.5 million barrels a day to 870,000 barrels according to the U.S. Energy Information Agency. The...
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ThinkstockShare prices appreciated by at least 80% for most major crude oil refiners in 2012, a far better performance than turned in by the integrated oil companies, the oil services firms and,...
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Thinkstock BP, Texas City refineryWhen oil refiner Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) reported a big earnings beat this morning, it was almost inevitable that the halo would also appear above the other...
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ThinkstockThe first initial public offering (IPO) of the year went off yesterday as USA Compression Partners L.P. (NYSE: USAC) priced 11 million common units at $18 per unit. By the end of the day,...
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