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BP Gets OK to Refine Oil Sands Crude in Indiana

Posted: May 24, 2012 at 8:37 am

The sixth-largest crude refinery in the US, in Whiting, Indiana, has the capacity to turn more than 400,000 barrels/day of crude into useful products like gasoline and jet fuel. BP ...
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After the Fall: Value in Oil Stocks (XOM, CVX, BP, SLB, HAL, BHI, VLO, MPC, TSO, OIH, XOP)

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 11:11 am

The month-long slide in crude oil prices has chopped the share price of many of the biggest names in the oil patch. Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) is about -4% ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (F, WYNN, COF, BP, SYNC, CHTR, HL, OMX, THC, WEN, RST, PDC, AOL, CTL, AGU, DTG, M, MPEL, NWS, CSCO, TSLA, TM, PCLN, FOSL, DNDN, AVL)

Posted: May 8, 2012 at 4:07 pm

The major US stock indexes opened sharply lower this morning as weak performance in the European markets as traders try to figure out what last weekend’s elections mean. Crude oil ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ACM, ALNY, BIIB, BP, COF, SNP, CTSH, EA, EPB, ERJ, F, LPX, MFC, MM, RAX, SYNC, VRTX, WYNN)

Posted: May 8, 2012 at 8:11 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Tuesday. AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM) Cut to Underperform at BofA/ML. Alnylam ...
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$100/barrel Crude Good for OPEC, Not So Good for Supermajors (XOM, CVX, COP, TOT, BP, BX)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 8:01 am

At an energy conference in Paris today, the secretary general of OPEC, Abdalla Salem el-Badri, said that the cartel is “not happy” with crude oil prices in the $110-$130/barrel range ...
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Media Digest (5/3/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 6:51 am

The European Central Bank will not act to help growth in the region, but it will seek solutions to Spain’s problems. (Reuters) Nokia (NYSE: NOK) promises to build new handsets ...
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Does Delta Make Sense as an Oil Refiner?

Posted: May 1, 2012 at 8:04 am

A deal that first made it into public view less than a month ago has now been completed. Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL), through its wholly-owned Monroe Energy LLC ...
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Media Digest (5/1/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT

Posted: May 1, 2012 at 6:34 am

China’s PMI rises to a 13-month high. (Reuters) BP (NYSE: BP) profits fall as it sells some assets to pay for the Gulf spill. (Reuters) New York state pension funds ...
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BP Profits Off

Posted: May 1, 2012 at 6:24 am

BP's (NYSE: BP) profits fell as it continues to struggle with the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe. The incident and subsequent oil spill may cost the UK company as much as $20 ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/1/2012) Financials Lift DJIA for Q1, Bank of America Layoffs

Posted: May 1, 2012 at 6:07 am

BP’s (NYSE: BP) profits fell as it continues to struggle with the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe. The incident and subsequent oil spill may cost the UK company as much as $20 billion ...
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Exxon Stumbles on Production, Higher Costs (XOM, CVX, COP, BP, TOT, CHK)

Posted: April 26, 2012 at 9:15 am

The world’s largest publicly held energy company, Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), was not expected to post first quarter EPS that matched last year’s first quarter. The same was true ...
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Sell In May And Go Away? A 2012 Primer (BAC, JPM, GE, AA, CAT, MSFT, INTC, AAPL, XOM, CVX, DD)

Posted: April 26, 2012 at 7:08 am

It is that time of year again.  It is time to ponder the theory of pricing in a summer slowdown, whether it actually happens or not.  In short, is time ...
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Earth Day Tainted By Billions In Alternative Energy Losses (FAN, QLCN, TAN, KWT, PWND, PBW, FSLR, SPWR, WFR, XOM, CVX, BP, CREE, TSLA)

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 12:58 pm

Earth Day is April 22, 2012, which is this Sunday.  Many Americans and many people elsewhere will be thinking about how they can be more green.  Sadly, there are going ...
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Exxon Banned from Iraqi Energy Auction (XOM, RDS-A, CVX, OXY, TOT, BP, E)

Posted: April 19, 2012 at 7:34 am

The government of Iraq will prohibit Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) from participating in the May auction of new leases because the US company last year signed six leases for ...
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Media Digest (4/19/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 19, 2012 at 6:20 am

BP (NYSE: BP) wants a trial over the Deepwater Horizon delayed while it tries to get a settlement. (Reuters) The International Monetary Fund receives $320 billion in new funds that ...
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