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BP Loses Deal in Argentina, But Doesn’t Care (BP, CEO, APC, RIG, HAL, CAM)

Posted: November 7, 2011 at 11:03 am

It isn’t every day that a $7.1 billion deal falls through. Even rarer is a seller’s reaction that amounts to, “What, me worry?” But that’s what occurred over the weekend ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AGU, AEM, AXP, AMR, BHP, COF, CMG, SNP, CEO, JNY, ERIC, PTR, RVBD, SODA, SON, SWC, WRB)

Posted: October 4, 2011 at 8:27 am

These are some of this Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls.  Despite the weakness, there are still upgrades taking place. ...
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The Great Shale Gas Opportunity in China For Outsiders (BHI, HAL, SLB, NOV, CHK, DVN, SNP, CEO, PTR, RDS-A, CVX, BP)

Posted: September 26, 2011 at 10:17 am

The boom in US natural gas drilling resulting from the technological advances of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing is beginning to spread to the rest of the world. In some ...
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States Losing the Most Jobs to China

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 4:42 am

China is taking American jobs, labor unions, politicians and economists, have accused for some time. The logic is simple. While a manufacturing job in the U.S. may pay $50 an ...
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China to Begin Serious Hunt for Shale Gas (SNP, PTR, CEO, RDS-A, CVX, BP, STO, HAL, SLB, BHI, NOV, DVN, CHK)

Posted: August 30, 2011 at 11:35 am

None of China's three largest oil companies is having a particularly good year as far as refining profits go. China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (NYSE: SNP) -- known as Sinopec ...
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Oil Spill Lessons: Boom for Environmental and Clean-Up Outfits (NLC, CLH, NR, XOM, COP, CEO, RDS-A, TRP, ECL)

Posted: August 16, 2011 at 9:20 am

Companies that provide the tools and services to clean up oil spills made the news following last year's disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Speciality chemical companies that make the ...
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Another Oil Sands Producer Acquired by China (CEO, SNP, COP, TOT, PTR, CHK)

Posted: July 20, 2011 at 9:57 am

Another day, another energy acquisition by a Chinese firm. This time its Cnooc Ltd. (NYSE: CEO) putting out about $2.1 billion for Toronto-traded Canadian oil sands developer Opti Canada. In ...
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Chinese Accounting Woes Move Up To Large Caps (ACH, AA, CEO, CHU, RENN, LFT, ABAT, CCME, SHZ)

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 10:53 am

Can any accounting out of China be trusted?  This is what prudent investors have to start asking themselves.  Since early this year a new report comes out nearly every week ...
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Anadarko Sells Assets to Korean National Oil Company (APC, CHK, BHP, CEO)

Posted: March 21, 2011 at 12:22 pm

Anadarko Petroleum Co. (NYSE: APC) has agreed to sell a stake in its Eagle Ford shale play to the Korean National Oil Company, KNOC, for $1.55 billion. KNOC's investment gives ...
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Title: Chesapeake Sells More Assets to Chinese (CHK, CEO, BP, SLB, HAL, BHI)

Posted: January 31, 2011 at 10:15 am

Ever since 2005, when its offer to buy Unocal was withdrawn following cries of political rage, Cnooc Ltd. (NYSE: CEO) and other Chinese oil companies kept a low profile on ...
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Molycorp Scores Another Rare Earths Pact (MCP, SSUMY, HTMLF, CEO, REE, QREDF)

Posted: December 21, 2010 at 2:22 pm

For the second time in two weeks, Molycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) has announced a deal with a Japanese company to help expand Molycorp's Mountain Pass rare earth element mine. Two ...
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BP Unveils Plan to Move Ahead in Canadian Oil Sands (BP, CEO, XOM, SU, ENB)

Posted: November 30, 2010 at 12:27 pm

Now that BP plc (NYSE: BP) has topped $20 billion in divestments to help pay for the estimated $40 billion in damage caused by its Macondo well blow-out in April, ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CELL, CHK, CEO, DLR, DOW, DRYS, GFI, HMY, ISSI, KMP, KGC, NTSP, NRG, RIMM, SNDA, TIF, YZC)

Posted: November 30, 2010 at 8:26 am

These are some of this Tuesday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Brightpoint Inc. (NASDAQ: CELL) Cut to Hold at Jefferies. Chesapeake Energy Corporation ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AEP, AAPL, APOL, CNI, CEO, DD, FDO, FLIR, KLIC, LIZ, TKC, VZ, WYNN, YRCWD)

Posted: October 12, 2010 at 8:05 am

These are some of this Tuesday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. American Electric Power Co., Inc. (NYSE: AEP) Cut to Hold at Jefferies. ...
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China & Oil: Talking Down The Price (SNP, BHP, POT, CEO, BP)

Posted: August 24, 2010 at 1:00 pm

What is the easiest way to drive down a price without stopping orders?  Telling suppliers that you may have to cut orders in the months ahead.  There are many things ...
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