Fitch Ratings is out with a statistical review of operational metrics at a number of oil & gas companies. The review notes a handful of emerging trends: Finding, development, and ... Read Full Story »
24/7 Wall St. has partnered with The Chart Lab to bring exclusive technical analysis which is identifying what are currently the weakest and strongest stock charts of the energy sector ... Read Full Story »
US markets opened higher this morning and traded higher for most of the day. The DJIA briefly rose above 13,000 for the first time in nearly 3 years. But in ... Read Full Story »
At the end of December, Brent crude spot prices were around $107/barrel and WTI spot prices were around $99/barrel. Since then, Brent has risen to right around $121/barrel today and ... Read Full Story »
Crude oil prices have risen this year, although they have been tapering off in the past couple of months. Pump prices have been driven by the price differential between Brent ... Read Full Story »
Earlier this year Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (NYSE:PXD) said that it was seeking bids from potential partners to develop its holdings in the Eagle Ford shale gas play in south ... Read Full Story »
These are ten of this Friday morning's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) Started as Positive at Susquehanna. Nalco Holding ... Read Full Story »
The acquisition by Schlumberger Ltd. (SLB) of competitor Smith International Inc. (SII) for $11 billion could be another sign that mergers and acquisitions in the energy sector will pick ... Read Full Story »
These are some of the analyst calls impacting oil and gas related shares so far this morning from Wall Street research firms:Complete Production Services (NYSE: CPX) Raised To Overweight By ... Read Full Story »
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) reported earnings of $5.17 billion and $2.48 EPS for the first quarter of 2008. First Call had estimates at $2.41 EPS. This compared with $4.72 billion and ... Read Full Story »