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8 States Where Gas Will Drop Below $2

ThinkstockExperts have already begun to mention the chance that the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline will drop below $2 in some parts of America. There are several states where this is…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Crude Oil Drops Below $66

ThinkstockWest Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil for January delivery tumbled below $66 a barrel on Friday and closed at $66.15, down 10.5%, the lowest settlement in five years. Brent crude slipped 3.4% in London…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

As Oil Drops Below $70, What Happens?

ThinkstockWhy has oil dropped below 70? Analysts and traders appeared to believe Saudi Arabia did not mean what it said when the country announced in October that it did not care if the price…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Analyst Trims Crude Oil Price, E&P Firms’ EPS Estimates

ThinkstockLower crude oil prices typically mean lower profits for exploration & production (E&P) companies, and this time around is no different. The recent sharp drop in crude prices has generated a lot of re-evaluations…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Colder Weather Ups Natural Gas Demand, Weighs on Prices

thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Friday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks decreased by 162 billion cubic feet for the week ending November 21st, compared with an expected decrease of 130 billion…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Crude Oil Inventory Posts Gain Ahead of OPEC Meeting

ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 1.9 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory of 383…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Major Oil Short Interest Still Wary of Falling Prices

ThinkstockShort interest data for major oil stocks was released for the November 14 settlement date. Most of the top oil stocks, with the exception of ConocoPhillips, saw their short interest rise in this period.…

Chris Lange · 12 years ago

SeaDrill Suspends Dividend After Weak Earnings Report

ThinkstockOffshore drilling company SeaDrill Ltd. (NYSE: SDRL) posted third-quarter 2014 results before markets opened on Wednesday morning. The company posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.31 on revenues of $1.29 billion. In the…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Follow the Sand to the Real Fracking Boom

By James Stafford of Oilprice.com When it takes up to four million pounds of sand to frack a single well, it’s no wonder that demand is outpacing supply and frack sand producers are becoming the…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago

Petrobras Reveals Receipt of SEC Subpoena

Wikimedia CommonsBrazil’s government-controlled oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras, issued a statement Tuesday morning saying that the company had received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Yingli Green Energy Posts Smaller Loss, but Lowers Forecast

ThinkstockChinese solar PV maker Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YGE) posted third-quarter 2014 results before markets opened on Tuesday morning. The company posted a diluted earnings per American Depositary Share (ADS) loss of $0.11,…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

How Analysts Rate Shell Midstream Partners

ThinkstockThe quiet period for Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SHLX) has been lifted and analysts are beginning to weigh in on the company and its post-IPO performance. While oil prices and many oil companies…

Chris Lange · 12 years ago