ThinkstockPhillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. The oil refiner posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.87 on revenues of $44.85 billion. In the same period…
ThinkstockOil industry data and publishing firm Platts announced on Tuesday its annual list of the top 250 global energy companies. This marks the twelfth year that Platts has compiled its listing. The top company…
ThinkstockThe fracking revolution is helping to revive the U.S. oil exploration and production industry. It also is distinguishing the companies that are big enough and have deep enough pockets to finance the expensive process.…
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…
Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. used Gas Buddy to find states where the price of a gallon of regular is within a penny or so of $3. The price of gas nationwide continues to fall, as…
ThinkstockPetroleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras, is one of the more actively traded ADRs in the integrated oil and gas plays out there. It has many investors who have chased the prizes of…
ThinkstockCarol Browner, who served as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator under President Clinton and as director of the White House Energy and Climate Change Policy under President Obama, told a Washington audience…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the short interest in the following North American Solar companies as of October 15: Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: GTAT), SunEdison…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 87 billion cubic feet for the week ending October 18, compared with an expected build of about 78…
ThinkstockUpstream master limited partnerships (MLPs) underperformed the market in the third quarter of this year. The good news for investors looking to get on board is that the road ahead looks encouraging. Exploration and…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories increased by 5.2 million barrels last week, maintaining a total U.S. commercial crude inventory to 379.8…
ThinkstockThe positive impact of shale on U.S. energy production has been forecast for years, to the extent that many experts believe America could be energy independent soon and may become a net exporter of…
ThinkstockLast February independent oil & gas company Endeavour International Corp. (NYSE: END) initiated a strategic review to help it “further enhance shareholder value.” The company needed the help. Its size works against it. At…
ThinkstockYou would think that the auction of an oil field with as much as 15 billion barrels of oil in place would attract a lot of attention. Well it did attract some demonstrations against…
ThinkstockGasoline prices have started to head back toward $3, mostly because of falling oil prices and the anticipation that fracking will make the global inventory of petroleum grow. The drop many not help Americans as much as could…