thinkstockThe Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) released its monthly Oil Market Report this morning and raised its forecast for demand growth in 2013 to 89.7 million barrels a day, a rise of 800,000…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the short interest in the following North American Solar companies as of January 31: Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR). G.T. Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: GTAT), MEMC…
ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of January 31 in the following oil and gas leaders: Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI), BP PLC (NYSE: BP), Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK); Chevron…
ThinkstockAt some point, high energy prices begin to undercut consumer spending. The effect obviously varies by consumer, based on income and driving habits, at least. But the price of gasoline has shot up enough…
ThinkstockOcean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ: ORIG) has announced that DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) will be selling a total of 5 million shares of common stock in Ocean Rig. The move will raise capital via an underwritten…
ThinkstockThe latest data from Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) shows that drilling rig counts in North America rose by 1 in the week ending today and fell by 308 from the comparable period a…
ThinkstockPipelines used to be things that were just built without blinking. It is said that there are enough pipelines now in the US to encircle the Earth 25 times with enough left over to…
ThinkstockIn the energy sector, 2012 was the year of the refiner. Stock prices appreciated at least 80% for most of them, while the supermajor integrated companies were only able to tally gains in the…
ThinkstockSunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results after the markets closed today. Quarterly adjusted earnings per share (EPS) were $0.18 on revenues of $678.5 million. In the second quarter of 2011,…
ThinkstockOil field services company Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) today reported that its count of foreign oil & gas drilling rigs rose slightly from 1,253 in December to 1,279 in January. Adding in Canadian…
Jen Alic of Oilprice.com Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), France’s Total SA and Cenovus Energy Inc. (CVE) are all actually seeking the imposition of a tax on carbon dioxide emissions in Canada. It’s not…
ThinkstockThe results are in from the Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS) 2013 Energy Summit, and investors who were interviewed and surveyed by the Swiss bank remain bullish on the energy sector for 2013. The…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks declined by 118 billion cubic feet last week, less than expected drop in the range of 125 billion to 158 billion…
thinkstockThe never-ending quest to produce energy from something other than fossil fuels has provided Wall St. firms and investors the challenge of constantly trying to determine which companies are legitimate. After years of boom…
ThinkstockSandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE: SD) and its chief executive, Tom Ward, have been getting crosswise with investors since at least last November. Ward has been a particular target of two SandRidge investors who have…