ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes in the following oil and gas leaders: Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI), BP PLC (NYSE: BP), Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK), Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX), ConocoPhillips…
flickr / walmartcorporateWe have tracked the short interest in the following North American Solar companies as of October 31: Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:…
ThinkstockThe United States may be the single largest exporter of oil within the next few decades. That is the conclusion of the IEA 2012 World Energy Outlook. The report says: The WEO finds that…
ThinkstockFalling U.S. demand for gasoline has combined with high corn prices to force the closure of several U.S. ethanol plants. Ethanol makers are actually losing money on every gallon of the fuel they make…
ThinkstockIn its Monthly Oil Market report released today, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) forecast that demand for the cartel’s crude oil would fall from 30.1 million barrels a day in 2012 to…
Wikimedia CommonsOn Wednesday, the Iraqi government said that Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) had notified it that the company planned to sell its stake in the West Qurna-1 oil field project. Exxon owns 60%…
ThinkstockWestport Innovations Inc. (NASDAQ: WPRT) has not had a good performance since the end of October. In fact, its stock before today’s halt ahead of earnings was trying to break an eight-day losing streak.…
ThinkstockSandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE: SD) is seeing its share price get a nice boost today after receiving a letter from one of its largest investors, hedge fund TPG-Axon Capital, calling the company’s stock a…
thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today reported the U.S. natural gas stocks rose by a total of 21 billion cubic feet, below the 27 billion cubic feet that analysts were expecting. Natural gas…
ThinkstockIn its latest World Oil Outlook released today, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is forecasting that demand for energy will rise 54% by 2035. Fossil fuels, including oil, natural gas and coal,…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report this morning. U.S. commercial crude inventories rose by 1.8 million barrels last week, bringing the total U.S. commercial crude inventory to 374.8…
ThinkstockAAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report has the nationwide average price of a gallon of regular gasoline at $3.462. That is down from $3.521 a week ago and from $3.818 a month ago. A gallon…
thinkstockOn the day that the Presidential election is happening, investors are throwing money into the inflation winners. The problem is that maybe this is not an inflation trade. Maybe it is a risk-on trade.…
ThinkstockIf there’s any truth to the old saying about “doing well by doing good,” then oil and gasoline trader stand to do quite well over the next couple of weeks. That’s because the federal…
ThinkstockChina Petrochemical Corp., a state-controlled company best known as Sinopec (NYSE: SNP) will build an advanced coal-to-gasoline plant near Medicine Bow, Wyoming, that is expected to produce 21,000 barrels a day of gasoline when…