Forecasts for solar energy growth in 2011 generally noted that manufacturing capacity would increase and that margins would decrease. The outlook did not project a loss for solar energy players, but growth expectations were…
Shares in Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) posted a new 52-week high of $76.62 yesterday, up about 11% in the past year. That’s not bad growth for the largest company in the US by…
EXCO Resources Inc. (NYSE: XCO) is trading higher this morning but not by as much as many investors may have hoped. The company announced that it will explore strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value…
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) is surging after this morning’s guidance. Shares are up by double-digit percentages on higher guidance for its fourth quarter 2010 and for its fiscal year 2011. We are…
The Alaska oil pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez was shut down early Saturday morning following a spill of about 10 barrels of oil into the basement of a pump station on Alaska’s North…
Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) has just released its weekly rig count, and the rig count is back up. In the rig count data for services business there is the Oil Services HOLDRs (NYSE:…
A Chinese supplier of solar PV products has purchased a 70% stake in a US project development firm, marking the first entry of a Chinese solar provider into the project development business. LDK Solar…
The National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling was appointed by the President to examine why the oil rig disaster in the Gulf happened and what could be done…
SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) is trying its hand again at getting its asset focus better for return of shareholder value. The company has announced that has filed its paperwork with the SEC for…
The oil refining business was a tough business for much of 2010 and 2009. Now that some of the stocks have recovered, there is a move happening which could be used to further unlock…
Another Chinese wind turbine maker is preparing to hold an Initial Public Offering of shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Sinovel Wind Group Co. has priced shares at 80-90 yuan, or about $12-$13.50/share, and…
DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) is seeing a rise this morning on two separate announcements regarding contracts for its offshore drilling contract initiatives. The drybulk and off-shore contract drilling services outfit announced that its Ocean…
BP plc (NYSE: BP) may be back in play. That is, at least, what a report from The Daily Mail says. The FT points out that claims against the UK-based oil giant for the…
Momentum is building for oil prices to breach the $100/barrel level again. The black stuff has gained nearly 9% in December, and a total of 15% for 2010. This is good news for the…
If there’s any single word that defines the solar market for 2011, it is “uncertainty.” Policy changes in Germany, France, the Czech Republic, and elsewhere in Europe are expected to slow growth in solar…