We have probably covered more gold stocks over the last couple of months than we care to recall, but we have been getting more and more inquiries on the ETF’s and on how to…
Oil refiner Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) reported fourth quarter earnings of $317 million (EPS of $0.99), excluding special items. On a GAAP basis, the company earned $97 million (EPS of $0.70). The company wrote down…
The China Development Bank appears to be following the maxim of uber-capitalist Warren Buffet: Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. This week the Chinese announced an agreement…
SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWRA)is reaping the rewards today from two separate announcements. The company’s pact in California is coming to fruition, and a new 2.2 megawatt contract came from Italy. SunPower may not be immune…
LDK Solar Company Ltd. (NYSE:LDK) shares are being hammered this morning, following yesterday’s announcement that the company expects to report a net loss in the fourth quarter of 2008 and lower revenue for the…
Making ethanol from corn has fallen out of favor. The next big thing is making the stuff from non-food feedstock like switchgrass, corn stalks, and wood chips. There is a lot of potential here,…
Venezuela has decided it needs to pump more oil. It has a simple problem. The nation’s income has cascaded as oil prices have fallen from more than $140 last summer to under $40 now.…
The largest natural gas producer in the US, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), reported a GAAP EPS loss of -$1.51 for the fourth quarter of 2008. On a non-GAAP basis, the company earned EPS of…
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) followed in the footsteps of competitors Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (NYSE: DO) and Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB), reporting fourth quarter and full-year results that missed expectations. Transocean announced net income for…
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) reported that it had added 1.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent to its proved reserves in 2008. That amount is equal to 103% of the company’s production for the year,…
Utility companies have long faced a dilemma. On one hand, in order to grow profits, they must sell more electricity. On the other hand, they must support conservation as a means of keeping their…
By most accounts, The International Energy Agency is the leading expert on the future of the price of oil. It collects production data, future yield from existing fields and those that may be drilled years…
Last September OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE:OGE) and Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE:ETP) announced a joint venture to transport natural gas from Texas and Oklahoma to California and the northeastern US. It was an ambitious…
Thinking big can be a blessing or a curse. In the case of green power generation, big ideas can be hard to translate into workable plans because we have so little experience with scaled-up…
Last year was the year that alternative energy was set to take the world over. High energy prices and election promises made green energy look like it had unlimited growth. Then came the massive…