Lower oil prices were supposed to be good for the refiners.  Yesterday, Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) released its interim update for the fourth quarter of 2008. Today, Tesoro Corporation...
Advanced Micro Devices (Nasdaq: AMD) is one of those stocks that’s always in the right place at the right time for chip demand, whether it’s gaming, blockchain or artificial intelligence...
The notion that an integrated oil giant is issuing an earnings warning with oil above $80.00 per barrel may seem ludicrous to most on the Street.  Yet that is exactly what is happening at Chevron...
These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades and negative research calls we have seen from Wall Street firms early this Wednesday morning: Bank of Montreal (BMO) Cut to Market Perform at...
Based on early geological studies, Poland was believed to be sitting on about 187 trillion cubic feet of natural gas locked up in the same kinds of shale formations that have yielded up massive...
Source: courtesy of BP plcOil supermajor BP PLC (NYSE: BP) has been seeking a buyer for its massive Texas City, Tex., refinery for nearly a year. The sale is part of the company’s effort to shed...
El Paso Corp. (NYSE: EP) owns one of the country’s largest pipeline systems, extensive natural gas storage capacity, and some E&P assets. It also owns the general partner interest, 100% of the...
Analysts at a number of investment banks suggest that BP plc (NYSE: BP) follow the lead of ConocoPhillips Corp. (NYSE: COP) and Marathon Oil Corp. (NYSE: MRO) in splitting off the company’s...
Hell may have frozen over in the world of oil and gas.  Shares of oil refinery companies seem to have finally turned a corner.  In this aspect, we would be watching Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO)...
Oil and gas companies have closed or winding down many US Gulf operations ahead of a very late in the year Hurricane Ida.  The weekend reports had this one dissipating then the reports early this...
As crude oil prices continue their steady trend above $100/barrel, US refiners are preparing for the worst. Actually, the worst is already here, in the form of spiking prices. Worse than anything,...
Investors who want a solid stock in an uncertain market should look at Altria’s powerful brand and its earnings, yield, and balance sheet.
There has been a never-ending battle between rapidly changing energy prices and the effect on margins at refineries.  Since the beginning of the year, the best-performing crude oil refiner has been...
A new initial public offering being filed by a Houston-based company called Sanchez Energy Corporation may not garner much interest all on its own.  Not until investors realize that this is a...