April 21, 2008:
Bouncing Back For the U.S. offshore drilling industry, this January wasn’t particularly illustrious, as shares in the sector sold off 13% for the month versus a like decline for the OSX (Oilfield ...more
March 7, 2008:
Time to Buy Amid these jittery economic and political times, Wall Street sees a silver lining for nervous energy investors sitting on the sidelines. Put simply, analysts are bullish on the prospects for ...more
February 14, 2008:
Tale of two markets In this issue’s feature on the best small-cap service-stock picks for 2008, analysts voiced a consensus view that the service companies best positioned for growth this year will be those ...more
January 4, 2008:
Gas Bull and Bear There’s no shortage of bearish sentiment in the market today about potential weakness in gas pricing in the second half of the 2007-08 winter.Why? Third-quarter 2007 U.S. gas production was ...more
December 6, 2007:
CREDIT WORTHINESS What’s the credit worthiness of E&P companies? For the non-investment-grade upstream sector, it has been slightly upbeat this year, but nonetheless that sector remains challenged, according to Moody’s Investors Service, ...more
November 1, 2007:
$100 Oil Possible? Even after rocketing up to $85 per barrel in mid-October, global oil prices could very well hit $100 by the end of 2008, as soaring rates of oil consumption in ...more
October 3, 2007:
MLPs: GOOD BUY OR GOOD-BYE? As this month’s cover story suggests, Wall Street is going to see a spate of new upstream master limited partnerships (MLPs) hit the market in the coming months—and there’s little ...more
September 6, 2007:
GASSY STOCKS Going into this summer, at least one energy-analyst team thought declining U.S. and Canadian natural gas supplies would drive a tighter gas market and force year-over-year storage inventories lower, to ...more
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