Category: Oil Investing

Keystone XL Approval Bill

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted April 11, 2013

House Republicans are tired of waiting on President Obama for a Keystone XL decision that may never come, so they're putting the pressure on...

Shale Doubles Natural Gas Resources

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted April 10, 2013

A recent study by the Potential Gas Committee has shown that recoverable natural gas reserves are much higher than last estimated...

Blockbuster U.S. Shale Formation

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted April 10, 2013

This past Monday, one of our favorite drillers announced a blockbuster gas well, and it's starting to make some serious waves...

North Dakota Refinery Boom

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted April 10, 2013

A refinery from MDU Resources Group (NYSE: MDU) and Calumet Specialty Products Partners (NASDAQ: CLMT) will be the first new U.S. refinery in over 35 years...

Saudi Arabia Shale Investing

Written by unknown
Posted April 9, 2013

With Saudi Arabia losing its share of the oil industry, the United States is taking over.

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) to Restart Brazil Oil Drilling

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted April 9, 2013

Brazil is allowing Chevron (NYSE: CVX) to resume drilling after a 2011 spill, and the nation is auctioning off oil blocks for the first time since 2008...

BP (NYSE: BP) Bets on Climate Change

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted April 8, 2013

Oil majors BP (NYSE: BP) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) are investing in a carbon capture technology startup that could benefit the shale boom...

GE (NYSE: GE) Makes $3 Billion Bet on Oil

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted April 8, 2013

GE (NYSE: GE) is heading into oil and gas technology with full force, and it's latest move is the acquisition of Lufkin Industries (NASDAQ: LUFK)...

Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) Partners with Russia for Arctic Oil

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted April 8, 2013

Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) is partnering with Gazprom in an effort to tap offshore oil resources in the Arctic...

Saudi Oil Greed

Written by Keith Kohl
Posted April 8, 2013

The reasons OPEC's largest oil exporter is facing an oil crisis of their own...

Investing in Arctic Oil

Written by unknown
Posted April 7, 2013

After nearly a decade, Shell finally has a chance to tap some Arctic oil.

Bazhenov Shale Formation

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted April 7, 2013

Russia's Bazhenov shale formation could be more than five times the size of the Bakken. But will it produce a similar oil and gas boom?