Energy Sector

Consolidation in the energy sector is at record levels in some areas. A recent article in The Wall Street Journal pointed out how private equity buying of natural gas assets is at its highest level since 2009. For investors, there are three ways to profit from this enduring and lucrative...

The energy sector has been trading sharply higher, as rising oil and natural gas prices create a sturdy tailwind for many of these integrated service and exploration companies.  After a frightening dip in January, that tested the 200-day moving average, the Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLE...

One of the best ways to identify sectors that are undervalued, with huge rebound potential over the next few years, is to track the activities of private equity firms. These investment funds tend to be long-term holders of companies and assets that are purchased when the sector is out of favor...

Latin American governments seem to be particularly adept at weakening what should be strong economies, especially in the energy sector. It happened not that long ago in Argentina. It is now taking place, again, in Brazil. For investors, the rebound of YPF SA (NYSE: YPF) and Petrobras...

Due in part to the recent nuclear weapons agreement with Iran, the price of crude oil has fallen. That has pushed the price of major oil companies such as ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) lower in response. There are three main reasons why...

In the energy sector, weakness is being witnessed in petroleum and natural gas stocks, while oil service companies are treading in positive waters. Oil stocks are rising against the backdrop of a decline in the broad market today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 0.41%, or 43.16 points, to...

Energy stocks are treading in the positive waters today, as executives of Big Oil met the Obama administration to plead for the resumption of deep water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. In their meeting with President Barack Obama, executives of Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Chevron (NYSE: CGX), Royal...

Shares of BP PLC (NYSE: BP) plummeted on Wall Street today, as the stock failed to gain from the broader energy sector rally. The oil major, in its tryst with the ongoing Gulf oil spill, is struggling with increasing regulatory concerns. The NYSE Arca Oil Index (XOI) and the NYSE Arca Natural Gas...

Energy stocks surged today, along with the broad market, as BP PLC (NYSE: BP) made a come-back from its lowest levels in the last 14 years. The sector’s gains were also led by a higher-than-anticipated fall in crude oil inventories during yesterday’s session. Appearing bullish, the Dow Jones...