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  • Hedge Fund Giovine Capital Loves These Stocks; Should You?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: APC, ENR, HES, HD, MOS

    Giovine Capital Group, founded by Thomas A. Giovine in 1998, has porfolio. Institutional investors have to comply with SEC requirements, which include filing a 13F form every quarter. A quick look at the top five equity positions of Giovine may be a good starting point for individual research. Our research has shown that individual investors can outperform the market by as much as 18 percentage points per year by imitating more »

  • Anadarko Reported Its Phobos Discovery in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

    By Stephan Dube - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: APC, BP, CVX, RDS-A

    Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) announced on April 27, that its Phobos-1 well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico encountered about 250 net feet of high-quality oil play in Lower Tertiary-aged reservoirs.

    The Phobos discovery, located in Sigsbee Escarpment block 39, was drilled to a total depth of 28,675 feet in approximately 8,500 feet of water, approximately 11 miles south of Anadarko's Lucius discovery, which is under development more »

  • Time to Buy Gran Tierra Energy

    By Matt Smith - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: APC, GTE, PEGFF

    One of the most promising of the small cap oil companies operating in Colombia is Canadian small-cap Gran Tierra Energy (NYSEMKT: GTE). For some time the company has failed to capitalize on its strengths and deliver value for investors, but finally, earlier this month the company´s shares popped. This saw them jump by almost 10% in a week. This has left many investors asking why did this happen, will more »

  • GGN: A 12.5% Payer That Will Feed Any Portfolio Well

    By Ong Kang - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: APC, AU, ABX, EGO, GGN, GG, HAL, NEM, GLD, TOT

    With Gold at lows not seen since late 2010- early 2011, many savvy investors are seeking to buy some gold, or at least get a share in gold mining companies, especially when gold companies such as Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX) and Newmont (NYSE: NEM) yielding significantly more, and are trading at really attractive valuations.

    When you couple those qualities with the fact that both stocks are trading close to its more »

  • US Natural Gas Exports Won't Save Europe

    By Robert Zimmerman - May 12, 2013 | Tickers: APC, CQP, LNG, HAL, WGP, WES

    Kirk Spano, columnist and founder of Bluemound Asset Management, LLC, recently opined that US natural gas exports were critical for the long-term stability of Europe. Specifically, he declared, “Without more self sufficiency long term and stable energy supplies intermediate term, Europe could be doomed to decades of instability. Which is where the U.S. comes in.“

    “Doomed to decades of instability?” Oh please. As Michael Greenstone, professor of environmental economics more »

  • This E&P Energy Play Continues to Impress

    By Nick Chiu - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: APC, APA, DVN

    Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC)), with a market cap of approximately $43.9 billion, is a company engaged in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. It operates in three segments: oil and gas exploration and production, midstream and marketing.

    For Q1 2013, Anadarko reported a solid quarter. Excluding one-time items, the company had a profit of $1.08 per share, beating analysts’ expectation of $0.94 per share more »

  • This Oil E&P Company Is Extremely Cheap

    By Matthew Frankel - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: APC, APA, DVN

    Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA) is one of the largest American oil exploration and production (E&P) companies, with operations in seven countries.  Apache runs about 100 oil rigs, and has done well in terms of increasing its productivity in recent years.  Despite this fact, and despite the great quarter the company just reported, shares are still trading close to their 52-week low and are valued at around 8 times earnings more »

  • 3 Companies Making Putin Pout

    By Robert Zimmerman - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: APC, GLOG, NBL

    The Russian economy depends on its energy exports. While President Vladimir Putin publicly claims his country “only” derives 50% of its revenues from oil and natural gas exports, others put that number as high as 80%. Additionally, by some estimates, Russia needs its Ural oil to sell at $150/bbl to finance an ambitious plan of domestic spending. Right now, Ural oil sells for around $112/bbl.

    Beyond the money more »

  • Chevron's Future in Angolan LNG Looks Bright

    By Nauman Aly - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: APC, BP, CVX

    Chevron's (NYSE: CVX) first-quarter profits exceeded expectations, though its performance was affected by cheaper oil prices. The company’s future in 2013 and beyond looks bright because its long-awaited liquefied-natural-gas project in Angola, one of Africa's top oil-producing countries, will kick-start this year. The fact that this long-awaited project will finally take off is enough to boost investor confidence despite a sluggish oil market.

    I would like to more »

  • This Company Is a Buy Despite Its Legal Troubles

    By Shas Dey - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: APC, BP, COP

    Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) is currently under the threat of an adverse court ruling in a $25 billion lawsuit filed by paints material company Tronox. Tronox has concluded its case for recovering at least $14 billion in damages from Anadarko.

    Tronox was spun-off from Kerr-McGee Corp, which was later bought by Anadarko. Tronox claimed that it was saddled with all the environmental liabilities of its former parent, while Anadarko purchased more »

  • 3 Ways to Ride the LNG Fired Rocket

    By Piyush Arora - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: APC, LNG, CBI

    Thanks to the shale gas boom in North America, natural gas has hovered around $3.50 per MMBtu over the last year. But Asian and European nations haven't been that lucky with the production bonanza, which is why natural gas costs 3-4 times more in these regions than in North America. This pricing differential presents an bullish case for at least three different industries, and here are a few more »

  • Will This Gas Producer Continue to Rally?

    By Lior Cohen - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: APC, CHK, DVN

    The recent recovery of natural gas hasn’t passed by Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK). Shares of the company rose by 16% since the beginning of the year. It's not out of the woods just yet, but will its shares continue to rally as the year progresses? Will Chesapeake’s upcoming first-quarter financial reports disappoint investors? Let’s explore these issues further.

    Let try and answer these questions by taking more »

  • 4 Short-Term Hurdles for Anadarko Petroleum

    By Bill Edson - April 19, 2013 | Tickers: APC, APA, MRO

    Anadarko Petroleum's (NYSE: APC) fourth quarter earnings results were mixed. Revenues were down, but net income was higher than expected. Anadarko’s reported revenues of $3.41 billion compared to revenues of $3.84 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011. Net income was $457 million, an increase of $815 million from net income of  -$358 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. Earnings per share came in at more »

  • Value to Be Had in Mid-Major Oil & Gas

    By Marshall Hargrave - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: APC, EOG, NBL

    After taking a look at some of the best valued natural gas companies, it's time to take a look at how some of the top mid-major oil and gas companies might perform in 2013. S&P expects high oil production to stay the norm, with S&P recording a 21% production increase in 2012, projected to grow 18% in 2013. 

    Meanwhile, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates more »

  • Value to Be Had in Mid-Major Oil & Gas

    By Marshall Hargrave - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: APC, EOG, NBL

    After taking a look at some of the best valued natural gas companies, it's time to take a look at how some of the top mid-major oil and gas companies might perform in 2013. S&P expects high oil production to stay the norm, with S&P recording a 21% production increase in 2012, projected to grow 18% in 2013. 

    Meanwhile, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates more »

  • 4 Short-Term Hurdles For Anadarko Petroleum

    By Bill Edson - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: APC, APA, MRO

    Anadarko Petroleum's (NYSE: APC) fourth quarter earnings results were mixed. Revenues were down, but net income was higher than expected. Anadarko’s reported revenues of $3.41 billion compared to revenues of $3.84 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011. Net income was $457 million, an increase of $815 million from net income of  $-358 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. Earnings per share came in at more »

  • Which Large Cap Stock Passes the Triple Test?

    By Phillip Woolgar - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: APC, GE, MOS

    Large cap stocks could save you from a complete and utter disaster. As a general rule of thumb, I ensure three of the seven stocks in my portfolio are large caps, which helps provide some security if the market goes sour. Large cap failure is far less likely than the blow most small caps would endure during a recession.

    Finding large caps that outperform the market takes bit of digging more »

  • This Oil & Gas Play Is Cheap, Confirmed by Its Insiders

    By Anh HOANG - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: APC, APA, BP

    On March 25, Randolph Ferlic, a director of Apache (NYSE: APA), spent nearly $745,000 to buy 10,000 shares in the company at nearly $74.50 per share. Several days later, George Lawrence, another director, acquired 3,000 shares at around $76 per share, for a total transaction value of nearly $230,000.

    Interestingly, Apache is trading at around its 52-week low. Is the company cheap at its current more »

  • Value To Be Had In Mid-Major Oil & Gas

    By Marshall Hargrave - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: APC, EOG, NBL

    After taking a look at some of the best valued natural gas companies, it's time to take a look at how some of the top mid-major oil and gas companies might perform in 2013. S&P expects high oil production to stay the norm, with S&P recording a 21% production increase in 2012 and projected to grow 18% in 2013. 

    Meanwhile, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA more »

  • Which Large Cap Stock Passes the Triple Test?

    By Phillip Woolgar - April 13, 2013 | Tickers: APC, GE, MOS

    Large cap stocks could save you from a complete and utter disaster. As a general rule of thumb, I ensure three of the seven stocks in my portfolio are large caps, which helps provide some security if the market goes sour. Large cap failure is far less likely than the blow most small caps would endure during a recession.

    Finding large caps that outperform the market takes bit of digging more »

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