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  • Utica Shale Provides Growth, but at What Cost?

    By Joshua Bondy - April 22, 2013 | Tickers: CHK, GPOR, TOT

    Utica shale is spread from Ohio to New York State. Many parts of the formation are still being explored. A number of companies are selling Utica acreage or have decided to stay away from the North American natural gas market altogether. Companies currently in the field are quick to talk about Utica's growth possibilities, but recent data shows a significant portion of the production will be natural gas. 

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  • Billionaire Ken Griffin's Newest Stock Picks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 3, 2013 | Tickers: ADT, ADSK, CIE, GPOR, TXT

    The end of earnings season does not mean the end of excitement for us at Insider Monkey; we keep our ears to the ground for the round of 13F filings that usually post during and after each quarterly earnings season. Hedge funds are required by the SEC to disclose many of their equity, option, and bond positions, and we analyze these documents to glean the most impactful information out of more »

  • Should You Invest in Shale Gas in Appalachia?

    By Nate Wooley - February 20, 2013 | Tickers: CHK, GPOR, HES, MWE, WPZ

    Unless you, as an investor, have been willfully blind, America is undergoing somewhat of an energy renaissance lately. The growth of the natural gas sector has made for a better forward-looking energy outlook for the country and that should make it easier for people to get ahead. Possibly, even in some areas of the country where most boom times just pass right on by.

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  • Market Moving Calls on Friday that Could Spark Additional Movement Next Week

    By Brian Nichols - December 8, 2012 | Tickers: FCX, GOOG, GPOR, PNC, SLCA

    When an analyst provides a call it almost always creates short-term movement. Most of the time investors don’t even read the notes from the upgrade, they are simply buying because it was upgraded. However, sometimes an analyst call is more than just a headline on Yahoo! Finance, it provides substance and real catalysts that could create long-term movement. Therefore, I am looking at the top calls on Friday, all more »

  • The Future of the Utica is Coming into Focus

    By Matthew DiLallo - November 15, 2012 | Tickers: CHK, EVEP, GPOR, REXX

    Tiny Appalachian and Illinois Basin focused E&P company Rex Energy (NASDAQ: REXX) reported third quarter results on Election Day.  Rex reported solid results as their drilling program continues to produce.  In a preview of what to expect in the report I had three questions I was hoping the company would provide some color on.  Specifically, I was looking to see if the earnings number would matter to the street more »

  • Will the Utica Shale Shine this Quarter?

    By Matthew DiLallo - November 3, 2012 | Tickers: CHK, GPOR, NBL, REXX, TOT

    This is a big week for investors with a little popularity contest to be decided on the 6th.  While that event should bring a lot of clarity on the national scene, before polls close, investors in Rex Energy (NASDAQ: REXX) will get their own clarity.  The company will be reporting third quarter earnings after the market closes and will follow that up with a conference call the next morning more »

  • The Game Changing Opportunities for this Energy Underdog

    By Matthew DiLallo - November 2, 2012 | Tickers: CHK, GPOR, REXX, RDS-B, RDS-A, WMB

    (This article is part 4 in a series drilling down into Rex Energy through a SWOT analyis)

    Opportunity – a good position, chance or prospect, as for advancement or success. 

    When I think about Rex Energy (NASDAQ: REXX), the first word that comes to mind (after dog of course!) is opportunity.  To have a good position, chance or prospect is exactly what we’ve got in Rex, and in this continuation more »

  • Can this Energy Underdog Grow into a Top Dog?

    By Matthew DiLallo - November 2, 2012 | Tickers: APC, CHK, GPOR, MWE, REXX

    “Don't talk to me about aesthetics or tradition. Talk to me about what sells and what's good right now. And what the American people like is to think the underdog still has a chance.” - George Steinbrenner

    Much like sports fans, investors want to win.  Those wins are not seen in a column or in championship rings, but by consistently and handily beating the market. However, just like championships more »

  • Pure Play Permian Basin Player Hits the Market

    By Eric Fox - October 20, 2012 | Tickers: CXO, FANG, GPOR, LPI, MPO

    Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ: FANG) is the latest exploration and production company to access the capital markets, raising several hundred million dollars through an initial public offering (IPO) of common stock.  The company is a pure play on the Permian Basin and is targeting the development of various oil and liquids formations in this rejuvenated area.

    Initial Public Offering

    Diamondback Energy sold 12.5 million common shares at $17.50 per more »

  • And The Band Plays On

    By Eric Fox - October 4, 2012 | Tickers: CHK, GPOR, PDCE, REXX, WOR

    Exploration and production companies are flocking to the Utica Shale as they look to find emerging plays that produce crude oil and other liquids.  Several of these operators have provided updates on recent activity in this play and investors should expect more news to emerge during the upcoming third quarter earnings season.  

    First Ohio Well

    Rex Energy (NASDAQ: REXX) has 72,200 net acres prospective for the Utica Shale spread more »

  • Three Stocks I Was Watching in September

    By Matthew DiLallo - September 25, 2012 | Tickers: CHK, F, GPOR, PETS, REXX

    About a month ago I wrote about three stocks that I needed to watch closer in September because I had overlaid options on them that were going to expire.  These positions are part of a continuation of a virtual portfolio I’m managing called the “No Drip, No Mess” Portfolio. Now with that key date past it is a good time to review the positions in context of the portfolio more »

  • What Energen said at the Barclays CEO Energy Conference

    By Eric Fox - September 14, 2012 | Tickers: APA, EGN, GPOR, OXY, KWK

    Energen Corp. (NYSE: EGN) highlighted the company’s progress in developing its oil and liquids properties in the Permian Basin as part of a long-term strategy of diversifying the company’s production and reserve base away from natural gas.  These comments were made by management at an energy conference held for institutional investors in early September 2012.

    Permian Basin

    Energen has been involved with the Permian Basin since the 1990s more »

  • Eye of the Storm

    By Gerelyn Terzo - September 4, 2012 | Tickers: GPOR, ALL, TRV

    With Hurricane Isaac wreaking havoc over the Gulf of Mexico, residents heeded evacuation orders while television reporters compellingly positioned themselves most directly in the center of the storm's path. Thrill-seeking investors can be like the media in their willingness to take risky bets that offer no promise but the potential of reward. Like reporters, investors can position themselves in the eye of storm Isaac - if not physically than at more »

  • Is the Utica Shale For Real?

    By Matthew DiLallo - September 4, 2012 | Tickers: APC, CHK, GPOR, MWE, REXX

    Gulfport Energy (NASDAQ: GPOR) seems to think so.  The small oil and liquids focused E&P company has devoted about 33% of their 2012 capital budget toward the play, which doesn’t include another 10% of additional capital to be spent on infrastructure and vertical integration projects.   They and their peers are working to recover the potential 1.3 to 5.5 billion barrels of oil and 3.8 to more »

  • A Safer Option for Would Be Chesapeake Investors

    By Matthew DiLallo - August 27, 2012 | Tickers: ACMP, CHK, EOG, GPOR, TOT

    “If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” – Abraham Maslow

    You are missing out, and for the longest time I was too.  As an investor I had but one tool to use in building a solid investment portfolio.  It was a fine tool, got the job done as best as it could but at times it just wasn’t what more »

  • The Three Stocks I’m Watching This September

    By Matthew DiLallo - August 24, 2012 | Tickers: CHK, F, GPOR, PETS, REXX

    Earnings season gets most of the attention as stocks zig and zag depending on which side of earnings estimates the penny falls.  In the grand scheme of things quarterly earnings are a mere snapshot in time.  For most of us we realize that financial security won't come by making a quick buck on an earnings bounce but about taking the longer term view.  That’s why I’ve created more »

  • What we Learned about the Utica Shale During Earnings Season

    By Eric Fox - August 16, 2012 | Tickers: CHK, DVN, GPOR, REXX, RNO

    The Utica Shale is often touted as having the greatest potential among all the emerging unconventional oil and gas resource plays in the United States, and the recently ended earnings season for the second quarter of 2012 provided an update on operations and activity in this play for investors to incorporate into their investment views on companies active here.

    Utica Shale

    The Utica Shale is present across parts of the more »

  • This Energy Underdog Keeps Growing

    By Matthew DiLallo - August 10, 2012 | Tickers: CHK, D, GPOR, MWE, REXX

    Energy prices are volatile enough without adding the words small cap to the mix, but that’s exactly what we have with Rex Energy (NASDAQ: REXX).  That volatility can go both ways of course and lately it has been in favor of long term investors.  Shares of the tiny oil and gas exploration company are up nearly 30% since the beginning of May, nearly a third of that gain coming more »

  • Devon Energy Loves the Permian Basin and Oil Sands

    By Eric Fox - August 9, 2012 | Tickers: DVN, GPOR, OXY, SD

    Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) reported solid growth of crude oil production in the second quarter of 2012, as it continues to benefit from prior investments made in the Permian Basin in the United States and the oil sands in Western Canada.  The company also signed another joint venture agreement to share the cost and risk of the development of its immense onshore resource base.

    Production Growth

    Devon Energy reported production more »