Whiting Petroleum ( WLL +1% ) is upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Sterne Agee, which says WLL's valuation disparity should narrow as it advances potential asset monetizations. The firm thinks two potential transactions could raise close to $1.2B to accelerate exploratory drilling programs, pay down ... Whiting Petroleum ( WLL ): Q4 EPS of $0.83. Revenue of $577M beats by $41.05M . ( PR ) Post your comment! Whiting Petroleum ( WLL ) +11.3% premarket on a report that Statoil ( STO ) approached the company with a takeover bid worth up to $7.6B . WLL and STO are among the top producers in the Bakken shale formation in North Dakota, and STO has said it wants to pick up further shale acreage in the U.S. ... More on Whiting Petroleum ( WLL ): Q4 beats on both EPS and revenue as net income rose 30% on stronger production and derivatives gains, and despite an overall decline in oil and natural gas prices. Derivatives gains in the latest quarter were $21.7M, compared with losses of $93.2M in the year ago ... Whiting Petroleum ( WLL +2.3% ) is upgraded to Outperform with a $60 price target (up from $50) at BMO Capital, despite calling it "one of the more polarizing E&P stories, in which there is much debate and disagreement." BMO believes the outlook is weighed to the positive, seeing upside on a ... Whiting Petroleum ( WLL +2.8% ) pulls back from a big early boost on chatter that Statoil ( STO -0.6% ) had offered $65/share for the company. Benzinga recently reported STO came out denying the rumor , causing the subsequent drop. Post your comment! The surge in Whiting Petroleum ( WLL +4.6% ) had started well before the QE news, on rumors the company will put itself up for sale. Adding fuel to the fire is today's option action, as nearly 5,400 Sept. $52.50 calls changed hands, well above open interest of less than 1,900 contracts. Potential ... Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Fourth Quarter 2012 Whiting Petroleum Corp Earnings Conference Call. My name is Lassie, and I'll be your operator for today. At this time all participants are in listen-only mode. We will facilitate a question-and-answer session towards the end of ... Good day, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Fourth Quarter 2010 Whiting Petroleum Corp Earnings Call. My name is Desha and I will be your operator for today. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later we will conduct a question-and-answer session. As a reminder this ... By Derek Chipman : Whiting Petroleum ( WLL ) is a sustainable company operating in the energy sector and through its availability of lucrative growth options provides a feasible investment for both short- and long-term oriented investors. This analysis provides an overview to WLL's current ...