
As Royal Dutch Shell ( RDS . A +0.8% ) buys time to consider its response to PTT's bid for Cove Energy ( CNVGF.PK ), it must choose whether to make further
Wall Street Breakfast Editors submit: Top Stories H-P earnings top forecasts; confirms massive restructure. Hewlett-Packard ( HPQ ) shares jumped 8.9% pre-market after the company's FQ2 earnings beat expectations and it confirmed it would slash 27,000 jobs as part of a widely leaked restructuring
largest producer of natural gas in the U.S. after its 2010 acquisition of natural gas player XTO Energy and Royal Dutch Shell ( RDS . A ) snapped up around $11 billion in leases on North American natural gas plays, Chevron limited its U.S. based natural gas
By Dividend Kings : With sanctions on Iran taking effect, we can expect a reduction in the global oil supply. We must also expect that until there is a regime change in Iran, oil production and natural gas exploration cannot be continued in an effective manner. The Iranian government is not halting
By Dividend Kings : Chevron ( CVX ) is a favorable investment that is adequately priced in the market and shows potential of growth through its promising ventures and operations. Chevron is the 5th largest integrated energy company in the world with an assertive plan to become the leading ...
By Vatalyst : In comparison to the rest of the oil and gas industry, BP is one of the most attractive investments on the market. BP's current position will appeal to investors interested in healthy dividends and potential growth. BP's stock price will begin to rise soon so the time to invest in ...
By Cris Frangold : BP enjoyed a stronger first quarter than nervous shareholders were prepared for, reporting earnings of $0.25 per share . BP produced 2.4 mmboe per day (pdf), only slightly lower than the first quarter a year prior. Excluding its Russian joint venture TNK-BP, BP is giving guidance
By Cris Frangold : Anadarko Petroleum ( APC ) was able to recently announce a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share, yet it is hard to say of it will go up or down based on the fact that the news for Anadarko is somewhat mixed, such that it alternates between a high and a low. One of the news
By Income Hunter : Shell ( RDS . A ) has a long history in Iran and when it signed the $800 million deal to develop Soroosh and Nowrooz oil fields in 1999, it almost
Nigeria's oil minister says it expects to renew onshore oil drilling licenses with Chevron ( CVX ) and Royal Dutch Shell ( RDS . A , RDS.B ) by June. Several licenses that expired as far back as 2008 have been in negotiations between foreign oil majors