Oil Production

Energy Stocks
Oil Exploration
Oil Production
Value Investing
Value Stocks

MRO is down more than -11% year-to-date. Does that make the stock a good bargain?

Having a contrarian temperament has been very useful for me as an investor, because of the way it helps me find excellent long-term opportunities at bargain-level prices.  Having a contrarian temperament generally means doing the opposite of what most people would do. That’s why, while most people flock to stocks trading at or near all-time […]

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Crude Oil
Oil Exploration
Oil Production
Value Investing
Value Stocks

CTRA’s value proposition is too good to ignore

One of the primary criteria I’ve learned to use to filter through the thousands of publicly traded companies in the stock market is the payment of dividends.  Dividends are a useful, relatively quick-reference approach to finding stocks with superior fundamentals than what most average investors pay attention to. Over time, they’ve also become more than […]

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Energy Stocks
Liquefied Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Oil Production
Value Investing
Value Stocks

Has DVN’s long downward trend made the stock a good value?

The market’s rough start to 2023 has kept a lot of stocks plumbing new, historical lows. See stocks on the low side of their historical movements is something that makes the typical, growth-oriented investor nervous. The longer that condition lasts, and an actual bear market is maintained, the more it tends to flush most of […]

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Crude Oil
Energy Sector
Oil Production

DINO’s improving fundamentals make it a great bargain

Uncertain market conditions can make it hard for even the most patient, disciplined bargain hunter to find useful investing opportunities.  The trick to effective investing in a difficult market is being able to identify pockets of the economy where current conditions create opportunity or where companies may have been able to buck broader industry and […]

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Daily Rundown
Educational Services
Electric Power
Oil Production
Solar
Sporting Goods

Solar, Education, Oil Production, Electric Power, Sporting Goods

Array Technologies, Inc. (ARRY) Array Technologies, Inc. manufactures and supplies solar tracking systems and related products in the United States and internationally. Its products include DuraTrack HZ v3, a single-axis solar tracking system. TAL Education Group (TAL) TAL Education Group provides K-12 after-school tutoring services in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers tutoring […]

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Energy Sector
Oil Exploration
Oil Production
Value Investing
Value Stocks

MRO is a big winner in the Energy sector this year. Is it too late for useful value?

Having a contrarian temperament generally means doing the opposite of what most people would do. It’s a mindset that I’ve found very useful as an investor, because while most people tend to flock to stocks that are at or near all-time highs, I’m able to find excellent long-term opportunities at much lower, bargain-level prices.  Finding […]

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Crude Oil
Gas Prices
Oil and Gas Pipelines
Oil Production

Canadian Oil Giant Plans to Pump Record Crude in 2023

(Bloomberg) — Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Canada’s largest oil and gas producer, is aiming to raise production as high as 1 million barrels a day in 2023 for the first time as the company ramps up drilling amid historically high prices. Combined with natural gas, production is forecast to increase by 56,000 barrels of oil […]

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Crude Oil
Oil Exploration
Oil Production
Value Investing
Value Stocks

SU is up 32% – is it too late for useful value?

Happy Thanksgiving! The quest for useful value in the stock market is one of those things that applies to any market condition – bull, bear, or none. The current state of the market and the economy in general is what tends to shift the value focus from one sector to another. 2022 has been dominated […]

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Chemicals
Daily Rundown
Natural Gas
Nitrogen Products
Oil
Oil Exploration
Oil Production
Specialty Chemicals

Chemicals, Nitrogen, Natural Gas, Oil Exploration & Production

SM Energy Company (SM) SM Energy Company, an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the state of Texas. As of February 24, 2022, it had 492.0 million barrels of oil equivalent of estimated proved reserves. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile […]

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Crude Oil
Daily Rundown
Natural Gas
Oil Production
Portable Storage
Work Space

Work Space, Crude Oil, Portable Storage, Natural Gas, Oil Production

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (FANG) Diamondback Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, focuses on the acquisition, development, exploration, and exploitation of unconventional and onshore oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas. Delek US Holdings, Inc. (DK) Delek US Holdings, Inc. engages in the integrated downstream energy business in […]

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Crude Oil
Daily Rundown
Oil Production
Recycle
Solar
Toys

Crude Oil, Recycling, Solar, Toys, Oil Production

Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (TNP) Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited provides seaborne crude oil and petroleum product transportation services worldwide. The company offers marine transportation services for national, major, and other independent oil companies and refiners under long, medium, and short-term charters. Quest Resource Holding Corporation (QRHC) Quest Resource Holding Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides […]

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Daily Rundown
Energy Stocks
Healthcare
Natural Gas
Oil
Oil Exploration
Oil Production
Steel - Pipe & Tube
Steel Products

Energy, Natural Gas, Steel, Healthcare, Oil Production And Exploration

Devon Energy Corporation (DVN) Devon Energy Corporation, an independent energy company, primarily engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. It operates approximately 5,134 gross wells. PG&E Corporation (PCG) PG&E Corporation, through its subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, engages in the sale and […]

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Oil Fracking
Oil Price
Oil Production
Oil Products

Shortage of Frack Gear Is Helping to Hold Back US Oil Production

(Bloomberg) — In a dusty corner of Oklahoma, close to where Erle Halliburton founded his eponymous oil services empire 103 years ago, a group of workers shows why US oil production growth has been underwhelming in spite of a price boom. This particular Halliburton Co. crew is busy cannibalizing older frack pumps — the powerful, […]

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Biopharmaceuticals
Daily Rundown
Energy Stocks
Oil Drilling
Oil Production

Biopharmaceuticals, Drilling, Oil Production, Energy Services, Midstream Energy

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (VIST) Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V., through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas in Latin America. The company’s principal assets are located in Vaca Muerta with approximately 183, 100 acres. It also owns producing assets in Argentina and Mexico. Cytokinetics, Incorporated (CYTK) Cytokinetics, Incorporated, […]

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Big Oil
Crude Oil
Oil
Oil Price
Oil Production

Biggest Oil Stock ETF Sees Short Sellers Unwind Bets After Rout

(Bloomberg) — Money managers rolled back bets against the biggest exchange-traded fund focused on oil-company stocks, signaling speculation that the price of crude is at least temporarily bottoming out after sliding sharply since last month. Short sellers piled on to the $33 billion Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (ticker XLE), the biggest ETF focused on […]

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