As previously reported, Billionaire Steven Cohen earlier this year shut down his fund SAC Capital Advisors and opened Point72 Asset Management, a fund...
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August 15 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
John Paulson of Paulson & Co., who correctly forecasted that both Whiting Petroleum Corp (NYSE:WLL) and Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp (USA) (NYSE:KOG)...
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July 17 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
It’s easy to talk about peak oil in a theoretical sense and ignore the real changes that are already happening. Not only is America producing more...
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September 23 - Commodities, News - Comments
What’s the quickest way to double an investment these days? Well, according to EOG Resources Inc (NYSE:EOG) it would be to drill for oil. The company...
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September 18 - News - Comments
Photo credit: ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) Oil production in North Dakota exploded higher in July. This is according to new data from the state’s Industrial...
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September 16 - Commodities, News - Comments
The North Dakota Bakken has helped revive the United S. energy industry, driving the nation’s crude production to its highest level since 1989....
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September 16 - Commodities, News - Comments
Now, according to many market players, hedge funds are perceived as delayed, outdated investment vehicles of a period lost to current times. Although...
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September 15 - News - Comments
Investing is a marathon, not a sprint. If you understand the fundamental factors that drive margins and profits, then you can gain an advantage over shortsighted...
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September 10 - News - Comments
Imagine this: You are an E&P player, and you are going to drill 100 wells in one year. The cost savings from dropping the well costs from $10 million...
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September 10 - News - Comments
What’s a smart Pacific Drilling SA (NYSE:PACD) investor to do? In the eyes of many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are perceived as bloated...
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September 9 - News - Comments
Acquisition activity in North Dakota’s Bakken oil play continues to be strong this year. Earlier this year Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp (USA) (NYSE...
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September 6 - News - Comments
Should Halcon Resources Corp (NYSE:HK) investors track the following data? In the eyes of many market players, hedge funds are perceived as overrated...
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September 5 - News - Comments
Ever since spinning off its downstream business, Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) has been gradually turning leaner and meaner. A truly global exploration...
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September 4 - News - Comments
The story of North Dakota’s oil boom from the Bakken shale — and how important it is to the state — can be told in one picture. Source...
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September 4 - News - Comments
Photo credit: Flickr/U.S. Army. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, the increase in oil and gas production...
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September 3 - News - Comments
Is it smart to be bullish on Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp (USA) (NYSE:KOG)? To the average investor, there are plenty of metrics investors can use to analyze...
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August 30 - News - Comments
I had a conversation with a friend recently about investing in oil. It went a little something like this. Friend: “I’m thinking about investing...
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August 28 - Commodities, News - Comments
Source: EIA It’s “old” news that the Bakken Shale of North Dakota is an oil producer’s dream. However, that dream has really been...
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August 23 - Commodities, News - Comments
SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE:SD) is a very popular energy stock, both among everyday investors and money managers. In the 21st century investor’s toolkit...
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August 22 - News - Comments
Lately, Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp (USA) (NYSE:KOG) has been drawing flak due to its capital expenditure program. Management had revised the original...
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August 21 - News - Comments
Every quarter, many money managers have to disclose what they’ve bought and sold, via “13F” filings. Their latest moves can shine a...
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August 21 - Hedge Funds - Comments
While it might only be the third-largest driller in North Dakota, Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES) has drilled 18 of the 50 top producing wells in the Bakken region...
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August 19 - News - Comments
Every quarter, many money managers have to disclose what they’ve bought and sold, via “13F” filings. Their latest moves can shine a...
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August 9 - News - Comments
North Dakota’s oil and gas production hit a new all-time high this past May according to recently released data from North Dakota’s Industrial...
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July 29 - News - Comments
As the old saying goes, “you need to spend money to make money.” Bakken-focused Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp (USA) (NYSE:KOG) is taking that...
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July 25 - News - Comments
Oil has been one of the very few commodities that weren’t affected by the broad-based downward adjustment in commodity prices. While the CRB industrial...
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July 22 - News - Comments
Peak Oil is dead — or at least the website dedicated to educating the world on the theory is, as the popular Oil Drum website will cease publishing...
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July 15 - News - Comments
The new energy boom in the U.S. has captured the attention of the entire world, with massive new discoveries and production increases having had a sizable...
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July 5 - News - Comments
Every quarter, many money managers have to disclose what they’ve bought and sold, via “13F” filings. Their latest moves can shine a...
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July 5 - Hedge Funds - Comments
What’s the most important development in the energy business? No, it’s not not pipeline gridlock or hydraulic fracking. It’s the rising...
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July 1 - News - Comments
One of the hardest decisions an investor is faced with is when to sell. There is always the worry of selling too early or not selling soon enough, which...
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June 20 - News - Comments
An exchange-traded fund, or ETF, can be a great way to get exposure to an industry or sector that you think will outperform. That being said, most ETFs...
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June 19 - News - Comments
Is Pengrowth Energy Corp (USA) (NYSE:PGH) a buy right now? The smart money is taking a pessimistic view. The number of long hedge fund bets stayed the...
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June 17 - News - Comments
By all accounts, Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. (NYSEMKT:NOG) shows no signs of an ailing company. When you look at its operational and financial metrics...
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June 13 - News - Comments
Halcon Resources Corp (NYSE:HK) recently provided investors with an important operational update detailing its drilling progress. This is a big year for...
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June 12 - News - Comments
As U.S. energy producers scramble to secure new reserves to boost stagnant or declining oil and gas production, they’re having to shell out ridiculous...
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June 12 - News - Comments
Midstream operator, Summit Midstream Partners LP (NYSE:SMLP) is expanding its reach after it announced two separate natural gas gathering acquisitions...
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June 10 - News - Comments
Increased oil production in the U.S. is leading to fewer oil imports from OPEC nations. That’s beginning to concern the organization, which is conducting...
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June 10 - News - Comments
Halcon Resources Corp (NYSE:HK) was in 16 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of March. HK investors should pay attention to an increase in enthusiasm...
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June 7 - News - Comments
Oil production coming out of the Bakken was closing in on 800,000 barrels of oil per day as of this past March. This has some speculating that the play...
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June 6 - News - Comments
The development of the Bakken oil play in North Dakota has been a game changer for oil production in the U.S. The play is already producing incredible...
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June 6 - News - Comments
It is easy to forget that we are already living in the midst of peak oil. In the past, oil prices and oil production roughly increased with each other...
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June 6 - News - Comments
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:EEP) has been in a bit of a battle with Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NYSE:PAA) over the levels of hydrogen...
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June 4 - News - Comments
Bakken-focused exploration and production company, Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp (USA) (NYSE:KOG) announced deal to acquire 42,000 additional acres in the...
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June 4 - News - Comments
The Bakken is a notoriously tough area for producers to drill, which is why the play has some of the highest well completion costs in the U.S. Producers...
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June 3 - News - Comments
It’s been a tough year for investors of Magnum Hunter Resources Corp (NYSE:MHR). As I write this, shares are down about 18% on the year, though...
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June 3 - News - Comments
It’s no secret that U.S. crude oil production has grown rapidly in recent years. Last year, the nation pumped out an average 6.33 million barrels...
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June 3 - News - Comments
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp (USA) (NYSE:KOG) was in 22 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of March. KOG has experienced an increase in enthusiasm from...
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June 3 - News - Comments
A few months ago, I criticized three oil and gas companies that should have rewarded their investors, but didn’t. Their first quarter earnings reports...
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May 31 - News - Comments
One of the richest men in the world, George Soros, and his aptly named fund Soros Fund Management, is an important firm to keep an eye on. At Insider...
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May 31 - Hedge Funds - Comments
