Tesoro Corporation (TSO), Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), HollyFrontier Corp (HFC): Reviewing Three Oil Refining & Marketing Companies
The refining and marketing sector has been outperforming the rest of the energy sector since 2012.
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Tesoro Corporation (TSO), HollyFrontier Corp (HFC), Valero Energy Corporation (VLO): These Three Big Refiners Seem Cheap
Recently, Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) received the U.S. FTC’s approval regarding its acquisition of BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP)’s refinery in Carson, California.
Should You Buy Phillips 66 (PSX)?
To the average investor, there are a multitude of indicators shareholders can use to watch their holdings.
Comcast Corporation (CMCSA), Prudential Financial Inc (PRU): Here’s What This 1,335% Gainer Has Been Buying and Selling
Today, let's look at Appaloosa Management, which was founded by investing giant David Tepper and known for investing in the debt of companies in distress.
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO): Time to Catch This Refiner Before It Reaches Fair Value
Oil prices have been volatile over the last year, due to which profiting from the oil sector (especially refining sector) has been quite challenging.
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO): Nigeria, An Unintended Casualty of the U.S. Shale Revolution
Make no mistake about it: The U.S. shale revolution has fundamentally altered the dynamics of the global oil market. Not only has it boosted U.S.
Phillips 66 (PSX): Insiders Aren’t Crazy About It
If you'd ask most stock holders, hedge funds are perceived as underperforming, outdated investment vehicles of the past.
Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC): Are Hedge Funds Right About This Stock?
At the moment, there are tons of gauges shareholders can use to analyze Mr. Market. Two of the most useful are hedge fund and insider trading activity.
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), Valero Energy Corporation (VLO): Year-to-Date Results Rekindle Ethanol Optimism
It’s been a challenging stretch for the domestic ethanol industry.
Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), Valero Energy Corporation (VLO): Three Oil Companies Fueling Growth Prospects
The volatility of oil prices has brought a lot of uncertainty about the stable revenues for oil and gas companies.
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), Valero Energy Corporation (VLO): Some Important Ethanol Info
The mandated blending of ethanol in motor fuel -- specifically when produced from corn -- is a highly controversial issue.
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), Phillips 66 (PSX), Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC): The US/Mexico Energy Trade
For years we've been hearing about how much oil we import from foreign sources, particularly the Middle East.
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK): This Gas and Oil ETF Can Pump Up Your Portfolio
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
Phillips 66 (PSX), Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC): Refiners Still Cheap
It was a rough April for the refiners. At the beginning of the month, the EPA outlined a proposal to reduce sulfur in gasoline starting in 2017.
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), Phillips 66 (PSX): Will This Be Enough?
Last week, the difference in price between Brent, the global oil benchmark, and West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the main U.S.
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), Devon Energy Corp (DVN), and Newmont Mining Corp (NEM): 3 Resource Stocks With At Least 15% Upside
The basic materials sector is under-performing the overall market.
PBF Energy Inc (PBF): Is It Time to Buy This Under-the-Radar Refiner?
I've been following refining outfit PBF Energy Inc (NYSE:PBF) pretty closely since its IPO in December. I'll be very honest: I like this company.
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO): U.S. Still Reliant On Saudi Imports
For some three decades, Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, have wielded tremendous influence over the global oil markets...
Gevo, Inc. (GEVO), Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) & The RFS Reform Bill
The Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS, was first passed in 2005 to mandate the use of biofuels in America's transportation sector.
Google Inc (GOOG) & The Rest Of This $400 Million Hedge Fund’s Top Picks
In 2012, Siddharth Thacker and Brandon Weber launched Signpost Capital Advisors, a hedge fund which currently has about $400 million under management and plans to close to new...
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO): U.S. Oil Imports Are Falling, But Reliance on These Countries Is Rising
Courtesy of the shale revolution, U.S. oil production has soared in recent years, even reaching its highest level since 1998 last year.
ConocoPhillips (COP), Chevron Corporation (CVX), Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), And Three Oil Stocks You Should Buy This Month
Crude oil production in the U.S. is rising year-over-year and reached 6 million barrels per day in 2012.
Weekly Calls In Play On The Walt Disney Company (DIS) As Shares Rise To Record Highs
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) – Trading traffic in weekly call options on The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) suggests traders are positioning for shares in the name to...
Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC): Can This Company Keep Its Profits Up?
On Tuesday, Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE:MPC) will release its latest quarterly results.
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO): Has The Company Already Seen Its Best Days?
On Tuesday, Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) will release its latest quarterly results.
Tesoro Corporation (TSO), BP (BP), Valero (VLO): The Best Refiner for Growth
Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) is one of the largest independent refiners of petroleum products in the United States, and has done very well for its shareholders over the past...
Union Pacific Corporation (UNP), CSX Corporation (CSX): Will Buffett’s Big Bet on Railroads Pay off?
Production has grown so rapidly that midstream companies, which are working tirelessly to build out the pipeline infrastructure necessary to support the domestic oil boom, just...
Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), Valero Energy Corporation (VLO): Cheap Oil May Be Here Before You Know It
Earlier this week, my Foolish colleague Tyler Crowe penned a smart piece about how "We Will Never See Cheap Oil Again." Though I agree with many of the points Tyler makes, I disagree...
Should You Buy or Sell the Phillips 66 (PSX) Correction?
Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) went public as a spinout of ConocoPhillips essentially a year ago, and has risen 74% since shortly after becoming independently publicly traded.
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), and Why I Am Placing Real Money on This Spinoff
My Special Situations portfolio follows corporate transactions like spin-offs, and that’s what I’m investing in now with CST Brands -WI), a spin from Valero Energy Corporation...
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK), Clean Energy Fuels Corp (CLNE): Here’s Why We’ll Never See Cheap Oil Again
Doesn't $2.50 per gallon for gasoline sound just dandy? During the 2012 presidential race, a couple candidates used that number as a way of showing how increased American production...
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO): CST Brands Inc Spinoff Should Fuel Shares of Both Companies
Just days after Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) slumped following an announcement it will have to spend two to three times as much as it did last year to comply with federal...
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp (USA) (KOG), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK): Is This the Biggest Threat to OPEC?
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, describes itself as "a permanent intergovernmental organization of 12 oil-exporting developing nations that coordinates...
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), Phillips 66 (PSX) The U.S. Oil Import Story in 5 Charts
You can't read the news lately without some mention of the current domestic energy boom. The U.S.
HollyFrontier Corp (HFC), Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) and Five States With Cheap Gas
It seems lately that many Americans find themselves driving an extra mile or two in order to fill up at "the cheap gas station".
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), HollyFrontier Corp (HFC): Where in the World Is Our Gasoline Disappearing to?
Despite producing more oil than we have in decades, prices at the pump aren't budging. The culprit? We've been increasing the amount of our gasoline that is being exported.
The Secret Energy Trade Investors Are Ignoring: Western Refining Inc (WNR), Valero Energy Corporation (VLO)
While the broader market is up an impressive 13%, the energy sector has gained just 2.5%.
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO): US’s Energy Boom Will Not Change Anything
Despite the previous woes of the American energy industry, there is a wave of optimism around the production of domestic energy.
TransCanada Corporation (USA) (TRP), Enbridge Inc (USA) (ENB), Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), Canadian Natural Resource Ltd (USA) (CNQ): Who Wins if Keystone XL Is Approved?
On the one side are environmentalists and climate change campaigners who argue that the pipeline's construction would be like a slap in the face to all those who take global warming...
Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Its Not So Minor Oil Spill
In the energy industry, oil spills are more common than one might think.
HollyFrontier Corp (HFC), Valero Energy Corporation (VLO): Two Ways Cleaner Gasoline Will Help Refiners
Just last week the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, announced plans for cleaning up the nation's transportation fuels.
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC): Investor’s Dilemma
Whether you are an aggressive, shoot-for-the-moon investor or a conservative coupon clipper, you are constantly faced with an oft-debated investor’s dilemma.
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), BP plc (ADR) (BP), Codexis, Inc. (CDXS): Why Big Oil Is Ditching Biotechnology
Landing partners with deep pockets will be critical for many developmental stage biotechnology companies looking to take their disruptive platforms to the next level.
Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC): Will Oil Continue to Rise?
During the year (so far) the price of oil rose by nearly 5%. Most of this gain was during March.
Ford Motor Company (F), Apple Inc. (AAPL): 5 Stock Picks to Profit From What You Already Buy
Legendary investor and One Up on Wall Street author Peter Lynch had a simple piece of advice: Buy what you know.
Here is What Hedge Funds Think About Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO)
In the financial world, there are tons of methods market participants can use to analyze Mr. Market. A duo of the most useful are hedge fund and insider trading activity.
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), Southwestern Energy Company (SWN): T. Boone Pickens’ Three Top Positions
T. Boone Pickens, an 85-year-old the founder of BP Capital, mainly invests in energy industry, mainly the oil/gas sector.
Chevron Corporation (CVX), Phillips 66 (PSX): U.S. Gas Prices Dip
Gasoline prices were down slightly versus the previous week in every section of the U.S.
To Build or Not to Build Keystone XL Pipeline – TransCanada Corporation (USA) (TRP): Phillips 66 (PSX), Valero Energy Corporation (VLO)
Environmentalists and climate change campaigners are staunchly opposed to its construction, arguing that it would lead to increased activity in Canada's oil sands and, therefore...
