If you were watching ethanol company stocks over the last five years, you’re probably suffering from a serious case of whiplash.
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March 15 - News
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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March 13 - News
Rising for a seventh straight day, the S&P 500 Index is on an absolute roll; Monday's close brought it within a mere 10 points of all-time highs.
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March 11 - News
As the market continues to rise, the pure upstream oil and gas businesses must be feeling left out.
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March 11 - News
While the North American energy boom has boosted oil and gas production to record levels, companies have run into major difficulties with respect to transport.
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March 11 - Hedge Funds
The U.S. Gulf Coast is about to be inundated with oil. But not foreign oil, as was often the case in the past.
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March 11 - News
Over the past several years, advanced extraction techniques have turned the energy sector on its head.
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March 10 - News
According to recently released data, the U.S. is pumping out more oil than it has in at least two decades, led by rapid production increases in Texas and North Dakota.
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March 7 - News
With gas prices rising at the pump an average of $0.50 in the last month, a lot of people are talking about oil prices.
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March 7 - News
The U.S. is witnessing an oil revolution of sorts, thanks to the booming production of unconventional hydrocarbon.
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March 7 - News
It's hard to look at the stock price performance of refiners over the past year and not think: "If only I had thrown a few thousand dollars at any one of these companies at the...
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March 7 - News
The midstream industry, those companies responsible for carting oil and gas to and fro, is known among dividend investors for its high-yielding investment opportunities.
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March 6 - News
Life is good for refiners right now.
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March 5 - News
U.S. oil refining companies haven't seen times as good as these since at least the middle of the previous decade.
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March 5 - News
After all, the rendering specialist did miss estimates for both revenue and earnings per share after wider market issues pressured gross and operating margins by driving down...
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March 5 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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March 4 - News
When it comes to investing in the energy sector, you probably know the usual suspects. Companies like Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) and Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) dominate...
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March 4 - News
With several major players more than doubling their share prices during 2012, investors who jumped into this sector early on rode terrific industry margins to great success.
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February 26 - News
Refiners have enjoyed one of the best years in a long time thanks to cheap domestic crude coming out of the middle of the country.
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February 26 - News
Earnings season is now starting to wind down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results.
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February 25 - News
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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February 22 - News
While U.S. crude oil production has soared over the past few years, insufficient transportation infrastructure has led to an oversupply of oil in the American Midcontinent.
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February 21 - News
Western Refining, Inc. (NYSE:WNR) was one of the top 7 stocks for 2013 recommended by The Motley Fool’s analysts.
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February 20 - News
The gauntlet has been thrown down, and now it's time to see what will be the energy play that everyone will talk about. During EOG Resources, Inc.
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February 20 - News
Regular Motley Fool readers are probably aware that America is in the midst of an energy renaissance. For most of recent history, oil and gas was delivered from the coast and...
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February 19 - News
North Dakota's oil production recently reached 730,000 barrels per day.
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February 19 - News
When investing in master limited partnerships, one of the most critical objectives is to make sure that the company can continue to pay its distribution.
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February 19 - News
The media loves controversy, and that's why Keystone XL has garnered so much attention.
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February 18 - News
Since the beginning of the year the price of oil resumed its upward trend.
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February 15 - News
In The Washington Post there is an interview with Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) regarding her plan for energy policy in the future, “20/20: A Vision for America's Energy Future...
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February 15 - News
Big oil companies tend to be the go-to stock for most investors seeking to capitalize on rising oil prices.
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February 15 - News
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) has bucked the recent trend in the energy industry by remaining an integrated producer instead of separating upstream and downstream operations...
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February 15 - News
U.S. refiners were among the biggest winners last year, with many of the country's largest independent refining and marketing firms posting share-price gains in excess of 50%.
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February 14 - News
Many times we think the most important information to glean from quarterly conference calls relates to very specific details about a company's operations.
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February 13 - News
Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) beat estimates and everyone should be sufficiently happy about it.
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February 12 - News
When it comes to the midstream industry, it's rare that the first word that comes to mind is "exciting." Pipelines and storage tanks hardly invoke emotions among investors.
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February 11 - News
Low natural gas prices have proved to be a major burden for energy companies that derive a substantial portion of their revenue from the out-of-favor commodity.
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February 7 - News
In the oil and gas industry, the downstream segment – also known as refining and marketing – is focused on the final stage of the integrated oil and gas process.
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February 6 - News
Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX)'s recent earnings release was another example of the fantastic run that oil refining and marketing companies have had these past several quarters.
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February 5 - News
