Druckenmiller’s 4Q13 Portfolio Changes
Stan Druckenmiller is a billionaire, and was the long-time manager of Duquesne Capital. Now, he oversees a family office, but his investing strategy is...
Posts Tagged ‘Schlumberger Ltd (SLB)’
Total Energy Services Inc. (TOT), Precision Drilling Corp (USA) (PDS), Schlumberger Limited. (SLB): The Pill To Cure Total Energy Services Is Not Found In Canada
Looking for undiscovered and under-followed home runs in the energy sector, I have been watching Total Energy Services Inc. (TSX:TOT) since late 2012...
Halliburton Company (HAL), Cameron International Corporation (CAM): Is Schlumberger Limited. (SLB) Destined for Greatness?
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown. The best stocks offer sustainable...
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), CARBO Ceramics Inc. (CRR), Schlumberger Limited. (SLB): Stocks Growing Their Dividends by 10% Per Year
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock’s current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends. That...
Seadrill Ltd (SDRL), Halliburton Company (HAL): Where’s the Best Place For Your Capital?
Mexico has a problem. Its oil exports are falling, and the government needs to boost production. In the current, postmodern age, governments like Mexico...
Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) Among The 10 Most Popular Energy Stocks Among Hedge Funds
Several weeks after the end of each quarter, hedge funds and other major investors file 13Fs with the SEC to disclose many of their long equity positions...
Baker Hughes Incorporated (BHI), Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), Halliburton Company (HAL): Should You Consider Investing in This Courtroom-Bound Oilfield Trio?
The hydraulic fracturing industry in the U.S. is booming. Roughly 90% of all U.S. onshore wells now require some degree of hydraulic fracturing, in which...
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV), Schlumberger Limited. (SLB): Temporary Issues For This Energy Stock
For two quarters in a row National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV) has reported a decline in earnings coupled with an increase in revenue. In the second...
Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), Halliburton Company (HAL): Is This Oilfield Services Company a Good Stock to Buy?
Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB), the largest publicly traded U.S. oilfield services company by market capitalization (at $110 billion), recently reported...
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV) Is Still Hitting on All Cylinders
Shares of National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV), a five-star Foolish favorite and leader among many oil-field services investors, slid backwards by...
Is Weatherford International Ltd (WFT) Ready for Your Portfolio?
I’ll begin by admitting to cautious feelings about Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT) , the smallest of four companies — beginning with...
Is Halliburton Company (HAL) a Buy?
In the midst of global concerns for future energy, the abundance of shale oil and gas reserves has been a revelation. The U.S. has been at the fore of...
Could General Electric Company (GE) Energize Your Portfolio?
If you’re a senior Fool, you likely recall a time when a mention of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) conjured up thoughts of electric light bulbs...
Halliburton Company (HAL), Schlumberger Limited. (SLB): Should Investors Buy These Big Buybacks?
Along with announcing earnings, both Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) and Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB) announced multi-billion-dollar stock buybacks...
Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM): Three Picks From the Oil Industry
The oil industry has plenty of players, from explorers to refiners to completely integrated companies. Below, we will take a look at one company from...
Is CARBO Ceramics Inc. (CRR) Destined for Greatness?
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown. The best stocks offer sustainable...
Is Halliburton Company (HAL)’s Stock a Screaming Buy?
It’s been a busy week for Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL). And at the end, the second largest oil services company seems to have come out trumps...
Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR), Halliburton Company (HAL): Oil Services Have Caught the Pressure-Pumping Plague
Oil services companies have gotten good at hydraulic fracturing, perhaps too good at it. According to , fracs per day have increased by 50% in the Haynesville...
Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), Halliburton Company (HAL): Which Energy Service Giant Is Best For Your Portfolio?
Historically, the energy service industry has been dominated by two companies: Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB) and Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL). The...
Halliburton Company (HAL), Baker Hughes Incorporated (BHI): Another Fishing Expedition on Fracking
If the EPA won’t stop fracking, then maybe the Justice Department will step in and do the job for them. Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) and...
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG), Whirlpool Corporation (WHR): Today’s 3 Best Stocks
It was yet another day of head-scratching for investors, who had to digest generally positive, but still quite mixed, earnings news, and the chapter 9...
Is Schlumberger Limited. (SLB) a Good Stock to Buy?
Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB), the largest publicly traded U.S. oilfield services company by market capitalization (at $110 billion), recently reported...
Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), Halliburton Company (HAL), Weatherford International Ltd (WFT): This Oil & Gas Service Company Might Deliver a High Yield to Investors
Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB) has appreciated significantly since the end of June, from around $71.60 per share to nearly $83.80 per share. With that...
Will National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV) Earnings Stall Out?
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV) will release its quarterly report on Tuesday, and the revolution in the U.S. energy industry continues to promise...
Things Are Better at Baker Hughes Incorporated (BHI) Than You Might Think
If you’ve looked at Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI)‘ recent results, you may be convinced that the company is struggling somewhat. But...
BP plc (ADR) (BP): Is the Sun Setting on Middle East Oil Production?
The energy industry and, in essence, the entire geopolitical landscape completely changed on May 26, 1908. It was on this day that George Reynolds tapped...
Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), Cameron International Corporation (CAM): Profiting From Energy’s Technology Explosion, Part 1
Not long ago, I mentioned to Fools a couple of major technological improvements that have brought about tremendous increases in oil and gas reserve growth...
What Did Schlumberger Limited. (SLB)’s Results Say to Energy Investors?
Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB), the big enchilada of oil-field services, did more than simply kick off reporting season for this industry as last week...
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG), General Electric Company (GE) – Profiting From Energy’s Technology Explosion: Part 2
In Part 1 of this article, we focused on subsea production and dual-gradient drilling. The two technological advancements that are having a profound and...
Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), Halliburton Company (HAL), Baker Hughes Incorporated (BHI): Which Oil Services Company Is Right for You?
Now that earnings season is underway, you may notice that oftentimes similar companies will report around the same time. For example, you may notice that...
Halliburton Company (HAL) Earnings: The Key to Future Growth
Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) will release its quarterly report next Monday, and judging from the stock’s gains over the past year, investors are...
Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), Flotek Industries Inc (FTK): Three Oil-Field Services Stocks the Street Really Likes
The old adage that investors should watch stocks, not the market, obviously implies that solid names will do well regardless of the prevailing macro circumstances...
Why Schlumberger Limited. (SLB) Earnings Should Keep Pumping Higher
Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB) will release its quarterly report on Friday, capping an up-and-down quarter for the stock. With U.S. natural gas prices...
Schlumberger Limited. (SLB): Three Stocks for Big Gains in Big Energy
Making large gains in the stock market is all about buying businesses with proven management teams in enduring industries. When those businesses can be...
Halliburton Company (HAL) Moves Forward to Keep Water Clean
Oil-field services company Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) has inked an important deal with environmental solution provider Nuverra Environmental Solutions...
Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR), Halliburton Company (HAL): Are Oil-Field Service Stocks in for a Rough Quarter?
Oil-field service company Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR) recently reduced its income guidance for the second quarter. The company said it now expects...
Cameron International Corporation (CAM), Oceaneering International (OII): Three Ideal Ways to Make a Splash in Deepwater
For much of the past century, technological advances in locating and producing oil — gas was essentially a byproduct during most of that time &#...
Halliburton Company (HAL), Schlumberger Limited. (SLB): Can China Join the Fracking Game?
With the euphoria surrounding the shale gas boom in the U.S., it’s easy to forget that other countries also have vast reserves of shale gas. In...
TransCanada Corporation (USA) (TRP), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) – Obama’s Climate Plan: The Problems and the Opportunities
By now you know about President Obama’s “climate action plan,” which was unveiled on a hot Tuesday afternoon at Washington, D.C.’...
Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), Transocean LTD (RIG): How Oilfield-Services Stocks Can Bolster Your Returns
Don’t let pressured stock prices in the oilfield-services sector deter you from considering them to be good long-term holdings. Crude oil prices...
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV): Strong Sell or Top 10 Stock?
Five months ago, I laid out the argument for why National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV) is a “Top 10 Stock” for 2013 and beyond. Thus far, this...
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV), Chevron Corporation (CVX) & More: Our Uncertian Economy Can’t Crush Crude
You may have become queasy watching the market bounce around rather dramatically of late. Obviously, the impetus for those contortions includes concern...
Three Red Flags at CARBO Ceramics Inc. (CRR)
For investors looking for an unobvious investment in natural gas CARBO Ceramics Inc. (NYSE:CRR) certainly fits the bill. The company is the world’...
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV), Cameron International Corporation (CAM): Five Reasons This Oilfield Services Company Looks Solid
One of the most powerful trends in the oil and gas industry is the fundamental shift into unconventional and ultra-deepwater drilling. Exploration and...
Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), Chevron Corporation (CVX): Do You Have the Energy to Survive This Skittish Market?
Let’s head back momentarily to a time precisely five years ago. Crude prices were headed for their all-time highs near $150 a barrel, and Warren...
Halliburton Company (HAL): The Best Pick in the Oilfield Services Industry
Under normal circumstances, initiating long positions in a company nearing its 52 week highs is not recommended. But if the company presents solid growth...
Geospace Technologies Corp (GEOS), Schlumberger Limited. (SLB): Your Seismic Investment Primer
Take away the discovery and monitoring of energy reservoirs made possible by seismic surveys, and none of us would currently be considering investments...
Halliburton Company (HAL), Schlumberger Limited. (SLB), National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV): Which Oil Play Is the Best Bet for Profits?
The International Energy Agency expects oil demand to increase by a mere 0.9% this year. European demand and growth have been meager at best, while the...
CARBO Ceramics Inc. (CRR), Schlumberger Limited. (SLB): Will This Management Team Prop Up Your Portfolio?
If you were to make a list of the most important factors of an investment decision, chances are you’d point to things such as the balance sheet,...
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV), Schlumberger Limited. (SLB): Five Reasons to Hold On to This Energy Company
11% of the S&P 500’s value is derived from energy stocks. I have the same amount of my retirement portfolio allocated toward the energy sector as...
