Selling ConocoPhillips on increased Russian oil refinery production
My baseline assumption is that Russia will cheat on its promises to cut oil production whenever and wherever it can. The country is crushed between the need for more oil revenue to finance the war in Ukraine and falling oil prices. The one way out of that dilemma is...
OPEC+ carries through on yesterday’s leaks and cuts oil production; oil and oil stocks continue rally
Today, Wednesday, October 5, OPEC and its allies, including Russia, approved a two million barrel-a-day cut in oil production. This is the largest cut in production since the onset of the pandemic. Here’s the key paragraph in the OPEC+ statement: “Adjust...
Higher production and lower capital spending–that’s the picture from U.S. oil shale producers
The earnings reports from U.S. oil shale producers are painting a very uniform picture so far: Production was up in the second quarter; capital spending budgets will be reduced for the remainder of 2017; and despite those capital spending cuts production is expected...ExxonMobil buys U.S. natural gas for $31 billion–I told you this was a big trend
ExxonMobil (XOM) will buy XTO Energy (XTO) for $31 billion in stock. (ExxonMobil will also assume $10 billion in XTO Energy debt.) This acquisition is just the latest example of a shift among the international energy majors from exploration and development for oil in...The return of the oil shortage–around 2015–and why the industry's logical decisions now will make it worse
Devonshire Energy’s decision to sell its expensive to develop deepwater assets in the Gulf of Mexico in order to concentrate on its onshore natural gas reserves makes perfect sense. For that company. For the oil industry and for the global economy picture, though,...Sell ExxonMobil (XOM)
When I added ExxonMobil (XOM) to Jubak’s Picks on December 23, 2008, I thought it was a reasonable way to balance risk and reward. The stock was a good way to reach for some upside return in case the global economy—and oil prices—rebounded more quickly than I expected...Natural gas pains: What's a value investor to buy?
Some company will eventually make a killing from today’s collapse in natural gas prices. But when? And which company? Value investors usually only need to identify a bargain and then hang on until the rest of the stock market catches up with their thinking. But the...Jim’s Daily Email Alerts:
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