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US Shale Plays: Separate and Unequal
The April 25, 2015, issue of Energy & Income Advisor explored a critical question for investors at a time when the market had fixated on near-term movements in oil prices: “What would the North American...
North American Oil-Field Services: Near-Term and Longer-Term Outlook
Oil and gas service and equipment providers must contend with another year of massive capital expenditure cuts, the most extreme of which will occur in the US onshore market. The independent exploration and production companies...
3 Reasons to Be Skeptical of Near-Term Rallies in Oil Prices
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil has ranged between $43 and $53 per barrel in 2015, down sharply from its high of more than $107 per barrel last July. The commodity currently trades toward the...
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Update – Summer Volatility: Oil, Gas and our Top E&P Recommendations
Front-month natural gas prices have endured a significant decline since late June and that’s hit shares of our favorite producers. Meanwhile, there’s been significant market...
Hess Corp and Chevron Merge: Our Thoughts
EIA Actively Managed Portfolio recommendation Hess Corp (NYSE: HES) has now officially merged with Chevron Corp (NYSE: CVX). As a result, our 40 shares of...
Natural Gas: A Summer Buying Opportunity
The front-month futures price of natural gas is down from over $4.50/MMBtu back in early March to under $3.25/MMBtu today. And, on a shorter-term basis,...
Sell Occidental, Buy Permian Resources
Last year, the value trade in energy was natural gas. NYMEX natural gas prices averaged around $2.27/MMBtu and front-month gas prices dipped well below $2.00...