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2 Energy Themes for 2012 and Beyond The energy landscape is changing, and these themes are major future drivers of energy stock prices. |
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July 27, 2007
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Varco's Very Valuable The drilling equipment maker's top line soared 44% year over year on the back of incredibly strong demand for rigs, particularly in international offshore markets. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2011
David Lee Smith |
Yet Another Strong National Oilwell Varco Quarter National Oilwell Varco has added a dozen pennies to the analysts' forecasts. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2009
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Don't Let Your Portfolio Get Drilled With the rig count falling like a rock, be careful of the contract drillers right now. |
The Motley Fool
May 27, 2008
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Don't Go With the Flotek This is far from the best catch in the oil patch. |
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May 1, 2008
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National Oilwell Rigs Up Another Winner Just when it seemed the outlook couldn't get any brighter for National Oilwell Varco, these rig renaissance men offer up another reason to rejoice. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2010
Toby Shute |
2 Key Trends in Onshore Drilling Have you spotted both of these big-picture developments? |
The Motley Fool
July 24, 2008
Toby Shute |
Precision: Why This Driller's Different Perhaps the most important point made by Precision Drilling Trust during its conference call had nothing to do with margins or growth rates. It had to do with its people. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2011
David Lee Smith |
As Crude Rises, Don't Ignore This Oilfield Powerhouse Take a look at the differing treatment received by Baker Hughes and National Oilwell Varco after the two companies released results for their first quarters of 2011. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2011
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Why I'm Buying More of This Oil-Field Juggernaut This month's Rising Stars buy is National Oilwell Varco. |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Baker Hughes Not Half-Baked Strong energy prices mean strong drilling activity. Strong drilling activity means growth for the No. 3 player in oil and gas services. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2010
Toby Shute |
An Energy Equipment Baron Breaks Out The oil equipment giant's backlog appears to be done taking a beating. |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2011
Paul Chi |
Another Way to Play the Shales This company is benefiting from increased horizontal drilling. |
The Motley Fool
August 28, 2008
Toby Shute |
A Gusher of a Quarter for Layne Drilling specialist Layne Christensen soars on commodity strength. |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2009
Toby Shute |
National Oilwell Taken Down a Notch The oilfield supplier's backlog gets slugged again. |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2007
Toby Shute |
Foolish Forecast: National Oilwell Varco's Virtues In advance of third-quarter earnings reports, analysts are expecting oil drilling equipment maker National Oilwell Varco to continue to grow. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2011
Isac Simon |
This Oil Stock Is a Screaming Buy Halliburton is a major player in this space whose stock has plunged a whopping 43% since July 25 this year compared to the S&P's 14% decline. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Baker Hughes Gets Toasted Strong energy production activity continues to fuel strong earnings growth. Investors, it may not be time to sell, but caution is certainly the word of the day here -- particularly for those of you who are sitting on nice gains. |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2009
Toby Shute |
Forget About the Rig Count This new index could be a more valuable tool for oil and gas investors. Rig efficiency, rather than the absolute number of rigs in action, is the key driver of natural gas production today. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2009
David Lee Smith |
Baker Hughes CEO Talks Energy While North America languishes, Baker Hughes makes hay elsewhere. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2008
Toby Shute |
NOV's Star Keeps Shining Dominant rig manufacturer National Oilwell Varco continues to rig up big profits. |
The Motley Fool
January 7, 2009
Toby Shute |
Here Comes the Oil-Services Slump With crude oil down to the low $40s, even the most sought-after rigs may see their going rates ratcheted down before long. |
The Motley Fool
August 1, 2008
Toby Shute |
The Killer Among Drillers This technological leader has one of the very best rigs when it comes to directional and horizontal drilling. Helmerich & Payne is the driller to retain. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2011
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Rising Star Buy: A Basket of Energy Stocks These industry heavyweights provide great exposure to various segments of the oil industry: Petrobras... Schlumberger... Diamond Offshore Drilling... El Paso... |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Oilfield Services' Tough Taskmasters In the energy services sector, these companies have been hit hard by Wall Street, despite turning in reports showing strong growth and upward trends: Schlumberger... Oceaneering International... Flotek... Cameron International... |
The Motley Fool
May 9, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Transocean's Rig Gig As the major player in offshore drilling, Transocean is living in the confluence of some major present-day trends. High day rates for drilling platforms should lead to a few years of solid profitability. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2011
Jordan DiPietro |
Rising Star Buy: National Oilwell Varco This stock is too cheap to pass up. |
The Motley Fool
May 27, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Pioneer Drills Down, Strikes Money In the wake of higher energy prices, the market for drilling has gotten hot. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2010
Toby Shute |
National Oilwell Twiddles Its Thumbs And so we wait for the rig orders to resume. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2007
Toby Shute |
Rowan Up Cash Creek Rowan Companies doesn't fit into a neat little box like some oil and gas drilling firms, and for that reason it may be a little misunderstood. Category confusions aside, there's no miscategorizing the company's latest quarter as anything short of a cash convention. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2009
David Lee Smith |
Haliburton Slides, but Will It Last? Despite Halliburton's soft quarter, oilfield service could be a place to put your shekels. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Where to, Weatherford? Strong margins and growing international opportunities are a definite draw for investors in this drilling company. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2008
Toby Shute |
Don't Pity Patterson In its most recent investor conference call, the company pretty convincingly challenged some misperceptions. In actuality, it's performance is way beyond passable. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Success for the Other HP Good customer service and modern rigs help contract drilling company Helmerich & Payne stand apart. Second-quarter results were quite good for the driller. |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2007
Robert Aronen |
I Love Deepwater Drillers Investors' heart's should be a-flutter for the leaders in oil patch technology. As basic economics would suggest, limited supply and strong demand has caused prices to increase. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
The Push and Pull on Helmerich & Payne Finding the point of balance between a high-quality land driller and a volatile market. Investors may still have the chance to reap profits from this quality player. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2009
Toby Shute |
Dodge These Drillers for Now Not only are their business conditions deteriorating -- the pace of decay is accelerating. |
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2006
Matt Koppenheffer |
Drill Deeper Than Big Oil The Gulf find could jack up profits for oil rig equipment manufacturers. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 1, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
BJ Thrives on Pressure So long as demand for drilling stays strong, so too will demand for BJ's pressure pumping services. While I wouldn't plan on holding this cyclical company for the long haul, near-term earnings power and interest in the energy markets could still make for further gains. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2007
Toby Shute |
Gray Skies Over Grey Wolf? Land drilling rates are softening, but this operator is well positioned to benefit from any shakeout. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2007
Toby Shute |
Unit's Still Unique The oil and gas company is back on its feet after last quarter's disappointing outing. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
HP Drills For Dollars Helmerich & Payne may have missed earnings estimates, but the land-based drilling market is still hot. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2007
Toby Shute |
Unit Corp. Measures Up Investors, here are three reasons why this company can weather land-drilling weakness. Although you could likely find a better entry price at some future moment of extreme pessimism, the shares are still pretty cheap today. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Lots of Riches and Little Pain at Helmerich & Payne Exceptional demand for drilling rigs is letting H&P mint money. Investors, if you're showing up late to this party, just be careful. The market has a nasty habit of anticipating cyclical peaks before they actually happen. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
The Math Behind BJ Services The equation of higher energy prices plus higher drilling activity equals strong profit growth for the pressure pumper. Though stock price has probably outstripped long-term value, a hot market could continue to propel them further. |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2008
Will Frankenhoff |
Transocean's Profit Well Hasn't Run Dry The significant demand for Transocean's services gives the company leverage to increase pricing. |
The Motley Fool
March 6, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Get Jacked Up About Rowan? Recent stock price action notwithstanding, the market for jack-up oil drilling rigs is very tight. A recovery and possibly second bull run in drilling stocks should certainly boost Rowan again. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Can You Dig It, Exxon? ExxonMobil is the operator on the world's longest measured depth extended-reach well. But what does it mean for investors? |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2010
Toby Shute |
This Company Will Win the Shale Race During the deepwater pause, NOV's shale strength comes to the fore. |
