Integrated Oil & Gas

Oppenheimer is out with a report today which reveals that Marathon Oil's (NYSE: MRO) Q4 earnings are above prior estimates. MRO's adjusted income is $780 million, or $1.09 per share, which is $0.12 above the estimate. According to the report, Q4 earnings benefited from higher oil and gas...

London-based BP (BP) announced today that it will resume paying a quarterly dividend as the oil giant reported a 30% pop in quarterly profit. The stock edged higher in midday trading. BP, which suspended payouts in June 2010 following the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, announced a quarterly...

InterOil Corporation (NYSE: IOC) announced that InterOil and Liquid Niugini Gas Ltd., its joint-venture liquefied natural gas project company with Pacific LNG Operations Ltd., have signed a Project Funding and Construction Agreement and a Shareholder Agreement with Energy World Corporation Ltd....

The Board of Directors of Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) today declared a quarterly dividend on the Common Stock of Murphy Oil Corporation of $0.275 per share, or $1.10 per share on an annualized basis. The dividend is payable March 1, 2011 to holders of record February 15, 2011.

Sikorsky Aerospace Services today delivered the second UH-60 aircraft that has undergone "A-A" to "L" recapitalization for use by the U.S. Customs & Border Protection Agency. Distinguished as the fifth helicopter off the original BLACK HAWK helicopter production line, this fully upgraded UH-...

Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) announced today that a subsidiary of the Company has entered into a 950-day drilling contract with Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) for ENSCO 7500, a 5th generation ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling rig that has operated for more than 10 years in the...

Markets rose to fresh new highs as positive economic data and strong earnings results from energy stocks led the rally.   The Dow closed above the 12,000 mark for the first time since June 2008 thanks to strong gains by Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), Alcoa (NYSE:AA)  and Pfizer (NYSE:PFE). The blue-chip...

Markets rose to fresh new highs as positive economic data and strong earnings results from energy stocks led the rally.   The Dow closed above the 12,000 mark for the first time since June 2008 thanks to strong gains by Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), Alcoa (NYSE:AA)  and Pfizer (NYSE:PFE). The blue-chip...

State-run utility behemoth Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEP) in the fourth quarter of 2010 recorded net operating profit of KRW98 billion (USD$87.4 million), compared to net operating loss of KRW649 billion (USD$578.6 million) in the fourth quarter of 2009. This was primarily due to an...

State-run utility behemoth Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEP) in the fourth quarter of 2010 recorded net operating profit of KRW98 billion (USD$87.4 million), compared to net operating loss of KRW649 billion (USD$578.6 million) in the fourth quarter of 2009. This was primarily due to an...

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXS) fell 7.52% today, and closed at $11.48. In the semiconductor space, Novellus Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVLS) gained 5.74%, and closed at $38.14. Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bear 3x Shares (ETF) (NYSE: EDZ) dropped 7.34%, and closed at $20.83...

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXL) jumped 7.24% on Tuesday, as Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) gained 4.98%. Novellus Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVLS) spiked 5.74%, and Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) added 3.21%. Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares(ETF) (...

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