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Jefferies Has Buy Rating On ENSCO PLC (ESV)
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 8:55am | 127Jefferies & Co. has a Buy rating on ENSCO PLC (NYSE: ESV). In a note sent to investors, Jefferies writes, "One of the more notable takeaways from the HERO and ESV fleet status reports were the multiple 6-month extensions issued by Chevron (CVX, $88.01, NC). Specifically, the Hercules 120 (120...
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Anadarko Petroleum and Transocean Mentioned In BP Suit (APC, RIG , BP)
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 3:32pm | 44Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) and Transocean (NYSE: RIG) are falling in sympathy to the government suit against BP (NYSE: BP).
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S&P Upgraded Outlook on Loews - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 12:30pm | 624Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) upgraded the outlook on Loews Corporation (L) to "positive" from "stable". The rating agency also affirmed the investment-grade counterparty credit rating of “A”. Based on Loews' strength of cash flows coupled with solid earnings to service debt...
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S&P Upgraded Outlook on Loews - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 12:00pm | 624Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) upgraded the outlook on Loews Corporation (L) to "positive" from "stable". The rating agency also affirmed the investment-grade counterparty credit rating of “A”. Based on Loews' strength of cash flows coupled with solid earnings to service debt...
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Options Brief: Rowan Companies (RDC)
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 11:14am | 82Shares of Rowan Companies (NYSE: RDC) are higher on the session by 0.66%, trading at $33.80. Overall call volume is now running at 3.81x the daily average, with 0% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,951 contracts have traded on the session so far. Rowan Companies, Inc. is a...
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Pride International, Inc. to Construct Additional Deepwater Drillship (PDE)
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 8:47am | 343Pride International (NYSE: PDE) today announced that the company has reached agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries, Ltd. (SHI) for the construction of a fifth ultra-deepwater drillship, further expanding the company's ultra-deepwater fleet size and drilling capabilities. Consistent with the...
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The Final 3rd Quarter Numbers - Earnings Trends
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 5:03pm | 4874Key Points: 3Q Earnings season done, final results in this issue; will focus on 4Q next week. Strong earnings season, with a median EPS surprise of 5.00%, and a 3.78 surprise ratio. While those numbers are down from earlier in the reporting season, they are still very good. Total of 359 positive...
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Rowan Appoints Suzanne P. Nimocks as Director
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 5:00pm | 75Rowan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: RDC) announces the appointment of Suzanne P. Nimocks to its Board of Directors as of today. Ms. Nimocks recently retired from McKinsey & Company, Inc., a global management consulting firm, where she served as a director (senior partner) from June 1999 to March 2010...
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U.S. Rig Count Increases by 10 - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 11:00am | 896In its weekly release, Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI) reported a rise in the U.S. rig count (number of rigs searching for oil and gas in the country), primarily reflecting an increase in the land rig count. The Baker Hughes rig count, issued since 1944, acts as...
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U.S. Rig Count Increases by 10 - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 10:37am | 896In its weekly release, Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI) reported a rise in the U.S. rig count (number of rigs searching for oil and gas in the country), primarily reflecting an increase in the land rig count. The Baker Hughes rig count, issued since 1944, acts as...
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The Final 3rd Quarter Numbers - Earnings Trends
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 1:00am | 4874Key Points: 3Q Earnings season done, final results in this issue; will focus on 4Q next week. Strong earnings season, with a median EPS surprise of 5.00%, and a 3.78 surprise ratio. While those numbers are down from earlier in the reporting season, they are still very good. Total of 359 positive...
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Bronco Drilling Comp. Trading Higher Today
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:18pm | 27Bronco Drilling Comp. (NASDAQ: BRNC) is trading higher today. At last check, BRNC was trading at $5.89, up 4.99% from yesterday.
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John Lindsay Named as Executive VP, COO of Helmerich & Payne
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 10:23am | 33The Company announced yesterday that, effective December 7, 2010, Mr. John Lindsay was named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE: HP).
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Energy Stocks to Watch :( OTCBB: AAPH), (OTCBB: COUGF), (NYSE:XOM), (NASDAQ:PTEN), (AMEX:KOG)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 3:29pm | 1587Crude Oil Jan 11(NY Mercantile: CLF11.NYM )- Days trading range - $87.00 - $90.76 Point Roberts, WA –December 7, 2010 (Investorideas.com Newswire) - InvestorIdeas.com, leader in sector research for investors, including energy stocks, reports on recent news and trading for December 7th , featuring...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (ACGY, CKEC, NBR, BF-B)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 2:54pm | 132Acergy SA (NASDAQ: ACGY) was downgraded by Societe Generale from "buy" to "hold." ACGY's stock closed at $22.68 yesterday. Acergy's quarterly revenue dropped 11.30% y/y. Carmike Cinemas Inc (NASDAQ: CKEC) was downgraded by Merriman from "buy" to “neutral." CKEC's shares closed at $9.45 yesterday....