U.S. Shale Boom Shows Signs of Peaking as Big Oil Wells Disappear

HOUSTON—The boom in oil production that over the last decade made the U.S. the world’s largest producer is waning, suggesting the era of shale growth is nearing its peak. Frackers are hitting fewer bi...

An Offshore Oil Rebound Is Under Way. It’s Lifting These Stocks.

Text size Spending on offshore oil drilling is expected to rise in coming years. Carina Johansen/Bloomberg Offshore oil drilling has been growing slowly in recent years as energy companies have hesita...

CrowdStrike, Stitch Fix, Tesla, Occidental, SoundHound, and More Market Movers

Text size CrowdStrike’s outlook for the fiscal first quarter and year was higher than analysts’ estimates. Dreamstime Stock futures edged higher Wednesday following a session in which stocks sold off ...

Bitcoin Mining Green Energy Properties Continue to Improve

The environmental, social, and governance (ESG) properties of Bitcoin mining continue to get better, according to recent findings. However, that doesn’t stop mainstream media from telling people that ...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway boosts its stake in Occidental Petroleum

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway increased its stake in Occidental Petroleum Corp. in recent days. Berkshire bought about 5.8 million shares of Occidental in a series of purchases Friday, Monday an...

Berkshire Buys More Occidental | Barron’s

Berkshire Hathaway bought almost 6 million shares of Occidental Petroleum in recent days, bringing its stake in the big energy company to 200.2 million shares worth $12.2 billion, according to a filin...

America is more energy independent than ever

A recent Citibank research note got my attention. “Total gross crude and other liquid exports hit a record of 11.128 million barrels per day, more than the total output of either Russia or Saudi Arabi...

Daniel Yergin Talks CERAWeek, Energy Security And The Energy Transition

S&P Global Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin listens during CERAWeek, an international energy conference, … [+] in Houston, Texas, on March 6, 2023. (Photo by Mark Felix / AFP) (Photo by MARK FELI...

European companies showing ‘surprise resilience’ — and better value than the U.S.

A trader works as a screen displays the trading information for BlackRock on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, October 14, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters LONDON — Eur...

Bitcoin Mining Firm TeraWulf Utilizes Nuclear Energy in Pennsylvania

10 seconds ago | 2 mins read Bitcoin News The plant with a hash rate capable of 1.0 EH/s, is currently running on 100% nuclear energy.  Almost 8,000 miners are employed by the mining company. Bitcoin’...

20 income-building stocks that numbers say may become elite Dividend Aristocrats

Back in January, we took a deep look into three groups of Dividend Aristocrat stocks to show which ones had increased their payouts most significantly over the past five years. Now it is time for a fo...

SLB Rolls Out Cement Alternative At CERA Week

Cement being poured by a cement truck. getty As the annual CERAWeek conference kicked off Monday morning, international energy service technology company SLB (formerly Schlumberger) made news with an ...

Why the stock-market rally can keep going, says Morgan Stanley strategist who only recently warned of a death zone

On the heels of last week’s losing-streak breaking rally, investors look headed for the sidelines on Monday. Apart from an underwhelming growth forecast from China over the weekend that’s knocking oil...

Vistra buying Energy Harbor Corp. for $3 bln

Vistra Corp. VST, +0.56% said Monday it will pay $3 billion to acquire Energy Harbor Corp. and combine it with a new unit called Vistra Vision, a retail electricity and zero-carbon generation company....

So, You Want To Be An Energy Pundit

PARIS – APRIL 7 : (FILE PHOTO) Author Jeremy Rifkin poses in his office in Paris on April 7, 2005 in … [+] Paris, France. (Photo by Ulf Andersen/Getty Images) Getty Images In the last half...

Exxon Mobil sued over 5 nooses displayed at Louisiana facility

Exxon Mobil Corp. violated federal law for failing to take sufficient action as five hangman’s nooses were displayed at its facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the U.S. government said in a lawsuit. A...

Top Energy Stocks for March 2023

The energy stocks with the best performance over the past 12 months include Argentine firm YPF SA, refiner PBF Energy Inc., and Texas liquefied natural gas transporter GasLog Partners LP, which have a...

Plug Power stock dips on revenue miss, but execs stick with annual sales forecast as new factory ramps up

Green-energy provider Plug Power Inc. on Wednesday stuck with its full-year sales forecast, despite fourth-quarter sales missing expectations. The company — which sells renewable hydrogen fuel and fue...

Biden official responds to Buffett’s attack on opponents of stock buybacks

After Warren Buffett criticized opponents of stock buybacks over the weekend, a White House official offered a response Wednesday, suggesting the storied investor and President Joe Biden aren’t totall...

This under-the-radar renewable energy stock could rally 25%

Shares of Ormat Technologies Inc (NYSE: ORA) are trading up this morning after a UBS analyst turned bullish on the renewable energy company. Ormat stock is trading at a discount On Tuesday, Jon Windha...

London’s Energy Week Is A Lesson In Cognitive Dissonance

A climate activists from the Extinction Rebellion group.. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by … [+] JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The slogan for London’s prestigi...

Aston Martin shares surge on profitability forecast for 2023

The exterior of an Aston Martin store. Jeremy Moeller | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — British luxury carmaker Aston Martin Lagonda forecasts better profitability this year, after widening ...

The 20 worst U.S. stocks in February: the biggest loser dropped 35%

Updated with month-end prices. The euphoria of January reversed in February, with broad declines for stocks across the board as interest rates continued to rise. Bond interest rates are more attractiv...

Exxon and 6 Other Energy Picks With Earnings Upside

Energy stocks have trailed the S&P 500 this year, as earnings for most companies are expected to fall from 2022 levels. The sector is healthy but investors are less interested now that oil and nat...

Time to buy these energy stocks with over 40% upside potential, analysts say

Energy stocks outperformed last year, with the sector generally gaining 59% in a year when the S&P 500 dropped 19%. That’s serious performance, the kind that will always delight investors, and it ...

Occidental raises dividend by 38%, announces $3B share buyback program

Shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY, -0.03% fell in the after-hours session Monday after the energy company reported profit and revenue below Wall Street expectations. Occidental also announced a...

Energy Stocks ConocoPhillips and Devon See Big Insider Buys

Two energy explorers whose stocks outperformed the broader market in 2022—a monster year for the sector—are slumping this year, but insiders at both companies recently bought up shares. ConocoPhillips...

Asia’s Hunger For Energy Will Not Save Russia’s Economy

OSAKA, JAPAN – JUNE 28: (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin (L), Indian Prime Minister … [+] Narendra Modi (C) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) pose for a group photo prior t...

What’s next for stocks as investors realize Fed’s inflation fight won’t end soon

The stock market is ending February on a decidedly wobbly note, raising doubts about the durability of an early 2023 rally. Blame stronger-than-expected economic data and hotter-than-expected inflatio...

Covid Likely Originated From Lab Leak, Energy Department Reportedly Finds—But Biden Aide Says There’s No ‘Definitive Answer’

Topline The U.S. Energy Department has concluded that the Covid-19 pandemic was most likely caused by a laboratory leak, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, though National Security Advisor Jake ...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is the largest investor in these 8 stocks 

As 2022 wrapped, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway was the largest shareholder of eight stocks that include traditional oil companies and financial-services giants. “Berkshire now enjoys major owner...