Frackers Say Bottlenecks Impede Output Boost as Oil Prices Soar

American shale drillers say there are limits to how much and how quickly they can boost shaky oil supplies following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, cautioning that supply-chain issues, investors wary o...

12 stocks in clean energy, fossil fuels and uranium expected to keep soaring — up to 79% from here

The tragedy in Ukraine is having an economic effect on people all over the world as energy prices rise and other supply sources are disrupted. For investors, the day-to-day action is unpredictable. Bu...

OPEC: There’s ‘no capacity’ to replace Russia’s 7 million barrels of oil per day

“ “There is no capacity in the world that could replace 7 million barrels per day.”” That was OPEC Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo talking to reporters about potential bans on Russian oil imports ...

Occidental Petroleum Stock Spikes. 3 Reasons for the Jump.

Text size Shares of Occidental Petroleum are up nearly 90% over the past 12 months. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Occidental Petroleum stock was rising sharply Monday. There are three reasons for the mov...

Occidental Petroleum Stock Spikes. Here Are the Reasons Why.

Text size Spencer Platt/Getty Images Occidental Petroleum stock was rising sharply Monday. There are three reasons why. First, oil prices were surging Monday on supply fears as the U.S. and its allies...

Oasis Petroleum and Whiting Are Close to Merging: Report

Text size David McNew/Getty Images Oasis Petroleum and Whiting Petroleum could announce an all-stock merger early this week, The Wall Street Journal reported. A combination of the rival North Dakota s...

Oasis, Whiting Near All-Stock Merger

Oasis Petroleum Inc. and Whiting Petroleum Corp. are close to a deal to merge, according to people familiar with the matter. The all-stock tie-up between the rival North Dakota shale drillers could be...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Has $5 Billion Stake in Occidental Petroleum

Text size Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images Berkshire Hathaway owns a 9.8% stake in Occidental Petroleum worth $5.1 billion after furious buying activity in s...

‘We need to increase oil & gas output immediately,’ Elon Musk says as Ukraine crisis jolts U.S. crude to 2008 high

Elon Musk voiced an unusual stance for an electric-vehicle executive on Friday. Tesla Inc.’s TSLA, -0.12% chief executive said the U.S. needs to immediately increase production of oil and gas in a twe...

7 Stocks to Play the Rally in Natural Gas

Tankers bringing liquefied natural gas, or LNG, to the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Exports of U.S. LNG to Europe and elsewhere are expected to ramp later in the decade. Hollandse Hoogte/Shut...

Carl Icahn Slashes Stake in Occidental Petroleum

Text size These disclosures are from 13Ds filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 13Ds are filed within 10 days of an entity’s attaining more than 5% in any class of a company’s securities....

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Buys Big Block of Occidental Petroleum Stock

Text size Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks to the press as he arrives at the 2019 annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, May 4, 2019. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images Berkshi...

Does Lukoil Use Russian Oil? Americans Are Boycotting Gas Stations.

Text size A petrol tanker delivers fuel stores to a Lukoil gas station. Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg First, it was vodka. Now it’s gas stations. Americans are calling for the boycott of some of Russia’s bes...

As BP Exits Russia, Other Oil Companies Face Risks Too

Text size Shell has a big stake in a Russian liquefied natural gas project. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Oil companies haven’t been this financially strong in decades. They also haven’t been as politi...

BP to Exit 20% Stake in Russia’s Rosneft

Russia’s aggressions in Ukraine prompted reactions from companies such as BP and United Parcel Service as well as Norway’s sovereign wealth fund as the world continues to raise pressure on President V...

Look to the Energy Patch for a Dividend Bonanza. Devon Energy and Pioneer Natural Resources Look Good.

What was already going to be a challenging year for investors was further disrupted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But in a market that has been lacking in certainty, income investors may want to ta...

Oil Is Surging. Why Oil Stocks Are Down.

Text size Oil prices are higher, but concerns about economic growth are weighing on oil stocks. Mario Tama/Getty Images Oil prices soared on Thursday after Russia invaded Ukraine. But oil stocks were ...

Moderna, Alibaba, Coinbase, Home Depot, Etsy, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week

Text size Uncredited U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed for Presidents Day on Monday. Fourth-quarter earning season resumes when Wall Street returns, with results from Agilent Technologies , H...

Moderna, Alibaba, Coinbase, Home Depot, Etsy, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week

U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed for Presidents Day on Monday. Fourth-quarter earning season resumes when Wall Street returns, with results from Agilent Technologies, Home Depot, and Medtron...

How Oil Could Hit $150. It’s Not Just About Russia.

Text size West Texas intermediate crude oil was trading near $94 a barrel on Monday. Spencer Platt/Getty Images By one measure, oil prices could rise to $150 a barrel this year, which would be the hig...

Oil is the hottest sector, and Wall Street analysts see upside of up to 48% for favored stocks

Energy is the best-performing stock-market sector this year. Given today’s strong economic growth and inflation, many believe oil prices could remain at current levels for years or maybe even move hig...

Exxon Stock Has Surged. A Big Investor Sold $120 Million of Shares.

Text size Exxon Mobil shares have surged with the rise in oil prices. Director Jeff Ubben’s Inclusive Capital Partners recently sold $120 million of the energy giant’s stock. Spencer Platt/Getty Image...

BP Posts Bumper Profit and New Round of Buybacks

Text size BP Exploration Alaska headquarters Getty Images Surging oil and gas prices last year helped BP post its highest profit since 2012, allowing the company to reduce debt and announce more share...

ConocoPhillips, CME Group and Others Boosted Dividends

Energy exploration and production giant ConocoPhillips (ticker: COP) said it will pay an ordinary dividend of 46 cents a share and a second-quarter variable return of cash of 30 cents a share. That’s ...

Exxon Remakes Corporate Structure Ahead of Tuesday Earnings

Text size Exxon Mobil is moving its headquarters. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Exxon Mobil is remaking its corporate structure, elevating its low-carbon operations to its own division, and even moving i...

With Chevron Stock Near Record Highs, Analysts Are Divided

Text size A Chevron petroleum storage tank in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The oil giant missed analysts’ earnings estimates when it reported fourth-quarter results on Friday. Joe Raedle/Getty Images C...

U.S. Stock Futures Poised for Lower Open on Monday

Stocks are poised to open lower on Monday. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Text size Here’s what you need to know to navigate the markets today. • U.S. stocks are set to open Monday slightly down. On Sunday n...

‘No one is above the law’: Oil tycoon tried to stiff his ex-wife in a bitter divorce — now he’s going to prison for tax evasion

Todd Kozel made his riches in the oil fields of Kurdistan and now will have to pay the price. The once-jet-setting co-founder and chief executive of Gulf Keystone Petroleum is headed to prison for fiv...

Comcast, Chevron, and 7 More Companies That Just Boosted Their Stock Dividends

Text size Comcast raised its dividend this week. Jeff Fusco/Getty Images for Comcast Chevron , Comcast , and Kimberly-Clark were among the many U.S. companies that declared dividend increases this wee...

5 Energy Stocks Poised for Cash Gains

Text size Mario Tama/Getty Images Oil companies have just begun reporting fourth-quarter earnings, and analysts expect many of them to show large increases in free cash flow. Investors have been parti...

Wall Street: $100 Oil Might Just Be the Beginning

Text size The big question now for oil is where the U.S. dollar goes. Oil is priced in dollars and a strong dollar tends to hurt oil prices. Mario Tama/Getty Images A bet on $100 oil has gone from a l...