Are Refining Stocks Headed for Tough Times?
Bob Chandler, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 18, 9:26AM CDT
Are tough times ahead for refiners? Recent share price advances for industry participants like Tesoro Corporation , Valero Energy , and Marathon Petroleum seems to suggest things are just fine. Investors may want to be cautious, however. There...
Valero Energy Partners LP Declares Quarterly Cash Distribution
PR Newswire - Thu Apr 17, 10:49AM CDT
The Board of Directors of Valero Energy Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Valero Energy Partners LP (NYSE: VLP), has approved the partnership's first quarter 2014 cash distribution of $0.2125 per unit, which is equal to the minimum quarterly distribution per unit, or $0.85 per unit annually. The distribution is payable on May 14, 2014 to unitholders of record at the close of business on May 1, 2014.
After Yesterday's Rally of 4.42% Shares Could Potentially Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Apr 16, 4:01PM CDT
Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $53.41 to a high of $55.94. Yesterday, the shares gained 4.4%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $53.69 on volume of 9.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Watch for Valero Energy to Potentially Pullback After Gaining 4.42% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Apr 16, 4:01PM CDT
Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $53.41 to a high of $55.94. Yesterday, the shares gained 4.4%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $53.69 on volume of 9.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Valero Energy Partners to Announce First Quarter 2014 Earnings Results on May 14, 2014
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 15, 3:15PM CDT
Valero Energy Partners LP (NYSE:VLP) today announced that it will host a conference call on May 14, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. CT to discuss first quarter earnings results, which will be released earlier that day, and provide an update on partnership operations.
Watch for Shares of Valero Energy (VLO) to Approach Resistance at $52.85
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Apr 15, 10:15AM CDT
Shares of Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) have bullishly opened above the pivot of $51.88 today and have reached the first resistance level of $52.45. Should the shares continue to rise, the resistance pivots of $52.85 and $53.82 will be of interest.
For Valero and HollyFrontier, the Gravy Train Continues
Joshua Bondy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 14, 12:35PM CDT
Buying low and selling high is the age-old mantra of capitalism, and the U.S. oil industry has really taken it to heart. America's WTI oil is cheap and Europe's Brent oil is expensive, giving U.S. refiners the golden key to lucrative export markets....
Falling Earnings Estimates Signal Weakness Ahead for McDermott International (MDR) - Tale of the Tape
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Apr 14, 7:49AM CDT
McDermott International (MDR) has witnessed a significant price decline in the past four weeks, and it has seen negative earnings estimate revisions for the current quarter as well as the current year.
What Makes Amyris (AMRS) a Strong Sell? - Tale of the Tape
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Apr 14, 7:44AM CDT
Amyris (AMRS) has witnessed a significant price decline in the past four weeks, and it has seen negative earnings estimate revisions for the current year.
Valero Energy Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 1.87%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Apr 11, 5:14PM CDT
Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $50.61 to a high of $52.32. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.9%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $50.92 on volume of 5.7 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Rebound in Shares of Valero Energy After 1.87% Loss
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Apr 11, 5:13PM CDT
Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $50.61 to a high of $52.32. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.9%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $50.92 on volume of 5.7 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Will the Spread Between WTI and Brent Crude Continue to Narrow?
Varun Chandan, Arora, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 10, 1:54PM CDT
The spread between WTI and Brent crude narrowed to around $4 per barrel this week, which is the smallest gap in nearly seven months. With oil stocks at Cushing still low and a possible recovery in exports from Libya, the spread could narrow even...
Refiners' Shares Up; Summer Gas Prices Seen Falling
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 09, 12:35PM CDT
A road trip to the beach or mountains is going to be slightly easier on the wallet this year as gas prices are expected to be lower than last year. During the busy vacation driving season of April through September, regular gasoline prices are...
When It Comes to Oil, Bigger Isn't Always Better
Joshua Bondy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 09, 9:58AM CDT
The big oil model has worked for decades. By combining upstream, midstream, and downstream assets these companies can bring big fields online and produce steady cash flows. Now that oil is getting difficult to find and big fields like Kashagan are...
More Rule-Skirting Crude Facilities on Tap
Reuben Brewer, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 09, 9:05AM CDT
You can't export crude oil from the United States, a relic of the 1970's oil crisis. However, you can export crude oil that's been processed, even if it's just a little bit processed. That's a bandwagon that Kinder Morgan Energy Partners has...
Charity Initiatives, Upcoming Investor's Events, and Stock Price Updates - Analyst Notes on Valero, Vale, Phillips 66, Rio Tinto, and Kinder Morgan
PR Newswire - Wed Apr 09, 7:00AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO), Vale SA (NYSE: VALE), Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX), Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO), and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (NYSE: KMP). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.AnalystsReview.com/register
Ahead of Upcoming Earnings Reports, Investors Alerted to Ground-Breaking Study Linking Stock Price and HR Metrics
M2 - Wed Apr 09, 6:19AM CDT
The Human Capital Management Institute (HCMI), an industry leader in advanced workforce analytics solutions and predictive human capital management metrics, recently released a study (http://hcminst.com/linking-human-capital-to-business-performance) demonstrating the impact of human capital metrics on a company's stock price and continues to challenge the exclusion of human capital data in traditional public company reporting.
Looking at the Global Energy Industry in 2014
M2 - Wed Apr 09, 5:18AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/lvj6q5/looking_at_the) has announced the addition of the "Looking at the Global Energy Industry" report to their offering. The global energy industry has explored many options to meet the growing energy needs of industrialized economies wherein production demands are to be met with supply of power from varied energy resources worldwide. There has been a clearer realization of the finite nature of oil resources and the ever higher pushing demand for energy. The world has yet to stabilize on the complex geopolitical undercurrents which influence the oil and gas production as well as supply strategies globally. The limitation on refinery capacities, heavy crude processing, aging number of offshore rigs, new environmental regulations, blockbuster profits/cash reserves for oil companies, technology hopes are resulting in the below mentioned: - Significant investments in conventional and unconventional energy sources (wind turbine energy revenue up is up 25% and non-hydro renewable technologies on track to be six percent of the world's power generation by 2030); - New equity investors; - Larger integration/consolidation of the day-to-day business of upstream companies, as well as those seeking to gain access to a specific area. Key Topics Covered: A. Executive Summary B. Global Energy Industry C. Revenue Returns on Global Energy Markets D. Global Energy Demand & Supply Dynamics E. Looking at the Global Energy Crisis F. World Energy Map Analysis G. World Oil Trade H. Electricity Trade I. Natural Gas as an Energy Source J. Oldest Energy Source - Coal K. Energy form the Atoms - Nuclear Energy L. Fukushima Nuclear Accident of 2011 M. Clean Energy Resources N. Checkpoints to Energy Growth O. Resultant Environmental Concern - Global Warming P. The Greenhouse Effect - Global Energy's Fallout? Q. Global Energy Market - Future Outlook R. Leading Market Players Companies Mentioned - BC Hydro - BHP Billiton - BP plc - British Energy plc - Centrica plc - Chevron Corp. - ConocoPhillips - Consol Energy Inc. - E.On AG - Electricite de France - ENEL SpA - ENI SpA - ExxonMobil Corp. - Gaz de France - Gazprom OAO - Kinder Morgan Energy LP - LUKoil - Marathon Oil - Norsk Hydro AS - Occidental Petroleum - Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. - Petrobras Brasileiro - Petrochina Co. Ltd. - Repsol YPF SA - Royal Dutch Shell plc - Statoil ASA - Total SA - TXU Corp. - Valero Energy Corp. - Xcel Energy For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/lv...ing_at_the
Triangle Petroleum Provides Q4, FY14 Update - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Apr 08, 5:58PM CDT
Triangle Petroleum Corporation has issued an update on fiscal 2014 and fourth-quarter fiscal 2014, both of which end on Jan 31, 2014.
Shell's Majnoon Success Prompts First Shipment - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Apr 08, 3:00PM CDT
Royal Dutch Shell plc reported that it has exported yield from the Majnoon oilfield, in Iraq.