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		<title>(INTC) Finding the Best Cheap Stocks to Buy</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/05/09/intc-finding-the-best-cheap-stocks-to-buy/100093</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/05/09/intc-finding-the-best-cheap-stocks-to-buy/100093#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[APA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Intel Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sprint Nextel Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mother believes shopping is a sport. If it were, there’s no doubt she would be a world champion. I’d say an Olympic gold medalist, but she lost her amateur status years ago. When my mom shops, she’s not satisfied unless she’s getting top merchandise for at least 40% off. And like a hunter who can’t wait to brag about the 12-point buck he took, my mother will tell anyone who’ll listen about the $300 sweater she got for $80. But unlike the tales of hunters and fishermen, when it comes to my mom and shopping, the big one doesn’t get away. Everyone loves a bargain. But some people are willing to work harder to get it. Investors are like shoppers. Some will stand in line to buy the latest ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMAT) Housing and Inflation in the Spotlight &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/13/amat-housing-and-inflation-in-the-spotlight-earnings-preview/91559</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/13/amat-housing-and-inflation-in-the-spotlight-earnings-preview/91559#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Avon Products Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CBS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CBS Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deere & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Devon Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DUK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Duke Energy Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[EOG]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masco Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Progress Energy Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 2/10/12 Earnings season will be still going on this next week. 422 firms are scheduled to report, and 50 of those are members of the S&#38;P 500.  By the end of the week we will be over 80% done with earnings season. Many large and significant companies will be reporting this week.  They include: Applied Materials (AMAT),  Apache (APA), CBS (CBS),  Deere (DE), Devon Energy  (DVN), Duke Energy (DUK), Masco (MAS) and Met Life (MET). It will also be a busy week for economic data.  Key reports include Retail Sales, Industrial Production, two regional “mini ISM’s,” Housing Starts and inflation &#8212; both on the Producer and the Consumer levels. Monday Nothing of particular significance. Tuesday Retail Sales are expected to jump by 0.8% after they rose a disappointing ]]></description>
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		<title>(APA) Company News for January 24, 2012 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/24/apa-company-news-for-january-24-2012-corporate-summary/90719</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apache Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Energy Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Street Finance Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Minefinders Corporation Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PAAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pan American Silver Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TWIN]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Fifth Street Finance Corp&#8217;s (NASDAQ:FSC) shares declined 5.11% to close at $10.02 after the company initiated a public sale of 10 million shares •    Share of natural-gas producer Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) gained 6.3% after the company announced it plans to further reduce dry-gas drilling activity by half and limit its gas production by about 8% due to a drop in natural-gas prices •    Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) is all set to purchase privately owned oil and gas company Cordillera Energy Partners for $2.85 billion in an all cash-and-stock deal •    Maker of marine and heavy-duty off-highway power transmission equipment, Twin Disc Inc&#8217;s (NASDAQ:TWIN) shares plummeted 18.78% to close at $32.00 after the company&#8217;s earnings figures came in short of analyst&#8217;s expectations •    Pan American Silver Corp. (NASDAQ:PAAS) will acquire Vancouver-based ]]></description>
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		<title>(XLE) Stock Market News for January 24, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/24/xle-stock-market-news-for-january-24-2012-market-news/90720</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets hovered around break-even levels on Monday as encouragement from the energy sector balanced apprehensions over Greece’s debt negotiations. With no major economic data or earnings results from any bellwether coming to forefront, benchmarks took a pause a day ahead of Apple’s results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) dropped 0.1% to close the day at 12,708.82. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) was up 0.05% and settled almost unchanged at 1,316. The Nasdaq Composite Index edged down 0.09% and finished trading for the day at 2,784.17. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index ended slightly higher at 18.67. On the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq, consolidated volumes were roughly 6.6 billion shares, almost flat compared to the daily average of 6.68 billion shares. For every couple of ]]></description>
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		<title>(FTI) FMC Technologies and Anadarko Sign Service Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/18/fti-fmc-technologies-and-anadarko-sign-service-deal/90398</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anadarko Petroleum Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oil drilling equipment maker  FMC Technologies Inc. (FTI) inked a deal with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC), whereby it will render subsea systems and life-of-field services to the latter. None of the parties disclosed the financial terms of the agreement. The Woodlands-based exploration and production company Anadarko will utilize the services for the development of the Lucius project in the Gulf of Mexico. The field is located in water depth of approximately 7,100 feet and about 275 miles to the southeast of Galveston in Keathley Canyon Block 875. Discovered in 2009, Lucius field is operated by Anadarko with a 35% interest. The co-partners in the project are Plains Exploration &#38; Production Company (PXP) (23.3%), Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) (15%), Apache Deepwater LLC, a subsidiary of Apache Corporation (APA) (11.7%), Petrobras (PBR) ]]></description>
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		<title>(APC) Anadarko Petroleum Hits Another Gas Find</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/18/apc-anadarko-petroleum-hits-another-gas-find/90382</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Independent oil and gas producer Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) made another discovery off the coast of Mozambique. This new find to a large extent substantiated the company’s projection that the Offshore Area 1 of Mozambique&#8217;s Rovuma Basin at the Lagosta prospect has 15 -30 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of recoverable natural gas. The exploration well Lagosta-2, drilled at a total depth of approximately 14,223 feet (4,335 meters), encountered about 4,813 feet (1,467 meters) of water. Anadarko has already mobilized another drillship in the area to spur exploration activity. Anadarko has been operating in Mozambique with drilling success in Lagosta and Camarão. The new find is located 4.4 miles (7 kilometers) north of the Lagosta discovery and 5.3 miles (8.5 kilometers) south of the Camarão well. The drilling well has encountered ]]></description>
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		<title>(EPD) Enterprise Products Partners and Genesis Energy Sign Pipeline Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/08/epd-enterprise-products-partners-and-genesis-energy-sign-pipeline-plan/89863</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) and Genesis Energy L.P. (GEL) have inked a construction agreement for a crude oil gathering pipeline to serve the Lucius development area in the Gulf of Mexico. Southeast Keathley Canyon Pipeline Company LLC (“SEKCO”) &#8211; a 50:50 joint venture between Enterprise and Genesis, will be the owner and responsible for the construction. Enterprise and Genesis have executed the crude oil transportation agreement with a group of six producer companies consisting of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC), Apache Corp. (APA), ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM), Eni SpA (E), Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR), and Plains Exploration &#38; Production Company (PXP). The 149-mile SEKCO pipeline, capable of carrying 115,000 barrels per day (bpd), will link the Lucius-truss spar floating production platform to an existing junction platform at South Marsh Island 205 that forms part of ]]></description>
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		<title>(FTI) FMC Technologies Gets Wheatstone Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/02/fti-fmc-technologies-gets-wheatstone-deal/87913</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FMC Technologies Inc (FTI) has entered into a design, manufacture and supply agreement with the Australian unit of Chevron Corporation (CVX). The deal will fetch FMC approximately $325 million in revenue. Per the deal, the Australian subsidiary of FMC will deliver 11 sub-sea production trees, 11 wellheads, 3 manifolds, sub-sea and topside controls and well access systems. These equipments will be utilized in Chevron’s ambitious multi-billion dollar Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. Located about 124 miles north of Onslow, off Western Australia’s Pilbara coast, the Wheatstone venture is proposed to be built with an annual output capacity of 25 million metric tons of LNG. The initial phase will see the construction of two processing units, known as trains, with a combined capacity of 8.9 million tons of LNG a ]]></description>
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		<title>(CHK) The Bakken isn’t the Only Big Shale Oil Play</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/15/chk-the-bakken-isn%e2%80%99t-the-only-big-shale-oil-play/86941</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by David Fessler, Investment U Senior Analyst Friday, November 11, 2011 A few days ago, I wrote about the incredible growth in the liquid portion of North Dakota’s Bakken formation. If you want the short version, read on. The Bakken is an oil- and natural gas-rich formation covering a 200,000 square mile area encompassing parts of Montana, North Dakota and Saskatchewan. According to an April 2008 survey by the USGS, it’s estimated to contain as much as 4.3 billion barrels of recoverable reserves. While initially drilling activity was slow and drill rigs were sparse, it eventually picked up. Rapid growth ensued starting in 2006, and continues to the present day. The reason production saw such a rapid rise was the introduction of horizontal drilling and fracking, similar to what’s fueled ]]></description>
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		<title>(PZE) Latch Onto The Next Big Shale Gas Boom</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/10/pze-latch-onto-the-next-big-shale-gas-boom/84806</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Justin Dove, Investment U Research Friday, October 7, 2011 Which country has the most shale gas reserves outside of the United States and China? Canada? Nope. Australia? Wrong again. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Argentina ranks third in recoverable shale gas reserves. Argentina has 774 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of technically recoverable shale gas resources, with more than half of that in the Neuquén Basin on the western side of the country. (Courtesy: EIA, Advanced Resources International, Inc.) Political Intervention Following the economic crisis it weathered in the early 2000s, Argentina imposed strict regulations and price controls on its oil and gas production. Since Argentina’s currency devalued incredibly in a short period of time, Argentinians couldn’t afford exported oil and gas. Thus the government put strict price ]]></description>
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		<title>(MO) U.S. Trade Deficit Much Worse than Expected</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Trade Deficit rose in June to $53.07 billion from $50.83 billion in May. The rise in the trade deficit is bad news for the economy, and the level is very dangerous. For the month it was up 4.4%, and it was worse than the $48.0 billion consensus expectation. On a year-over-year basis, the total trade deficit was up 13.2% from $46.89 billion a year ago. The trade balance has two major parts, trade in goods and trade in services. America’s problem is always on the goods side; we actually routinely have a small surplus in services. Relative to May, the goods deficit rose to $67.58 billion from $65.47 billion. That is a month-to-month increase of 3.2%. Relative to a year ago, the goods deficit was up 14.7% from $58.93 ]]></description>
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		<title>(DD) U.S. Trade Deficit Soars in May</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Trade Deficit rose in May to $50.23 billion from $43.66 billion in April. The rise in the trade deficit is bad news for the economy, and the level is very dangerous. For the month it was up 15.0%; worse than the $44.0 billion consensus expectation. On a year over year basis, the total trade deficit was up 19.1% from $42.17 billion a year ago. The trade balance has two major parts: trade in goods and trade in services. America&#8217;s problem is always on the goods side; we actually routinely have a small surplus in services. Relative to April, the goods deficit rose to $64.88 billion from $58.16 billion. That is a month to month increase of 11.6%. Relative to a year ago, the goods deficit was up 19.4% from ]]></description>
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		<title>(SOHU) Sohu Beats Estimate &#8211; Sales Soar</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/03/sohu-sohu-beats-estimate-sales-soar/80315</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading online brand and Internet portal in China, Sohu.com Inc. (SOHU) reported strong second quarter 2011 results, driven by robust revenue growth, partially offset by higher expenses. Earnings per share (EPS) of $1.10 (including stock-based compensation) increased 34.1% from 82 cents reported in the year-ago quarter. Quarterly EPS also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.06. However, EPS fell short of the company’s guided range of $1.13 to $1.18. Second quarter earnings exclude Sohu’s non-controlling interest in the online gaming company Changyou.com Ltd. (CYOU). Operating Performance Gross profit was up 35.7% year over year to $145.5 million. Gross margin on a non-GAAP basis was 73.2%, down 20 basis points (bps) from the year-ago quarter. The company’s margins were affected by the year-over-year decline in online games gross margin, which ]]></description>
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		<title>(MDR) McDermott International Secures SURF Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian unit of McDermott International Inc. (MDR) has won a deepwater offshore contract for the Macedon Gas Project in Western Australia. Per the terms of the deal, the company would be involved in engineering and construction of the project along with structural transportation and installation of subsea infrastructure. This happens to be McDermott’s first SURF (Subsea, Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines) venture in Australia. The scope of the deal includes thorough engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation and installation of a 47.7-mile long and 20-inch diameter pipeline. The company will also set up subsea umbilicals and flexible flowlines using vessels from its fleet operating in water depths up to 590.5 feet. Located in the Pilbara region, the $1.5 billion Macedon Gas Project is operated by BHP Billiton (BHP) with a 71.43% interest, ]]></description>
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		<title>(APA) Apache Hits Record at Forties</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apache Corporation (APA) announced that its development wells in the Forties field have started production at a record rate, reaping benefits from the advanced seismic technology that was applied to enhance output. As per the company, the Charlie 4-3 well’s initial production (IP) rate of 12,567 barrels of oil per day (Bbl/d) is the highest in the Forties since 1990. Prior to this, Charlie 2-2, completed in March, witnessed an IP rate of 11,876 Bbl/d. The other well, Delta 3-5, commenced production with a rate of 8,781 Bbl/d. Apache carried out 4-D or time-lapse, seismic survey over the Forties field –– single largest oil accumulation discovered in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea –– last year to improve its ability to distinguish bypassed oil accumulations in the area. ]]></description>
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		<title>(APA) Apache Secures Exploration Rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As per market sources, Apache Corporation (APA) has won oil and gas exploration rights in the vast acreage of Alaska&#8217;s Cook Inlet. The company was the sole bidder for the three-lease package offered by the Alaska Division of Oil and Gas. Apache submitted the bid at $613,690, or $70 per acre. These leases, acquired by Apache, were offered as a bundle and are subject to special conditions. These include immediate submission of a detailed drilling layout and a completed well within four years. The properties won by Apache also include a section of the Cosmopolitan field that was developed by Pioneer Natural Resources Company (PXD). Of the four lease rights held by Pioneer, it had handed over three and retained one core lease. Houston, Texas-based Apache aims to explore the ]]></description>
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		<title>(EOG) Seafox to Jackup EOG Resources Oil Venture</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/eog-seafox-to-jackup-eog-resources-oil-venture/77185</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A subsidiary of EOG Resources Inc. (EOG) has inked a contract with Seafox Contractors BV, an operating company of Netherland-based Seafox Group. The deal entitles EOG to use Seafox’ facilities and a multi-support jackup – Seafox 1 – at the Conwy field in the East Irish Sea, EOG’s maiden oil venture in the region. The Seafox Group caters to a wide range of customers and has been active in the worldwide offshore industry with primary focus on the Southern North Sea in Europe. Per the contract terms, the Dutch contractor will offer its jackup to EOG Resources United Kingdom Limited for piling work and hook-up as well as for the commissioning of an offshore structure at the Conwy field. Apart from the installation activities, Seafox 1 will be deployed at ]]></description>
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		<title>(APA) Apache Strikes Oil in Egypt</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/apa-apache-strikes-oil-in-egypt/76884</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S.energy firm Apache Corp. (APA) announced five new oil discoveries in Egypt’s Western Desert, building on the integrated energy company’s leading position in this hydrocarbon-rich area. The latest finds in the Faghur basin play – West Kalabsha-I-4, Faghur North-1X, Faghur South-1X, Huni-1X and Neith North-1X – logged a combined 189 feet of net pay of oil and gas. We believe that the exploration successes will boost Apache’s growth prospects in Egypt by adding to its already significant interests in the country. In 2010, Egypt accounted for over 20% of Apache&#8217;s oil and gas output. Year-to-date, the firm has drilled eight new discoveries in the Faghur Basin region. Additionally, drilling is underway on three wells, with plans for eight more before the end of 2011. As of now, Apache’s total volumes ]]></description>
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		<title>(MRO) Is This The Second-Coming of the Texas Oil Boom?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/16/mro-is-this-the-second-coming-of-the-texas-oil-boom/76426</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by David Fessler, Investment U Senior Analyst Wednesday, June 15, 2011 It’s been almost 50 years since Americans heard that famous line from The Ballad of Jed Clampett: “Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.“ For the rest of the world, the 20th century began on January 1, 1901. But for Texans, it started nine days later when the Spindletop well blew out drilling mud, gas and oil… Texas tea, as it soon became known. The gusher spouted more than 100 feet into the air, and it took nine days to cap it. That single event transformed the Lone Star state from an arid cattle-herding wilderness into the nation’s premiere oil and gas supplier. The Spindletop Field Discovery: Texas’ First Oil Boom The discovery of the Spindletop field led to ]]></description>
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		<title>(BP) World, U.S. Oil Production Rises in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[World oil production rebounded by 2.2% in 2010 to reach 82.095 million barrels per day (B/D), up from 80.278 million B/D in 2009, but virtually unchanged from 2008 levels. World oil consumption, though, increased by 3.1% to hit 87.382 million B/D. Due to the inclusion of non-oil additives in the consumption figures (especially ethanol) and some unavoidable differences in definitions, consumption always runs higher than production, so don’t read the differences in levels as meaning that world oil inventories fell by over 5 million barrels per day. The differences in the level of change are, however, worth looking at. Changes Over Longer Term Since 2000, world production has risen by 9.6% and world consumption has risen by 14.1%. Oil giant BP (BP) has just released its statistical review of world ]]></description>
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		<title>(USB) U.S. Trade Deficit Up on Foreign Oil Addiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 00:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Trade Deficit rose in March to $48.18 billion from $45.44 billion in January (revised down from $45.76 billion. The rise in the trade deficit is bad news for the economy, and the level is very dangerous. For the month it was up 6.0%, and it was worse than the $47.7 billion consensus expectation. On a year-over-year basis, the total trade deficit was up 21.9% from $39.51 billion a year ago. The trade balance has two major parts: trade in goods and trade in services. America’s problem is always on the goods side; we actually routinely have a small surplus in services. Relative to February, the goods deficit rose to $62.11 billion from $59.10 billion. That is a month-to-month increase of 5.1%. Relative to a year ago, the goods deficit ]]></description>
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		<title>(EOG) EOG Resources Delivers Impressive First Quarter</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/09/eog-eog-resources-delivers-impressive-first-quarter/73515</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 13:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EOG Resources Inc. (EOG), a major independent oil and gas exploration and production company, reported better-than-expected adjusted first-quarter 2011 results on the back of 14% production growth as well as higher commodity prices. Quarterly earnings of 68 cents per share topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 54 cents and showed an improvement from 46 cents earned in the year-earlier quarter. Total revenue increased over 38% year over year to $1,897.1 million, and exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,633 million. Operational Performance During the quarter, total volume grew 14% from the year-earlier level to 36.8 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBoe), or 409.1 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (MBoe/d). Crude oil and condensate production was 94.4 thousand barrels per day (MBbl/d), up approximately 48% from the year-ago level. ]]></description>
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		<title>(PXD) Pioneer Natural Resources Profits &#8211; Production Grows</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/04/pxd-pioneer-natural-resources-profits-production-grows/73264</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 17:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pioneer Natural Resources Company (PXD) reported first quarter 2011 adjusted earnings of 68 cents per share, outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 53 cents and showing a decent improvement from the year-earlier income of 48 cents. Better-than-expected results were mainly attributable to production growth in the Spraberry field and Eagle Ford Shale. Revenues in the quarter upped 4% to $527.6 million from $507.0 million in the year-ago quarter, but lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $534 million. Production Total production in the reported quarter averaged approximately 111.2 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (MBOE/d), up a modest 2% year over year. Oil production averaged 30.5 thousand barrels per day (MBbl/d), up 28% year over year. In March, the company disclosed that weather-related hindrances affected its operations in Texas, Kansas ]]></description>
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		<title>(SOHU) Sohu.com Beats Analyst Estimates on Higher Revenues</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/03/sohu-sohu-com-beats-analyst-estimates-on-higher-revenues/72348</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 17:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading online brand and Internet portal in China, Sohu.com Inc. (SOHU) reported strong first quarter 2011 results, driven by solid revenue growth, partially offset by higher expenses. Earnings per share (EPS) of $1.01 (including stock-based compensation) increased 38.4% from 73 cents in the year-ago quarter. Quarterly EPS also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 97 cents. However, EPS missed the company’s guided range of $1.03 to $1.08. First quarter earnings exclude Sohu’s non-controlling interest in the online gaming company Changyou.com Ltd. (CYOU). Operating Performance Gross margin on a non-GAAP basis was 74.0%, down 100 basis points (bps) from the year-ago quarter. The company’s margins were affected by the year-over-year decline in online games gross margin, which was 91% versus 93.0% in the year-ago quarter. Wireless gross margin plummeted 300 ]]></description>
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		<title>(UNP) U.S. Trade Deficit Down Slightly</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/12/unp-u-s-trade-deficit-down-slightly/71300</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Trade Deficit fell in February to $45.76 billion from $46.99 billion in January (revised up from $46.34 billion). The fall in the trade deficit is good news for the economy, but the level is still very dangerous. For the month is was down 2.6%, and it was in line with the $46.7 billion consensus expectation. On a year-over-year basis, the total trade deficit was up 15.2% from $39.72 billion a year ago. Goods vs. Services The trade balance has two major parts: trade in goods and trade in services. America’s problem is always on the goods side; we actually routinely have a small surplus in services. Relative to January, the goods deficit fell to $59.34 billion from $60.30 billion. That is a month-to-month decrease of 1.6%. Relative to a ]]></description>
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		<title>(RDSA) Shell Partners Chevron in Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/11/rdsa-shell-partners-chevron-in-australia/71230</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global integrated energy company Chevron Corporation (CVX)  announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Australian unit of Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDSA) to sell a certain stake of its Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Per the terms of the deal, Shell will acquire 8% participating interest in the Wheatstone and Iago natural gas fields operated by Chevron that will supply the Wheatstone facility, located in Western Australia. Additionally, Shell will also take a 6.4% stake in the natural-gas-export plant. Wheatstone, located about 124 miles north of Onslow, off Western Australia’s Pilbara coast, is one of the largest resource projects in the region. Coupled with the other prominent Gorgon Project, this facility will hold the leadership position among natural ]]></description>
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		<title>(APC) Anadarko Petroleum Reports Major Light Oil Field Success in Ghana</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/20/apc-anadarko-petroleum-reports-major-light-oil-field-success-in-ghana/68135</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oil and gas company Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) announced the success of its Enyenra-2A (formerly known as Owo) appraisal well, offshore Ghana. The well, which encountered more than 120 net feet of pay, confirms that the Owo discovery is a major “light oil field”. The drilling results and other data confirm the total net pay at the Enyenra-2A well. The results reveal nearly 105 net feet of oil pay in high-quality sandstone reservoirs located in the upper and lower Enyenra channels, and a new discovery in the Turonian Deep that comprise roughly 16 net feet of condensate pay. The Enyenra-2A appraisal well is located more than four miles south and down-dip from the original Owo discovery well, in the Deepwater Tano License. The well was drilled to a total depth ]]></description>
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		<title>(UNP) U.S. Trade Deficit Turns Ugly</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/11/unp-u-s-trade-deficit-turns-ugly/68526</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Trade Deficit rose in January to $46.34 billion from $40.26 billion in December (revised down from $40.58 billion). The rise in the trade deficit is very bad news for the economy. Not only did it soar by 15.1% on the month, it was also much worse than the $41.50 billion consensus expectation. On a year-over-year basis, the total trade deficit was up 33.7% from $34.65 billion a year ago. The trade balance has two major parts: trade in goods and trade in services. America’s problem is always on the goods side; we actually routinely have a small surplus in services. Relative to December, the goods deficit rose to $59.75 billion from $53.63 billion. That is a month-to-month increase of 11.4%. Relative to a year ago, the goods deficit was ]]></description>
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		<title>(EOG) EOG Resources Earnings Report Beats on Oil Volumes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/22/eog-eog-resources-earnings-report-beats-on-oil-volumes/67268</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EOG Resources Inc. (EOG), a major independent oil and gas exploration and production company, reported better-than-expected adjusted fourth-quarter 2010 results. Quarterly earnings of 36 cents per share topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 25 cents. However, earnings fell short of 92 cents earned in the year-earlier quarter. Despite volume expansion and higher commodity prices, steeper operating expenses resulted in the annual earnings decline. The company also increased its quarterly dividend to 16 cents per share (64 cents annualized). Full-year 2010 profit plunged 61% to $1.16 per share from the year-ago level of $3.00. However, full-year earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.07. Total revenue increased nearly 2% year over year to $1.79 billion, and exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.481 billion. Revenue also improved 27% year over year ]]></description>
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		<title>(LLY) Report Shows U.S. Trade Deficit Rose in December As Expected</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/11/lly-report-shows-u-s-trade-deficit-rose-in-december-as-expected/66840</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Trade Deficit rose in December to $40.58 billion from $38.32 billion in November. The rise in the trade deficit is bad news for the economy. On the other hand, the trade deficit was in line with the $40.40 billion consensus expectation. On a year-over-year basis, the total trade deficit was up 9.3% from $37.13 billion a year ago. The trade balance has two major parts, trade in goods and trade in services. America’s problem is always on the goods side; we actually routinely have a small surplus in services. Relative to November, the goods deficit rose to $53.56 billion from $51.29 billion. That is a month-to-month increase of 4.4%. Relative to a year ago, the goods deficit was up 9.1% from $49.08 billion. The service surplus was virtually unchanged ]]></description>
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		<title>(APC) Anadarko Petroleum Analyst Maintains Neutral Rating on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/13/apc-anadarko-petroleum-analyst-maintains-neutral-rating-on-shares/59625</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently retained our Neutral recommendation on Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC). Texas based Anadarko Petroleum has a deep and diversified asset base comprising unconventional resources, which provide the company with substantial growth potential over the medium-to-long term. Additionally, the company’s low-risk and predictable production profile reflects a visible upside potential going forward. One of the largest independent oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&#38;P) companies of the world, Anadarko engages in the exploration, development, production, gathering, processing and marketing of natural gas, crude oil, condensate and natural gas liquids (NGLs). The company’s assets are primarily situated in the United States, with additional facilities in Algeria, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Mozambique and Ghana. Anadarko’s project management expertise is considered to be among the best in the industry. It has a proven ]]></description>
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		<title>(BP) BP Plc Sells $1.8 Billion in Properties to Fund Oil Spill Cleanup</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/17/bp-bp-plc-sells-1-8-billion-in-properties-to-fund-oil-spill-cleanup/55721</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BP plc (BP) signed another deal to raise funds for paying spill costs. The U.K. oil major will divest its oil and gas properties in Vietnam and Venezuela to its Russian joint venture TNK-BP for $1.8 billion. The assets in question hold reserves of 270 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) and production of 40,000 BOE per day. BP is well on track with its $30 billion assets sale. So far, it has sold nearly $11.5 billion worth of assets including the $7 billion sale of onshore gas assets in the U.S., Canada and Egypt to Apache Corp. (APA). Earlier this month, Bob Dudley commented that the company is trying to reduce the number of operatorships it holds in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). The statement came shortly after Dudleyentered ]]></description>
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		<title>(SOHU) Sohu.com Quarterly Earnings Beats Consensus</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/03/sohu-sohu-com-quarterly-earnings-beats-consensus/56862</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading online brand and Internet portal in China, Sohu.com Inc. (SOHU) reported strong third quarter 2010 results, attributable to growth in each of its business segments Incorporatedluding online games and brand advertising. Moreover, better-than-expected growth in search ad revenues boosted results. Sohu provided an upbeat fourth quarter guidance that beat analysts’ expectation. Earnings per share (EPS) of $1.01 (including stock based compensation expense) increased 14.8% year over year from 88 cents and 23.2% from 82 cents reported in the previous quarter. EPS beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 90 cents by 11 cents. Earnings exclude Sohu’s non-controlling interest in the online gaming company Changyou. Earnings benefited from lower expenses and increased sales in the quarter, partially offset by higher taxes. Revenue Total revenue was up 20.1% year over year ]]></description>
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		<title>(LNG) Liquefied Natural Gas: When Will The United States Begin Exporting It?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/17/lng-liquefied-natural-gas-when-will-the-united-states-begin-exporting-it/55344</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research Friday, October 15, 2010 Though few know of it, the global energy industry might be in for some huge changes before long… Within the next five years, the U.S. could become a major natural gas exporter in the form of liquefied natural gas (LNG). It already produces a daily 57 billion cubic feet a day of natural gas. Selling a mere 10% of that abroad would make it the largest LNG exporter in the world. The competition – Russia, Australia and several Middle Eastern countries – couldn’t match that. However, the U.S. also has to deal with a local issue that will make or break it in the end… The Natural Gas Market The natural gas market is already undergoing some changes, thanks to ]]></description>
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		<title>(BP) BP plc to Sell $3.5 Billion Debt</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BP plc (BP) has taken another step toward meeting its $30 billion spill-related obligation. The U.K. oil major has decided to raise cash by using other sources of capital. It plans to sell $3.5 billion debt for the first time since the oil spill on April 20. Following a prolonged sluggishness, the company recently got back an investment grade credit rating (Baa3 by Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, the lowest step of investment-grade), which compelled it to raise money through the debt market. The sale will be in two parts. One includes $2 billion of notes due October 1, 2015, priced to yield 195 basis points over comparable U.S. Treasuries and the other is a sale of $1.5 billion of notes due October 1, 2020, priced to yield 210 basis points more ]]></description>
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		<title>(BHP) BHP Billiton Invests $1 Billion in Apache Joint Venture</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/26/bhp-bhp-billiton-invests-1-billion-in-apache-joint-venture/52733</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australian mining giant, BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) recently approved the development of the Macedon gas field in Western Australia in a joint venture with Apache Corporation (APA). BHP Billiton has decided to invest $1.05 billion with a 71.43% share and the balance 28.57% will be contributed by Apache with $450 million. The Macedon project, under BHP’s control, with a capacity of 200 million standard cubic feet per day will have four offshore production wells to supply wet gas pipeline to an onshore gas treatment plant. BHP Billiton has been making quite a few investments in Western Australia. The most important among them was the joint venture with Rio Tinto (RTP) in 2009 to establish an iron ore production plant in the area. BHP Billiton is in process to progress the ]]></description>
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		<title>(BP) BP Slips As Expected</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BP Plc (BP) posted a second-quarter 2010 loss of $5.48 per American Depositary Share (ADS), well below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.44 and the year-earlier profit of $1.40. The loss was mainly due to a pre-tax charge of $32.2 billion related to the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) oil spill that the company had to register in the quarter. However, the company’s revenue jumped approximately 34% to $75,871 million from $56,561 million in the year-ago quarter and surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $72,600 million. The company also confirmed that CEO Tony Hayward will be replaced by Bob Dudley on October 1, 2010. Price Realization and Production The company sold oil for $72.90 per barrel (versus $52.33 in the year-earlier quarter) and natural gas for $3.76 per thousand cubic feet ]]></description>
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		<title>(SOHU) Sohu.com Earnings Report Beats Consensus</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/02/sohu-sohu-com-earnings-report-beats-consensus/44909</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading online brand and Internet portal in China, Sohu.com Inc. (SOHU) reported strong second quarter 2010 results. Earnings Incorporatedluding stock based compensation expense increased 3.8% year-over-year to 82 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 80 cents by 2 cents. Earnings exclude Sohu’s non-controlling interest in the online gaming company Changyou. Revenue Total revenue was up 15.0% year-over-year and 13.0% sequentially to $146.1 million in the second quarter of 2010, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $143.0 million. The revenue increase was primarily driven by a strong growth in brand advertising and online gaming revenues, which fully offset the weakness in wireless revenues. Brand revenues in the second quarter of 2010 escalated 22.0% year-over-year and 35.0% quarter-over-quarter to $53.2 million, while online game revenues increased 17.0% ]]></description>
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		<title>(BP) BP Divests Assets to Apache</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/22/bp-bp-divests-assets-to-apache/44246</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BP plc (BP) has taken the first tangible step towards divestiture of assets worth $10 billion announced last month. The financially troubled U.K. major will sell $7 billion worth of upstream assets to Apache Corp. (APA). The agreement includes several transactions, expected to close in the third quarter. The properties to be sold include the Permian basin assets of $3.10 billion, Western Canadian gas assets of $3.25 billion and upstream assets of $0.65 billion in Egypt. Separately, the company also intends to sell oil and gas fields in Vietnam and Pakistan for about $2–$4 billion. BP has spent about $4 billion as its oil spill-related costs so far. This accident is one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history and BP is liable to pay fines, damages, legal costs ]]></description>
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		<title>(BP) BP&#8217;s Current Well Cap Tests Successfully</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/16/bp-bps-current-well-cap-tests-successfully/43662</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an initial phase of testing, BP Plc (BP) has successfully checked the leakage at its Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded and sank in April. The sealing of the leakage comes as a much-awaited milestone in controlling one of the nation&#8217;s worst environmental disasters. On Thursday afternoon, the company finally conducted a test to seal the leakage under which it placed a new cap on top of the affected well and finally stopped the oil flow. The cap can accumulate up to 80,000 barrels per day and hence stands as a crucial step toward a multi-vessel oil-capture system that is hurricane-proof. According to a U.S. government-led panel of scientists, the well was erupting 35,000 to 60,000 barrels of oil a day. The test is to measure the ability of the ]]></description>
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		<title>(DO) Diamond Offshore Sells Ocean Shield to Ensco plc</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Offshore driller Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (DO) disposed of its 350-feet high-specification jackup Ocean Shield to Ensco plc (ESV) for $186 million in cash, reflecting the company’s intention to utilize the cash in the deepwater drilling assets. The sale of Ocean Shield also reveals drilling contractors’ interest in deepwater investments, despite a cloudy drilling scenario due to the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) moratorium. Recently, Noble Corp. (NE) agreed to purchase FDR Holdings Ltd (aka Frontier) for $2.16 billion in order to emphasize its position in the U.S. Gulf. Ocean Shield has a contract with Apache Corp. (APA) in Australia, which will last through May 2011 and Ensco will assume the contract. Diamond is highly leveraged to the deepwater markets through its fleet of high-specification and generates most of its revenue ]]></description>
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		<title>(APA) Apache Corporation Snaps Up Mariner Energy</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/15/apa-apache-corporation-snaps-up-mariner-energy/34017</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. energy firm Apache Corp. (APA) has agreed to acquire Texas-based oil and natural gas explorer Mariner Energy Inc. (ME) for about $4 billion in stock, cash and debt. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory and Mariner shareholder approvals, is expected to close in the third quarter of 2010. As per the deal, Mariner shareholders would get $7.80 in cash and 0.17043 of a share of Apache common stock for each share they hold, representing a total value of $2.7 billion. At Apache&#8217;s Wednesday’s closing stock price of $108.06, the deal values Mariner&#8217;s shares at $26.22 each, a 45% premium to its last closing price. Additionally, Apache will assume $1.2 billion in debt. Houston-based Mariner Energy is an independent energy explorer having principal operations in the Permian Basin, the ]]></description>
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		<title>(PBR) U.S. Consumer Price Index Remains Tame</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We got more evidence today that inflation is not a serious concern. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was unchanged in February after five straight months when it had increased by only 0.2% per month. Overall consumer prices are just 2.1% higher than a year ago. If food and energy prices are stripped out to get “core&#8221; inflation, then inflation is also very tame, with core inflation up 0.1% in February, reversing a 0.1% decline in January and a 0.1% increase in December. Over the last year, core inflation has just been 1.3%, and most of that inflation happened earlier in 2009. Actually, food prices have been very well behaved, down 0.2% over the last year, but up slightly (0.1%, 0.2%, and 0.1%) in each of the last three months. Energy ]]></description>
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		<title>(APA) Apache Starts Pyrenees Oil Production</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/09/apa-apache-starts-pyrenees-oil-production/30170</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apache Corporation (APA), through its subsidiary Apache PVG Pty Ltd, commenced oil production from the Pyrenees development. The Pyrenees development is located in production license WA-42-L in the Exmouth Basin offshore Western Australia. Apache owns a 28.57% interest in the $1.7 billion Pyrenees development. BHP Billiton (BHP) acts as the operator and owns the remaining interest. Apache expects production from the Crosby, Ravensworth and Stickle wells in the Pyrenees to be brought on in phases, with approximately half the field ramping up from first oil and the other half over the next six months. These three oil fields were discovered in 2003 in water depths ranging from 555 to 820 feet approximately 27 miles (45 kilometers) off the coast of Exmouth, Western Australia. The project has an estimated production life ]]></description>
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		<title>(APA) Apache Corporation Unit Buys 51% Kitimat LNG Stake</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apache Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of U.S. energy firm Apache Corp. (APA), has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in a proposed C$3 billion ($2.9 billion) liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in northwestern British Columbia. The company announced the purchase of a 51% ownership interest in Canada-based Kitimat LNG Inc.&#8217;s planned venture. Apache, which is set to become the project’s operator, has also reserved 51% of the capacity in the terminal as part of the deal. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed apart from the fact that Apache will make an initial payment to the current owners of Kitimat LNG with additional consideration due upon achievement of certain performance criteria. However, Apache did state that it will fund the project’s front-end engineering and design costs through ]]></description>
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		<title>($CVX) Chevron Seals Mega Liquefied Natural Gas Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chevron Corp. (CVX) – the second-biggest U.S. energy company – entered into a deal to sell 4.1 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per annum from its Wheatstone venture in Australia. The company said that its Australian subsidiary has signed a long-term agreement in this regard with Japanese utility behemoth Tokyo Electric Power Co. (also known as TEPCO). As per the A$90 billion ($82.5 billion) contract, potentially the largest for any Australian export industry, Chevron would provide the LNG to TEPCO for a period of up to 20 years. The agreement would also see TEPCO acquire 15% of Chevron’s equity share in the Wheatstone gas field licenses and an 11.25% interest in the onshore gas processing facilities to be developed by Chevron. The Wheatstone gas fields, off the coast ]]></description>
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		<title>(IEO) Oil and Natural Gas Investments: Why You Should Buy Black Gold Now</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/03/ieo-oil-and-natural-gas-investments-why-you-should-buy-black-gold-now/21881</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Alexander Green, Chief Investment Strategist Thursday, December 3, 2009: Issue #1150 Some day in the future, human beings will likely colonize Mars. But if I suggested you invest in its colonization now, you’d rightly think I was a few cards short of a full deck. The same is true of much-ballyhooed “alternative energy.” Someday, nano-engineered solar panels and wind turbines may power the nation and the rest of the world. But it won’t be anytime soon. Today, wind and solar combined make up just one-sixth of 1% of American energy consumption. As for the Cassandras who insist we simply don’t have any choice but to look elsewhere and that our planet is running out of oil and natural gas… well, take it with a whole shaker full of salt. ]]></description>
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		<title>(APA) Apache Tops on Volume Boost</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/01/apa-apache-tops-on-volume-boost/19284</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apache Corp. (APA) reported better-than-expected third-quarter results, driven by increased volumes, particularly in its Egyptian operations. Earnings per share, excluding one-time items, came in at $1.58, slightly above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.56. However, on a year-over-year basis, Apache’s adjusted earnings per share plunged more than 50%, while revenue was down 30.7% to $2.3 billion. The negative comparison from the year-ago quarter was due to significantly lower commodity prices. Healthy Volume Growth The production of oil and natural gas averaged 607,118 oil-equivalent barrels per day (BOE/d) (49% liquids), up approximately 19% year-over-year. Oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs) production was up roughly 18% to 297,997 barrels per day (Bbl/d), while natural gas production increased nearly 20% year-over-year to 1,854.7 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d). Realized Prices Down The average ]]></description>
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		<title>(APA) EnCana Corporation Shale Plays Bode Well</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EnCana Corporation (ECA) has recently said that a significant exposure to the Horn River shale play (in a remote corner of northern British Columbia) should add substantial value to the company in the future. This shale play could hold as much as 500 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of natural gas. The Horn River shale play ranks among the largest gas finds in North America as exploration in the region firms up its potential. It is the third largest shale play after Marcellus and Haynesville, having 1,500 Tcf and 717 Tcf of gas, respectively. With partners such as Apache Corporation (APA), EOG Resources (EOG) and Devon Energy Corporation (DVN), the Horn River shale play has revolutionized North America’s natural gas industry. EnCana has built considerable land positions in different emerging shale ]]></description>
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		<title>(APA) Apache Corporation Inks Egypt Energy Deals</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/25/apache-corporation-inks-egypt-energy-deals/13288</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Egypt’s Oil Ministry said that the country has signed three oil and gas exploration agreements with U.S. energy company Apache Corporation (APA). The deals, which involve digging a total of 14 wells in three areas of Egypt’s Western Desert, are valued at $30 million. Apache would work in partnership with state-run Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and Egyptian energy firm Tharwa Petroleum Company. The first of the agreements is worth $15 million and calls for Apache to drill six oil and gas wells in Western Desert’s Siwa Oasis. The second and third deals are valued at $7.5 million each and entail digging four wells in Gharb Ghazalat and another four in Saloum, both in the Western Desert. We believe that the latest initiatives, if successful, will boost Apache’s ]]></description>
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