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  • We've been able to do this by keeping our financial resources under control, working on our balance sheet, getting our debt-to-EBITDA down, from over four, three years ago to now we are down to 2.5, and ...

  • Final Glance: Gold companies Associated Press - 1 hour 31 minutes ago

    Shares of some top gold companies were down at the close of trading: Barrick Gold Corp. fell $.59 or 3.2 percent, to $18.03. Gold Fields Ltd ADS fell $.12 or 2.6 percent, to $4.45. GoldCorp. fell $.77 ...

  • Final Glance: Silver companies Associated Press - 1 hour 31 minutes ago

    Shares of some top silver companies were down at the close of trading: Hecla Mining Co. fell $.07 or 2.2 percent, to $3.07. Pan American Silver Corp. fell $.26 or 2.5 percent, to $10.29. Silver Standard ...

  • Final Glance: Oil companies Associated Press - 1 hour 31 minutes ago

    Shares of some top oil companies were mixed at the close of trading: BP PLC fell $.18 or .4 percent, to $41.85. Chevron fell $.18 or .1 percent, to $121.32. ConocoPhillips rose $.53 or .8 percent, to $70.04. ...

  • Gold falls 3 percent on hopes for limited shutdown Associated Press - 1 hour 38 minutes ago

    The price of gold slumped to its lowest level in nearly two months Tuesday as investors hoped that a partial shutdown of the U.S. government would be short-lived. A relatively quick resolution to the standoff, ...

  • A Brazilian federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit against No. 2 U.S. oil company Chevron Corp after approving a negotiated settlement, a decision that closes a nearly two-year legal battle over ...

  • Nabors to Divest Non-Core Asset Zacks - 2 hours 44 minutes ago

    Nabors Industries Ltd. has entered into a deal with Bristol Bay Native Corporation a diversified privately held company.

  • Gold, copper, crude oil and a number of other commodities fell sharply on Tuesday after the U.S. government's partial shutdown caused investors to sell and discouraged others from buying. Talk that a commodities ...

  • Oil falls to near $102 amid US government shutdown

    The price of oil slipped to near $102 a barrel Tuesday after parts of the U.S. government were ordered to shut down because of a budget impasse in Washington. Benchmark oil for November delivery fell 29 ...

  • U.S.-based seed giant Monsanto Co halted construction of a planned corn processing plant in Argentina after protests by environmentalists disrupted entry of work supplies, the company told Reuters on Tuesday. ...

  • Gary Goldberg, CEO of Newmont Mining Corp, speaks at Denver Gold Forum industry conference in Denver

    The Financial Times took comments from Newmont Mining Corp's chief executive out of context when it wrote that the U.S. gold miner had joined the race to buy Glencore Xstrata Plc's Las Bambas copper project, ...

  • Royal Dutch Shell plc plans to sell its Eagle Ford properties in south Texas, following the announcement of a $2 billion write-down of its North American assets in August.

  • MEXICO DF (Reuters) - El conglomerado global brasileño Odebrecht planea invertir en México unos 8,100 millones de dólares en un periodo de cinco años en una amplia gama de sectores, dijo el martes la oficina de la presidencia mexicana. La inversión, de la cual ya ha ejercido 1,800 millones de dólares en el desarrollo de …

  • Williams to Expand Leidy Line Zacks - 4 hours ago

    Williams Partners L.P. announced that its Transco natural gas pipeline has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission relating to the expansion of its existing Leidy Line in northern ...

  • We continue to work on our down spacing, we will get into that here in just a short time. We are going to try and figure out efficiencies, as far as how we are going to develop this play, build out the ...

  • Newmont Mining Corporation is eyeing Glencore Xstrata's Peruvian copper mining project ??? Las Bambas ??? which the latter is selling in an auction, according to Financial Times.

  • The spread between WTI and Brent closed through most of 2013, but it has experienced some volatility in recent months, given events in Libya and Syria.

  • Midday Glance: Silver companies Associated Press - 6 hours ago

    Shares of some top silver companies are down at 1 p.m.: Hecla Mining Co. fell $.09 or 2.9 percent, to $3.05. Pan American Silver Corp. fell $.27 or 2.6 percent, to $10.28. Silver Standard Resources Inc. ...

  • Midday Glance: Gold companies Associated Press - 6 hours ago

    Shares of some top gold companies are down at 1 p.m.: Barrick Gold Corp. fell $.62 or 3.3 percent, to $18.00. Gold Fields Ltd ADS fell $.16 or 3.5 percent, to $4.41. GoldCorp. fell $.81 or 3.1 percent, ...

  • Petroleo Brasileiro SA is poised to be the biggest earnings disappointment among major crude producers as the Brazilian real’s slump exacerbates fuel-import losses, eroding gains from surging global oil ...

  • Why the oil markets are shifting their focus away from Syria and towards the looming specter of a US government shutdown.

  • Brazil judge dismisses case against Chevron Associated Press - 6 hours ago

    A federal judge in Brazil has dismissed a civil lawsuit against Chevron Corp. and driller Transocean Ltd. filed in connection with a 2011 oil spill off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. A federal court official ...

  • Oil falls to near $102 amid US government shutdown

    The price of oil slipped below $102 a barrel Tuesday after parts of the U.S. government were ordered to shut down because of a budget impasse in Washington. Benchmark oil for November delivery fell 97 ...

  • AK Steel filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel.

  • OZ Minerals - Be Not Afraid. @ Seeking Alpha - 7 hours ago

    The following statement was released by OZ Minerals ( OZMLF.PK ) today: "... the Company advises it has not received a substantial shareholder notice from Glencore ( GLCNF.PK ) nor has OZ Minerals ...

  • People who canoe on, or wade or swim in, the Kalamazoo River near Marshall in southwestern Michigan are not expected to suffer any long-term harm from chemicals left in the water when an oil pipeline burst ...

  • Early Glance: Silver companies Associated Press - 8 hours ago

    Shares of some top silver companies are down at 10 a.m.: Hecla Mining Co. fell $.06 or 1.9 percent, to $3.08. Pan American Silver Corp. fell $.35 or 3.3 percent, to $10.20. Silver Standard Resources Inc. ...

  • Early Glance: Oil companies Associated Press - 8 hours ago

    Shares of some top oil companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: BP PLC fell $.03 or .1 percent, to $42.00. Chevron fell $.29 or .2 percent, to $121.21. ConocoPhillips rose $.34 or .5 percent, to $69.85. Exxon Mobil ...

  • Early Glance: Gold companies Associated Press - 8 hours ago

    Shares of some top gold companies are down at 10 a.m.: Barrick Gold Corp. fell $.53 or 2.8 percent, to $18.09. Gold Fields Ltd ADS fell $.14 or 3.1 percent, to $4.43. GoldCorp. fell $.52 or 2.0 percent, ...

  • A lit sign at Chevron's oil refinery in Richmond, California is seen through a window after a large fire erupted earlier in the evening

    A Brazilian federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against No. 2 U.S. oil company Chevron Corp after approving a negotiated settlement, a decision that closes a nearly two-year legal battle over a November ...

  • Last week, energy stocks mirrored the broader equity markets' fears about the long-anticipated government shutdown.

  • Carl Icahn has better stock picks than Apple @ MarketWatch - 10 hours ago

    Activist investor Carl Icahn has attracted attention recently for his moves regarding tech giant Apple, but when one looks at his portfolio, there are a number of other companies that have gained, and ...

  • What, Me Worry? Gold Falls to Seven-Week Low, Silver Prices Slump

  • Airgas Initiated at Neutral Zacks - 10 hours ago

    On Sep 26, we initiated our coverage on Airgas with a Neutral recommendation.

  • RPC purchased 314,081 shares during Q3 Theflyonthewall.com - 11 hours ago

    RPC announced that during the Q3 it purchased 314,081 shares under its share repurchase program. RPC provides a broad range of specialized oilfield services and equipment primarily to independent and major ...

  • Stocks discussed on the in-depth session of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Monday September 30. Why Weren't Stocks Devastated? Kinder Morgan Partners ( KMP ), BlackBerry ( BBRY ), Mosaic ( MOS ), Zynga ...

  • Oil falls to near $102 on US shutdown notice Associated Press - 13 hours ago

    The price of oil fell Tuesday after parts of the U.S. government were ordered to shut down because of a budget impasse in Washington. Benchmark oil for November delivery was down 19 cents to $102.14 per ...

  • by Stuart Burns A recent article in the FT speculated that we could be about to see the end of the bull run on iron ore prices. In spite of weakness among all the base metals, iron ore has still averaged ...

  • Turmoil regarding a potential (and likely brief) government shutdown relating to debt ceiling debates and the impact of the national health insurance mandate should not obscure the continued bad price ...

  • Oil falls below $102 on US shutdown notice Associated Press - 18 hours ago

    The price of oil fell Tuesday after parts of the U.S. government were ordered to shut down because of a budget impasse in Washington. Benchmark oil for November delivery dropped 35 cents to $101.99 per ...

  • As we have grown our efficiency has continue to improve, average annual decline rate of 41%, so we are down to about $21 total all in cost to lift the barrel out of the ground. And as our growth continues, ...

  • So the question is why invest in EVEP? We have in our opinion a very solid, long-lived asset base; a very synergistic relationship with EnerVest. For those of you who aren’t aware, EnerVest is a very successful ...

  • Newmont looks to copper with bid for Glencore Peru project @ Financial Times - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 7:02 PM EDT

    Newmont Mining has joined the race for Glencore Xstrata's Peruvian copper mining project, underlining the US's largest gold producer's attempts to diversify its business. Glencore is selling Las Bambas ...

  • BP accused of lying to govt during Gulf oil spill Associated Press - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 6:39 PM EDT
    BP executive defends spill response tactics

    BP lied to the U.S. government and withheld information about the amount of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico after its well blew out in 2010, attorneys told a judge Monday. But lawyers for the London-based ...

  • Aerial photograph shows continuing preparations to drill a relief well at the Macondo oil spill site in the Gulf of Mexico

    By Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - In the frantic days after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP lied about how much oil was leaking from its Macondo well and took too long to cap it, plaintiffs' ...

  • BP accused of lying to gov't during Gulf oil spill Associated Press - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 5:11 PM EDT
    BP executive defends spill response tactics

    BP lied to the U.S. government and withheld information about the amount of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico after its well blew out in 2010, attorneys told a judge Monday. But lawyers for the London-based ...

  • Whiting Petroleum Closes Offering Zacks - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 4:45 PM EDT

    Whiting Petroleum Corp. has closed the offering of its senior notes worth $400 million, scheduled to mature in 2021.

  • Corn falls to lowest in more than 3 years Associated Press - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 4:44 PM EDT

    The price of corn fell to its lowest in more than three years after a U.S. government estimate of corn stocks came in higher than traders had anticipated. Corn for December delivery fell 12.5 cents, or ...

  • Carrizo's Management Presents at IPAA OGIS San Francisco (Transcript) @ Seeking Alpha - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 4:38 PM EDT

    This is our performance in oil production, executing our oil strategy. You can see again, growing from 700 barrels a day to hopefully over 12,000 barrels a day net to Carrizo in about a two and a half ...

  • MarkWest Updates on NGL Pipeline Repair Zacks - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 4:05 PM EDT

    MarkWest Energy Partners LP has issued an update about its natural gas liquids (NGLs) pipeline, located at Wetzel County, W.Va., which was seriously affected by a landslide last month.

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