Chevron profit climbs, but reserves data weigh

Chevron Corp’s 72 percent rise in quarterly profit easily beat Wall Street forecasts, but anemic growth in its oil reserves disappointed investors and its shares fell 1.5 percent. Like smaller rivals ConocoPhillips and Occidental Petroleum Corp, earnings at the second-largest U.S. oil company were lifted by the strength of oil prices. But Chevron... 

Kirby Corporation Announces 2010 Fourth Quarter and Year Results

Kirby Corporation today announced net earnings attributable to Kirby for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010 of $31.6 million, or $.59 per share, compared with $29.2 million, or $.54 per share, for the 2009 fourth quarter. The 2009 fourth quarter results included a $4.8 million before taxes, or $.05 per share, charge for shore staff reductions,... 

Global Oil and Gas Upstream M&A 2010 Review

Record $211 billion in deals announced in 2010; Study sees another strong year in 2011 with more than $90 billion of properties on the market. PLS Inc., with international partner Derrick Petroleum Services and further analysis from Rystad Energy, reports global upstream oil and gas M&A activity for 2010 reached a record $211 billion. That volume... 

Range’s Proved Reserves Increase 42%

RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION announced today that its proved reserves as of December 31, 2010 increased 42% to 4.4 Tcfe. From all sources, Range replaced 931% of production in 2010 with 840% reserve replacement occurring through the drill bit and positive performance revisions. Finding and development costs from all sources, including acquisitions,... 

SteelPath Fund Advisors Announces Annual Update Call for SteelPath MLP Funds

SteelPath Fund Advisors announced today a update call for institutional investors regarding the SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund the SteelPath MLP Income Fund , and the SteelPath MLP Select 40 Fund The Funds’ portfolio managers will review the market and fund performance for the year 2010. The call will be held on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 3:30 p.m.... 

Professional Research on Dune Energy Inc. and Alamo Energy Corp. – Rising Oil Prices Spike Exploration Activities

www.wallstreetequityresearch.com gives shareholders valuable insight on oil & gas drilling & exploration stocks Dune Energy Inc. (OTC.BB:DUNR – News) and Alamo Energy Corp. (OTC.BB:ALME – News). Sign up today at www.wallstreetequityresearch.com to receive free research reports on these equities. Oil prices recently hit a two year... 

Russian 2010 oil output hits post-Soviet record

Russian oil output rose by 2.2 percent in 2010 to a record 10.1 million barrels per day (505.193 million tonnes) as higher prices prompted the world’s top oil exporter to ramp up production at its greenfield sites. The growth in crude production surprised many analysts, who had expected 1.1 percent on average, when polled just before the start... 

Support of Algae Biofuels as Viable Source of Green Energy Gains Momentum

In the world of biofuels, 2010 is officially the year of the autotrophic organism as dozens of companies and academic laboratories race to transform algae into a source of viable green energy, according to Algae Biofuels Production Technologies Worldwide by leading industrial market research firm SBI Energy. The endgame of these research efforts —... 

Hiroshi Development, LLC Closes Initial $300 Million to Fund Renewable Energy and Technology Projects

Hiroshi Development, LLC addresses an opportunity in the renewable energy market that neither traditional private equity nor venture capital investors currently address. Renewable energy financings require a strong understanding of project equity, senior and subordinated debt structures, regulatory compliance, fuel supply and power purchase agreements.... 

Electric vehicles, infrastructure power 2009 Beyond Oil conference

Shiny new electric vehicles, emitting only low-whirring sounds, glistened as they darted among the few sun breaks in Seattle outside a Cascadia Center conference titled Beyond Oil: The Sustainable Communities Initiative. The all-electric Ford Focus made its debut at the late-October event, co-sponsored by Idaho National Laboratory. Ford’s Focus...