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  • The End of the Oil Age? by Michael Fitzsimmons
    NOTE to Editor: I could not get the "add a picture" feature to work.So, i have sent the 2 picture files in an email to contrib@seekingalpha,com.look for the ******* insert figure here ****** notations in the article below forcorrect placement. thanks!... More »
    October 12, 2009 • BP, COP, CVX
  • Mid-Majors in Play by Don-n-ABQ
    ExxonMobil (XOM) just made a $4 billion purchase of Kosmos Energy's stake in the Jubilee field in Ghana (in West Africa) on October 6. (Kosmos is a private company based in Dallas.; Subject to review and approval of the Ghanaian government.)This morning (Oct. 9) Korea National Oil Corp... More »
    October 9, 2009 • YPF, STO, HES
  • Exxon Mobil Should Significantly Increase its Dividend! by Michael Fitzsimmons
                The following chart displays the ticker symbol, price, yearly dividend, and current yield for a few of the world’s largest oil and gas companies. The data is presented is as of the close on October 8, 2009. Dividend yields... More »
    October 8, 2009 • XOM, COP, STO
  • The Big Picture by Michael Fitzsimmons
    The Big Picture                       The more things change, the more they stay the same. After much rhetoric of “change”, the Obama administration is not only continuing,... More »
    October 2, 2009 • BP, COP, STO
  • Natural Gas Can Save the United States of America by Michael Fitzsimmons
    US produced natural gas can literally save the US economy and usher in an era of economic prosperity reminiscent of the country’s glory days of the now seemingly distant past. This means it can also rescue the US equity markets. The other side of the coin is bleak: continuing US addiction... More »
    August 10, 2009 • PBR, XOM, CVX
  • US Treasury Bonds and Oil by Michael Fitzsimmons
        Recently there have been a plethora of articles delving into all the complexities of the US bond market. For this reason, I am going to keep this article short and simple.     US deficit spending ensures future Treasury bond issuance in the... More »
    June 14, 2009 • BP, COP, PBR
  • Fuel Your Portfolio with these Buy-Write Option Strategies by Marco Hickey
    As posted in my blog, historically oil and gas both peak in the summer months. As we can see from last year's chart oil peaked in mid July.I have put together a list of buy-write option strategies that are near the money (unless indicated in the money) on stocks in the oil and gas sector (with... More »
    June 3, 2009 • XOM, BP, CEO
  • World Oil Snapshot by Alan von Altendorf
    I like to give actionable advice, and there will be some investing ideas and suggestions throughout this article. But let's look at the big picture first.To an oil man, natural gas should be flared off or farmed out. Yes, of course, gas is an important resource. Perhaps Michael Fitzsimmons is... More »
    April 29, 2009 • XOM, RDS.A, BP
  • Which Companies Do Business with Iran? by Hedged In
    A quick thought: if Iran continues to develop nuclear weapons and to sponsor terrorism, what's the chance that more funds will divest from companies that do business with Iran? According to an AEI article published in 2007, Firms that do the most business in Iran are French (Alcatel, BNP... More »
    April 23, 2009 • E, ALU, BNPQY.PK
  • Peak Oil: China vs. USA by Michael Fitzsimmons
                       Anyone catch Steven Kopits’ article in Barron’s this weekend titled “A Global Portrait of Peak Oil”? In it, Kopits echoes thoughts I have written recently on... More »
    April 8, 2009 • XOM, COP, CVX

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