Energy

Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) in Death Spiral

Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) downgraded, shares fall Chesapeake Energy Corp shares dropped 6.5% Tuesday following a credit rating downgrade and news that the Nat Gas producer will boost its borrowings to $4-B from the planned $3-B as it faces a liquidity crunch. The company, facing a funding shortfall of $9-B to $10-Bthis year, said on Friday [...]

Asia Preview Gold, Silver, Oil Prices

US Gold futures prices finished pit trade Monday and tapped a 4.5 month low. Most markets were under selling pressure due to the heightened European Union debt and financial crisis. Jun Gold last traded off 20.30 at 1,563.70 oz. Spot Gold was last quoted off 16.40 at 1,564.50 oz. Jul Comex Silver last traded off [...]

Obama, USA and Oil Prices

The US is becoming the World’s fastest growing Crude Oil producer The United States has become the World’s fastest growing Crude Oil producer under President Barack Obama, said a former White House “Green Jobs” advisor. “We are now 80% energy independent when it comes to oil,” Van Jones. “If you put 10 gallons of gas [...]

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BHP Predict Natural Gas Rig Count to Fall

BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP), shale Gas has faster payback than offshore operations BHP Billiton Ltd. on Monday highlighted the quick payback shale production offers, although the head of the company’s petroleum unit said the number of rigs operating on its recently acquired acreage in the US will be reduced until Nat Gas prices rebound. BHP will [...]

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Gold, Silver, Oil Price Forecast

Gold, Silver, Oil Price Forecast The Overall Technicals Comex Gold (GC) Gold dropped to as low as 1572.0 last week. The break of 1613, the Key support, confirmed resumption of fall from 1792.7. Some consolidations could be seen early this week, near term outlook is Bearish as long as 1623.6 resistance holds. Current decline is expected [...]

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The Chesapeake (NYSE:CHK) Report

Activist Mason Hawkins on to Chesapeake (NYSE:CHP) O. Mason Hawkins, whose $34-M mutual fund firm is Chesapeake Energy Corp’s largest shareholder, is best known as a Warren Buffett-style value investor who takes big stakes in companies and holds them for years. But occasionally Hawkins turns activist and agitates for corporate change. His firm, Southeastern Asset [...]

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Organic Food USA: Genesis Industries on BioChar

By Y 2050, our Planet will need 70% more food at a minimum than it does today to meet the expected rise in population from 7-B to 9-B, and changing appetites as many poor people grow richer, according to the experts. “Can we feed a world of 9-B? I would say the answer is yes,” [...]

AEMC Indonesia – China Coal Hub to Profits in 2012

ARCHER ENTERTAINMENT (PINK:AEMC) American Estates Management formerly ARCHER ENTMT MDA CMNS (PINK:AEMC) to Add Coal Services Hub in Indonesia and will see income in 2012. China may consume about 200 million tons of thermal coal less than last year as power production growth has dropped to 6 percent this year after increasing 14 percent last [...]

Chevron (NYSE:CVX), Shell (NYSE:RDS-A) Natural Gas Expansion

Chevron (NYSE:CVX), Shell (NYSE:RDS-A) nearing Ukraine Nat Gas deals E, XOM Chevron Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC are set to be named by Ukraine to explore 2 vast fields for shale Gas exploration, it was reported Thursday. ExxonMobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM), Italy’sENI S.p.A. (NYSE:E) and Russian-British TNK-BP Holding (RS:TNBP), which also submitted bids in the [...]

Asia Equity Outlook, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand

Trading is expected to remain volatile as Greece struggles to form a government after voters punished pro-austerity parties, however Asia will see a rally today. Yesterday Japan’s Nikkei 225 index edged up 0.6 percent to 9,172.09, a day after closing at its lowest level in three months. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.3 percent to [...]

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Private Equity Takes a Hit in Q1 2012

Most private-equity and hedge funds typically take 20 percent of investment gains as carried interest, on top of 2 percent of assets as a management fee to …