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Today - Tuesday, May 22
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11:12 AM Shares of Hugoton Royalty Trust (HGT -22.9%) plunge as a Sir Perfluis analysis on Seeking Alpha says "purchasing HGT units at current prices is like buying 60 cents for a dollar... Quite literally, unless natural gas prices stage a rally, a current HGT unit-holder can expect to receive total cash flows of less than the current share price." Comment!
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10:56 AM Investors can grab Plains All American Pipeline (PAA +1%) and its 5.3% dividend yield even cheaper than director Gary Petersen did when he bought 5K shares on May 17 at $79.47 each, DividendChannel writes. A long-term dividend history chart strongly suggests PAA is likely to continue paying a comparably attractive dividend. Comment!
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10:40 AM Nigeria's oil minister says it expects to renew onshore oil drilling licenses with Chevron (CVX) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A, RDS.B) by June. Several licenses that expired as far back as 2008 have been in negotiations between foreign oil majors, Nigeria's state-oil firm and government for years. Comment!
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10:22 AM The selloff in Chesapeake Energy (CHK +0.2%) creates a buying opportunity, Oppenheimer says while maintaining its Outperform rating and $28 price target. CHK is accelerating its liquids production growth and asset monetization, and the firm thinks its net asset value after pending asset sales is above its current share price.
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10:09 AM EnerNOC (ENOC +12%) shares surge after Needham raises its rating to Buy from Hold, believing the stock has bottomed and should become more attractive to long-term investors. The firm says ENOC isn't another Comverge (now private), "as the company has far more substantial scale, prior history of profitability, and healthier overall capitalization." Comment!
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8:57 AM Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) believes rising natural gas demand will underpin its future profits, even though oil pricing still accounts for 80% of its margins, CEO Peter Voser says. The long-term nat gas pricing outlook remains strong despite current low prices, Voser says, as Asian-Pacific customers increasingly switch from powering their industrial plants with oil to gas. Comment!
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8:15 AM UN atomic inspectors and Iran reach agreement that will allow the IAEA to inspect suspected nuclear weapons sites, possibly opening the door to a deal to ease sanctions which could push crude oil prices down another $5/bbl or more. Iran's incentive: Its crude shipments are stalled, with ~40M bbls floating around in the Persian Gulf with nowhere to go. 4 Comments
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