Feature Story Preview: Picking Winning E&P Stocks In 2010
Without higher commodity prices as a general-interest magnet, how should wary investors spot winning E&P stocks in this year? Four analysts weighed in with Oil and Gas Investor about nine upstream small- and mid-cap stocks that will definitely be worth watching. In April, look for my “Stocks to Watch” feature story in Oil and Gas Investor and on OilandGasInvestor.com to find out which E&P company is:
–on a path of more than doubling its size on a production and reserves basis over the next three to four years.
–a likely takeout candidate for $20-billion-plus companies looking to enter the U.S. shales.
–achieving some of the best rates of return in the business for its core development as oil prices continue to stabilize.
–setting its sights on the Cana shale, after years of skepticism about unconventional assets.
–off to a great start opening a massive trend in the Gulf of Mexico.
–using its experience in working high-decline assets in the Rockies to turn solid profits in the Marcellus shale.
–based in U.S. but blazing an impressive exploration trail overseas under the guidance of an E&P veteran.
–making the most of $70 oil in the Permian Basin.
–combining low operating costs and 20% production growth rates that can be repeated for the next three years.
As a complement to the story, an exclusive audio interview with Fadel Gheit, managing director of oil and gas research, Oppenheimer & Co., is now posted at OilandGasInvestor.com. Gheit discusses investor sentiment toward energy, favor for oil-weighted E&Ps and top stocks’ characteristics.
–Bertie Taylor, Senior Editor, Oil and Gas Investor, btaylor@hartenergy.com, 713-260-6497.
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