NBR: Analysis & Opinions

  1. GeoResources Moves On Bakken And Eagle Ford

    October 11, 2010
    GeoResources is increasing development of the Bakken formation and Eagle Ford Shale as it shifts its capital focus ...
  2. A Nabor-ly Deal For Superior Well Services

    August 10, 2010
    Nabors takes a large step into the services arena, and a prime buyout target goes away.
  3. Land Rig Recovery Soldiers On

    May 14, 2010
    The land rig market is slowly recovering slowly from one of the worst downturns in a generation.
  4. Where Third Avenue Sees Value

    March 12, 2010
    Third Avenue's focus on value principles is possibly the soundest approach to investment management.
  5. More Evidence Of Drilling Recovery

    February 18, 2010
    The recent earnings report from PTEN provided further evidence of the rebound in the North American land drilling cycle.
  6. Top 5 Stocks Out Of The Starting Gate In 2010

    January 08, 2010
    For these runaway companies, their 2009 momentum has continued in 2010.
  7. The Land Drillers In 2010

    January 05, 2010
    A review and analysis of the land drillers in 2010 with a look at some of the large capitalization stocks in the sector.
  8. McDermott International Splits In Two

    December 23, 2009
    McDermott International is separating Babcock & Wilcox Company and J. Ray McDermott into two separate, publicly ...
  9. Is The Land Rig Recovery For Real?

    August 06, 2009
    The U.S. land rig count has increased for three straight weeks. Is this a real bottom in the cycle or a head fake?
  10. Energy Industry Soldiers On

    June 18, 2009
    Recent news from the Energy patch presents a mixed picture, but investors tend to believe what they want and have ...
  11. Distorted Earnings For Drilling Companies

    June 02, 2009
    The drilling rig companies have boosted earnings through the revenue of cancelled contracts. This should be removed ...
  12. Will The North Slope Bounce Back?

    May 07, 2009
    Production from the North Slope of Alaska is set to decline 5% next year, and several large projects being developed ...
  13. Energy - Is It A Recovery Or A Profit Opportunity?

    May 05, 2009
    Management commentary on first-quarter earnings does not provide conclusive evidence of stabilization in the North ...
  14. Tracking The North American Drilling Cycle

    April 24, 2009
    Commentary from the management of oil service and drilling companies indicate that North American activity has still ...
  15. Whitman And The Third Avenue Value Fund Down But Not Out

    April 14, 2009
    The Third Avenue Value fund has slipped in the short term, due to its large bet on financials. Once the economy ...
  16. Rig Count Still In Free Fall

    April 07, 2009
    The North American land rig count is still dropping and until it bottoms, investors may be reluctant to get into ...
  17. Offshore Drillers Get Jacked Up

    March 02, 2009
    The decent Q4 earnings put out by Rowan Drilling and Ensco were dampened by warnings of a difficult 2009 ahead.
  18. Be Careful With Basic Energy Services

    February 20, 2009
    The company's well-servicing business is contracting rapidly. Investors may want to wait until its February 26 Q4 ...
  19. Is It Time To Buy The Land Drillers?

    January 16, 2009
    The energy sector has seen a large sell-off, especially the land drillers. This article examines the macro outlook ...
  20. Unit Corp Mixes It Up

    January 07, 2009
    Unit Corp explores, drills and supplies energy, making it an interesting hybrid pick.
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