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EIA Reports Surprise Gas Build - Analyst Blog

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:36:55 GMT

In its weekly release yesterday, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported a surprise 2 billion cubic feet (Bcf) addition to natural gas stockpiles for the week ended November 27, far off analyst expectations that hoped for inventories to remain flat, or possibly even show a drawdown. This takes the current storage level to a new record high of 3.84 trillion cubic feet (Tcf), which is up 14.0% from last year's level and 14.5% above the five-year range (as clear from the nearby chart from the EIA). Current stocks are 470 Bcf above last year’s level and 487 Bcf above the five-year average. The inventory addition was in sharp contrast to the five-year-average net withdrawal of 43 Bcf and last year's drawdown of 64 Bcf.?? ? ? The relentless increase in gas storage levels has meant that[More...]

The Deep, Inner Meaning Of Bank of America's (BAC) TARP Repayment

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:19:07 GMT

As expected, Bank of America (BAC) will repurchase its $45 billion TARP preferreds, funded in part by an additional $18.8 billion in "common stock equivalents", $4.0 billion in asset sales, and $1.7 billion in restricted stock issued to employees in lieu of cash bonuses.[More...]

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) Dividend Stock Analysis

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:51:02 GMT

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. owns and manages energy transportation and storage assets in North America. Kinder Morgan is a dividend achiever as well as a component of the S&P 500 index.[More...]

Forget Yesterday, It's All About Jobs

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:21:30 GMT

Good morning. Stocks tanked in the last half-hour on Thursday and while the major news outlets attributed the decline to either profit taking or some trepidation in front of this morning's big Jobs report, we'd like to offer a little more substantial reason for the 85 point dive on an otherwise subdued day of trading.[More...]

Fed Balance Sheet Declines By $15 Billion After Improbable Reduction In MBS, Excess Reserves, Monetary Base Hit Record

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:14:41 GMT

The Federal Reserve's balance sheet declined by $15 billion to $2,183 billion from the prior week, after the Fed presumably offloaded $2.7 billion in MBS: this is the first time since QE started that MBS holdings have declined. If anyone can tell us just who the idiots are who bought MBS from the Fed (and at what price), and who the even greater idiots are who are supposed to believe this, please send us an email.[More...]

Energized Income: Kinder Morgan (KMP) & Con Ed (ED)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:03:30 GMT

"One of the most common questions I receive from investors is, where should money be invested to generate income," notes Jim Powell.[More...]

Oil And Natural Gas Investments: Why You Should Buy Black Gold Now

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:42:35 GMT

Some day in the future, human beings will likely colonize Mars. But if I suggested you invest in its colonization now, you'd rightly think I was a few cards short of a full deck.[More...]

China Will Continue To Drive The Global Economic Recovery In 2010

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:38:07 GMT

China isn’t just leading the global economic recovery – it’s lapping the field.[More...]

Interesting Stat: How Much Private Sector GDP Is From Construction And Real Estate?

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:15:56 GMT

Back in June, we discussed commercial real estate at length following attendance at a large real estate conference in NYC. Our tone was cautious and one question we wondered about was the percentage of GDP that real estate represents. We actually came across the answer back in August and meant to share then, but didn't get to it. Since the question/topic remains highly relevant to considering the potential negative economic drag from depressed real estate activity, we're sharing now -- the following table is from an 8/28/09 NYTs article, "Construction That Fueled Growth in the Sun Belt Slows":[More...]

Credit Market Overview: Dec 3, 2009

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:59:02 GMT

The credit crunch crisis of confidence which we appear to be crawling out of even though the debt and equity markets catapulted themselves higher earlier this year could be similarly argued to be a crisis that started in the credit markets which crunched confidence around the world as it could a collapse in confidence in the value of the securities investors held which corrupted the credit markets causing them to cease funding.[More...]

Chesapeake earns two honors from industry group

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:47:00 GMT

Dec. 5--Chesapeake Energy Corp. took home two awards at this week's 2009 Platts Global Energy Awards ceremony in New York.
The Oklahoma City-based natural gas producer was honored as the Energy Producer of the Year for its expertise in shale gas plays, its high success rate in exploration activities and its consistent production growth.
"Chesapeake has a track record of very strong financial and operating results with consistent production growth for 19 consecutive years, increasing production by 18 percent in 2008," the judges wrote.

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EIA Reports Surprise Gas Build - Analyst Blog

The Deep, Inner Meaning Of Bank of America's (BAC) TARP Repayment

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) Dividend Stock Analysis

Forget Yesterday, It's All About Jobs

Fed Balance Sheet Declines By $15 Billion After Improbable Reduction In MBS, Excess Reserves, Monetary Base Hit Record

Energized Income: Kinder Morgan (KMP) & Con Ed (ED)

Oil And Natural Gas Investments: Why You Should Buy Black Gold Now

China Will Continue To Drive The Global Economic Recovery In 2010

Interesting Stat: How Much Private Sector GDP Is From Construction And Real Estate?

Credit Market Overview: Dec 3, 2009

Chesapeake earns two honors from industry group

Weak demand depresses natural gas

Air tests at natural gas drilling sites fuel concerns in Barnett Shale

Northwest Pipeline receives approval for Sundance Trail Expansion project

Smithfield Township adopts 2010 budget

Talks on gas pipeline's route raises larger issues

New grassroots group to push for more Barnett regulation

Kinder Morgan announces management changes

EDITORIAL: Relieving pressure on Fort Worth's Carter Avenue

Concerns come with increase in natural gas: Most robust reserves seem to be outside of W.Va., where fewer companies will drill

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Announces its Net Asset Value and Asset Coverage Ratios at November 30, 2009

Kinder Morgan Energy up 42% Since Added to Galtstock Portfolio

Tortoise North American Energy Corp. Provides Preliminary Unaudited 2009 Fiscal Year-End Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio and Announces an Investor Conference Call

Prepare Your Car for Winter Weather with Tips from CarMax

Kinder Morgan Promotes Natural Gas Executives

Kinder Morgan Expects to Distribute $4.40 Per Unit for 2010

Energy Transfer to Present at Analyst Conference in Dallas

Last Leg of Rockies Express Pipeline Completed

Enterprise GP Holdings Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

Form 4 Copano Energy, L.L.C. For: Dec 01 Filed by: NORTHCUTT R BRUCE (10K)

Form 4 SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO For: Dec 01 Filed by: McCauley Jennifer N. (10K)

Form 4 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP For: Nov 25 Filed by: Grigsby Jennifer M (10K)

Form 4 Copano Energy, L.L.C. For: Nov 23 Filed by: LAWING DOUGLAS L (10K)

Form 3 KINDER MORGAN ENERGY For: Nov 19 Filed by: MARTIN THOMAS A (10K)

Form 4 SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO For: Nov 16 Filed by: ODONNELL TIMOTHY J (10K)

Form 4 Copano Energy, L.L.C. For: Nov 10 Filed by: CRUMP JAMES G (10K)

Form 4 Copano Energy, L.L.C. For: Nov 10 Filed by: GRIFFITHS SCOTT A (10K)

Form 4 Copano Energy, L.L.C. For: Nov 12 Filed by: Johnson Michael L (10K)

Form 4 Copano Energy, L.L.C. For: Nov 10 Filed by: PORTER T WILLIAM (10K)