David Smith

DuPont has moved from a largely chemicals-based company to one that tilts toward agriculture. It's quarterly results showed definite signs of positive results.

The biggest member of big oil likely will cover a bevy of significant topics when it tells us about its 2013 first quarter.

The third of of the big oil-field services companies to report, Halliburton has become a lot more compelling.

Despite being buffeted by the economy, DuPont appears to be gaining ground as it moves more decisively into agriculture.

Differences may exist regarding the North American market, but Baker Hughes is flexing its muscles globally.

With copper prices softening amid a sluggish worldwide economy, and a pair of controversial acquisitions in the hopper, it may be time to remain on the Freeport-McMoRan sidelines.

The big enchilada of oilfield services has posted a sound quarter amid industry softness in North America. It clearly is one of the better ways to play its group.

CNOOC is now the owner of Nexen, a once sizable Canadian energy producer, and the Chinese are focusing on other parts of the world, including the Arctic. Should we be concerned?

In the face of a still soft North American market, Baker Hughes' international expansion may shed a positive new light on the company on Friday.

The kingpin of the oil-field services world will release its earnings on Friday, April 19. The company's releases and subsequent calls are always ultra-informative for energy investors.

With Saudi Arabia's oil reserves possibly overstated, and U.S. production climbing as new technologies come on line, North America just might become the Saudi Arabia of the 2020's.

D.C. has its sights set on the industry once again.

Diamond Offshore is worth your attention for its solid margins, its balance sheet, and its board's tendency to toss shareholders a few extra shekels.

Oceaneering is a key beneficiary of the quest for hydrocarbons moving to the challenging deep water. That movement is unlikely to abate for decades to come.

With Scotland accounting for the vast majority of British North Sea oil production -- and consequently related tax revenues -- there's a movement afoot in the country for a separation from England.

Despite the latest woes on Cyprus -- and previously in Greece, Italy, Spain, and Ireland -- Japan, the world's third-largest economy, could easily implode.

By concentrating on the Eagle Ford, Bakken/Three Forks, and the Permian Basin plays, EOG Resources has achieved major growth in earnings, likely reserves, and liquids ratio.

Schlumberger stands out among its oilfield services peers, not only for its size, but also for its technological superiority, its global footprint, and its management's communication abilities.

With its new oil and gas pacts with China, along with state-controlled Rosneft's having consummated its purchase of TNK-BP, Russia's the new center of energy activity.

London-based BP has tripped repeatedly during the past decade and still sits atop unknown Macondo liabilities. But it's also scoring on a host of fronts. Should you be a buyer?