Taylor Muckerman

Will the chemical industry spend $100 billion on the Gulf Coast? Steve Kean won’t commit to a figure, but he agrees it’s going to be big.

SolarCity Corporation has caught my eye and will be the next addition to my Real Money portfolio.

There are several companies involved in Utica oil and natural gas production but none as large as BP. With results from Chesapeake Energy and Halcon Resources surrounding BP's assets, its success is anyone's guess.

Apache Corp drilled a fracking well in the Permian Basin using 100% recycled water. Why is this important? Because fresh water usage has been a key argument for the anti-fracking lobby.

Clean Energy Fuels and SolarCity are both disruptive companies in their own right. Given their business models, volatility is to be expected. What do our analysts think?

Steve Kean discusses the effect of renewables on the energy industry and Kinder Morgan’s role.

Alaska has benefited from royalty payments from the oil and gas industry for some time now. However, it could possibly try out a new form of involvement to profit from further development.

Global Hunter Securities recently downgraded five oil and gas services companies, including Halliburton, Basic Energy Services, Key Energy services and two others. How do our analysts rank the five after the ratings changes?

Norwegian maintenance workers are on strike, and the potential for oil production setbacks for Statoil and ConocoPhillips could drive up international oil prices.

When examining your holdings, it is worthwhile to address situations where it might be necessary to sell. That's what we did today with CONSOL Energy.

The CEOs from both Ensco plc and National Oilwell Varco will be stepping down soon. Are the succession plans for both companies in place?

Halliburton and Schlumberger are great companies, but Helmerich & Payne should benefit much more when the United States drilling market picks up.

Royal Dutch Shell has big spending plans for projects around the world. To fund this, estimates show that it will need to divest up to $15 billion in assets.

Steve Kean explains how Kinder Morgan is affected by shifts in the global energy market, such as declining coal use in the U.S.

Baker Hughes and Schlumberger are both in hot water in Iraq after confrontations with Shi'ite workers. Are there long-term ramifications?

Royal Dutch Shell and Statoil are planing to move further in to the arctic. What do our analyst think about each companies' prospects?

The coal industry has not had an easy go of it lately. Natural gas competition has forced layoffs by the likes of CONSOL Energy and Alpha Natural Resources, and Southern Corporation's Kemper plant has experienced rampant cost overruns.

BHP Billiton realized the potential of shale assets when it purchased Petrohawk back in 2011. It has decided to treat shale similar to ExxonMobil's treatment of XTO Energy. Will it experience the same gains as EOG Resources?

Kinder Morgan is among the companies working to make infrastructure changes as the U.S. looks to export natural gas.

The US Coast Guard has backed the idea of transporting fracking waste water via barge rather than trucks or trains. Will this affect companies like Clean Harbors, Nuverra Environmental Solutions and Waste Connections?