The integrated oil giants such as Exxon Mobil(XOM), Royal Dutch Shell(RDS.A, RDS.B), Total(TOT), BP(BP), etc. depend on the oil field services firms that offer the equipment, the infrastructure and the technology needed to extract, store and transport oil and natural gas. These firms form a very important part of the oil and gas industry by …
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Recently I wrote an article on high yielding natural gas stocks. In this post let me list the top 15 natural gas utilities in the world for 2009. This list is based on rankings by the energy consultancy PFC Energy. Â The Top 15 Natural Gas Utilities: [TABLE=360] Some of the utilities shown above are multi-utilities. …
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The global energy consultancy PFC Energy has published the top 50 energy companies of the world for 2009 based on market cap. PetroChina (PTR), the integrated National Oil Company (NOC) of China is the highest ranked company with a market cap of $353 B. PetroChina beat last year’s winner of the top spot ExxonMobil(XOM) of …
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The following stocks in the financial services sector pay dividends in excess of 8%: [TABLE=358]
The following Savings & Loan association(S&L) accept savings deposits and make home and other loans. S&Ls must have 65% of their lending in mortgage and consumer loans. Due to this, they are highly vulnerable to the housing market. S&Ls with more than 4% dividend yields are shown below: [TABLE=357]