Devon's 2 Major Plays Will Shoot Stock Higher In 2013

By Oil and Gas Focus:Results for key wells in the Utica Shale will become available over the next couple of months. The results from these wells will have a great impact on the share prices of a number of oil and gas exploration companies that have acreage positions in Eastern Ohio.

The collapse in the price difference between the world’s two most-traded crude oil grades is fulfilling a prediction Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has held for more than a year. Bank of America Corp. says it won’t last.

By Cris Frangold: Although past performance does not guarantee future performance, when a company like Cabot Oil & Gas (COG) has a 101% increase in share price for 2011, it does require at least a second and even third look. After examination, investors usually agree that this company is setting up for another grand year. Cabot is making all the right moves that lead up to an encore performance.

Kurt Wulff (McDep Associates) submits:

Here I comment on some recent developments affecting the prices of WTI, Brent, and gasoline.

By ValueMax:Current shareholders should hold Devon Energy (DVN) long-term, interested investors may consider 2012 as an opportune entry point to initiate a position on this stock.

By ValueMax:Current shareholders should hold Anadarko (APC) long-term; interested investors may consider the upcoming earnings release as an opportune entry point to initiate a position. Anadarko's revenues correlate with fluctuations in commodity markets; over the long term, ROI on its shares have routinely outperformed the S&P 500.

By Income Hunter:Natural gas prices are 37% lower than they were one year ago, but since bottoming out around $2 in April 2012, natural gas has now reached almost $2.70 per unit. When the price of natural gas begins to go up, investors begin to wonder what energy companies would be a good investment.