Exxon Mobil: New Highs On Utica Shale, Rosneft In 2013

By Stock Croc:Recently, big oil has been looking more toward natural gas. While Exxon Mobil (XOM) has been increasing its foothold in Russia, BP (BP) has been drilling for natural gas in Jordan.

ByRichard Zeits:Exxon Mobil's (XOM) recent radical shift in its US onshore drilling focus away from natural gas and towards oil and liquids may have consequences beyond the anticipated decline in the company's natural gas production volumes. Exxon may come out of the current US natural gas down cycle with a reduced footprint in the natural gas shales.

By Stock Croc:Not surprisingly, Exxon Mobil (XOM) still remains king of the mountain in the oil and gas market. The company continues to amaze by placing extreme efforts in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. Exxon Mobil's acquisition of Texas-based natural gas producer XTO Energy of Fort Worth back in 2010 made the giant look even larger in the natural gas arena.

By Income Hunter:Chevron (CVX) shareholders are growing nervous as oil prices fell throughout the month of May. The Brent crude oil spot price started the month at $119.57 per barrel on May 1, falling to $111.40 on May 15, a 7% decline. Most of Chevron's production is oil as Chevron largely ignored the natural gas rush.

Bill Francis submits: With Reliance and Quicksilver (KWK) honing in on a Horn River Basin Joint Venture and this being Reliance's third major deal within the past 4 months, I wanted to look back at what the major acquisitions consisted of in the top 5 shale basins since the natural gas price collapse in 2008.

By Stock Croc:The energy sector, specifically oil and gas, has been a less than desirable area for investment lately. This is primarily due to the volatility of oil and gas prices. Yet, I do see great opportunities within this sector, especially for the long term.