Gazprom: Betting On High Dividend Yield And High Earnings Growth

By Katchum:Natural gas prices have been plummeting more than 50% since its peak in 2010 and is attributed to the huge oversupply in natural gas. More and more natural gas has been found while consumption doesn't keep up with supply.

By Oilprice.com: Sometimes it's not easy being Russia's neighbor - just ask Ukraine. Ever since the 1991 implosion of the USSR, Ukraine's relations with Russia have appeared between coldly formal and outright hostility, with a major irritant being the increasingly high prices Gazprom (OGZPY.PK, GZPFY.PK) charges for natural gas.

Craig Pirrong submits: Developments here in Texas are having consequences around the world, in places that couldn’t be more different–like Russia.

By Peter Pham:Russia's state owned energy giant OAO Gazprom (OGZPY), which holds the world's largest natural gas reserves, recently released its third quarter results in which its net income nearly doubled to $10.1 billion versus analysts' estimate of $9.6 billion while revenues increased by 18% to $37 billion. Gazprom will need to make serious changes to maintain this level of performance as there are shifts coming to the European gas market that seek to drag down prices and profits. Ruble Roulette

By Double Dividend Stocks: In recent articles, we've been covering high dividend stocks, with dividend yields ranging up to over 13%. This week's article focuses on a blue chip dividend stock, which just increased its dividend by over 13%, and goes ex-dividend on Friday, February 15th. In addition, this stock has a five-year forward dividend growth rate of 49%.

By Vytautas Drumelis:I have looked for stocks with recent broker upgrades and picked out only those with relatively high dividend yields - at least 2.4%.This list is a quick pick list only which requires further research into each of the stocks before making an investment decision. However, I believe it can give some food for thought if you are looking for stocks with a dividend yield and recent positive fundamental changes.

Emerging Money submits: By Tim Seymour Gazprom (OGZPY.PK) soared Monday and if the overnight news is any indication, it will continue to see real buying interest along with other resource plays.

Trefis submits: Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) is among the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the world, with about 3 billion barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) of proved reserves. The company explores and produces natural gas, crude oil, condensate and natural gas liquids (NGLs). Its major operations are located onshore United States and in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.