I hit the bull's-eye with all five, though it took the huge year-end crude slump to make that happen. Read More

Relentless selling pressure on oil and energy stocks has us looking to our hardy handful of downstream winners for inspiration. A puzzling deal by Emerald Oil deserves more scrutiny. Bonanza Creek Energy is the better bet at this point. Read More

Refiners and filling station operators have provided rays of hope in this dark hour for energy investors. Read More

The Colorado driller has lost two thirds of its value in less than three months but will survive. Insiders and a famous hedge fund have been buying. Read More

The beaten down Bakken producer called a virtual halt to drilling, but the really bad news was the dilutive exchange of some convertible securities into common shares. Read More

Despite the recent gains in oil output, reserves have more than kept pace thanks to new technologies and higher prices. Plus: ConocoPhillips squeezes shale spending. Read More

The leading OPEC member’s attempt to squeeze U.S. shale producers might not work. But no one can stop it from trying. Plus: Hated WPX sheds more dead weight. Read More