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The Motley Fool July 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Schlumberger Is No Schlub Limited capacity and renewed demand for energy services is producing a strong tailwind for the oilfield service provider. Assuming that oil prices are going to stay firm for a few more years, Schlumberger would look to be an interesting play on the energy market.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2005 Rich Smith	Kinder Morgan's Surprise The gas pipeliner has a prize in every package. Investors, take note.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2005 John S. McClenahen	GE's Immelt Sees Green In Being Green CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt's "Ecomagination" initiative includes a doubling of General Electric's investment in cleaner technologies and a commitment to reduce the company's own emissions.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Noble Prize for Oil Drilling More operating days, better utilization, and higher rates per day spell profit for Noble Energy. While drillers' stocks will fluctuate with energy prices and storm worries, there's still money to be made from this sector.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Peabody's Money Pit Strong demand and low inventories have kept coal prices buoyant, allowing Peabody to rake in the cash. The stock has been red-hot.
BusinessWeek July 25, 2005 Jason Bush	What's Holding Back A Flood Of Russian Oil If Russia is pumping so much crude, why does oil cost $60 a barrel? One reason is that Russia's oil boom has been followed by a dramatic crunch.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Huaneng Power Browns Out High coal prices smack first-half earnings for this Chinese power company. Still, the stock does offer a dividend yield of more than 4%, and the long-term outlook for electricity demand in China has to be considered robust at this point.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2005 Tom Taulli	China vs. Congress: What's Next? Bulging with dollars, China needs to do something with the money. Why not buy U.S. companies? The deal that is getting much of the attention is CNOOC's pursuit of Unocal, which is the ninth-largest U.S. oil company. Congress is very concerned.
The Motley Fool July 13, 2005 Dan Bloom	Drilling for Value The price-to-sales ratio suggests that Transocean and Diamond Offshore aren't bargains. the drilling business is highly volatile. If earnings fail to materialize, investors will likely feel a lot of pain.
BusinessWeek July 18, 2005 Marcia Vickers	The Rich Boys An ultra-secretive network rules independent oil trading. Its mentor is onetime fugitive billionaire Marc Rich.
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