Natural Gas Stocks and Utilities

The stock market appears to be driven by natural gas, making natural gas companies stable investments with great returns. New fracking technologies, combined with a new gas deal between China and Russia, has put the natural gas industry in prime position to explode. Of the various ways to invest in natural gas, a few of the best include Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) and Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB).

Natural Gas Utilities Sector Quote (CIX: MSECTOR912)

The Best 5 Energy ETFs for Your Portfolio

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
If you're looking for a great way to get lots of exposure to the energy sector, one of these five ETFs makes a perfect place to start.

Don’t Let This Upstream MLP Pass You By

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
There’s a lot to like at Linn Energy -- from dynamic hedging strategies to a liquids-rich reserves mix -- and this upstream MLP offers much of the same.

2 Energy Stocks to Tap for Sweet Dividends

By Charles Sizemore, Chief Investment Strategist, The Freeport Society
A lack of conviction among investors is keeping oil and gas stocks down a bit. Go the contrarian route by buying up these two dividend-paying energy giants.

As Chesapeake Sells Clean Energy Fuels, You Should Be Buying

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Chesapeake is planning to sell most of Clean Energy Fuels -- a service station operator with booming potential as natural gas begins to fuel railroads.

Exxon’s Short on Production, But You Should Still Go Long

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Exxon Mobile has been struggling with production declines and will continue to in the near future. Still, the company is a great long-term buy. Here's why.

Linn Energy’s Buying, and You Should Be Too

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Linn Energy remains the king of the upstream MLP hill, especially following its recent purchase of Berry Petroleum -- the company's largest acquisition to date.

Rosneft: Russia’s Energy Giant Is One to Ride

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Its greatly expanded joint-venture agreement with Exxon shows how mighty it's getting. Rosneft will soon be the world's biggest public oil company.

An Undiscovered MLP for High-Yield Investors

By Bryan Perry
Memorial Production Partners, a relatively young energy MLP, has strong growth prospects from acquisitions of additional properties.

Don’t Count on China to Buy America’s Coal

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Uh-oh, turns out the Asian giant is already working on other plans that promise to reduce its demand for coal from U.S. producers.

Kinder Morgan Gets Bigger and Better

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
The midstream sector is hot, and with more than 46,000 miles of pipelines, 180 storage terminals and numerous processing facilities,KMP is the clear leader.

2 Energy MLPs at Attractive Entry Points

By Bryan Perry
These high yielders have maintained their dividends despite fluctuations in oil and natural gas prices, and due to some year-end selling, it's a buyer's market.

All Eyes on MLPs for 2013

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
These high-yield darlings promise to outperform again, thanks to the sure-to-be-steady continued growth in energy infrastructure in North America.

Look Beyond the Rocky Start for QEP’s MLP

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Its rich shale holdings could make it a prime takeover target, whose value the spin-off would enhance. Even without the deal, it's a solid energy play.

The Hottest Thing in Natural Gas: Steel?

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Cheap fuel is giving minimill producers like Nucor a big edge. They're able to cut production costs while drillers are buying steel pipe and supplies like mad.

2 Energy MLPs for Income in 2013

By Bryan Perry
Energy MLPs should hold steady and even advance into 2013 ... no matter what the weather does to natural gas futures.

Pipelines Prove Where The Real Action Is

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
The pipeline sector has been cooking up some pretty big deals lately -- and ones that could pay off big for investors down the road.

Stay Away From SandRidge Energy

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Natural gas company SandRidge Energy has a pile of issues that should send investors running. Here's a rundown of why you're better off simply staying away.

Nat Gas Looks Ready for a Bounce

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Natural gas (and the UNG) have been beaten down of late, but the charts suggest an upside reversal may be imminent.

DOE Report Should Push Natural Gas Forward

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
One potential use for natural gas is exporting it to energy-hungry consumers in Asia -- a possibility that could be fast-tracked thanks to a recent DOE report.
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