Wall Street JournalIn the Oil Patch, Bigger Is No Longer Better - WSJWall Street JournalSome of the world's biggest energy companies have begun to preach frugality. ConocoPhillips, which has prioritized share buybacks and dividends in recent years, is …

eNCAOil creeps up towards $70eNCALONDON - Oil rose towards $70 (R827) a barrel on Monday, lifted by a drop in drilling activity in the United States (US) and concerns that Washington could reintroduce sanctions against Iran. US drillers cut seven oil rigs …

ReutersUS shale investors still waiting on payoff from oil boomReutersThis year, five of the 15 largest U.S. independent shale firms have started paying or raised quarterly dividends, the documents show. But six of the firms have never offered a dividend o …

Wall Street JournalBig Oil Is Rewarding Investors AgainWall Street JournalLONDON—Big oil companies are rewarding investors again, using boosted profits from the fragile crude-market recovery to shower shareholders with larger dividends and stock buyback pr …

ReutersBP profits surge as oil major leaves downturn behindReutersBP would generate profits in 2018 at an oil price of $50 a barrel, Chief Financial Officer Brian Gilvary told Reuters, as years of spending cuts kicked in and as it slowly shakes off a $65 b …

How Does China Machinery Engineering Corporation (HKG:1829) Fare As A Dividend Stock?Simply Wall StDividends can be underrated but they form a large part of investment returns, playing an important role in compounding returns in the long run. China Machine …

Telegraph.co.ukShell signals an end to the oil downturn with return of all-cash payoutsTelegraph.co.ukRoyal Dutch Shell has signalled the end of the three-year oil market downturn by restarting its all-cash shareholder payouts as its cash flow begins to bo …

Seeking AlphaThe Great Oil Upswing: How To Get The Most Bang For The Buck, Part IISeeking AlphaThis is Part II of a three-piece series that explores the optimal way to take advantage of the ongoing oil upcycle. An oil upcycle is divided into four phases ma …

Telegraph.co.ukShell cancels scrip dividend as oil market downturn easesTelegraph.co.ukShell first introduced the scrip dividend in 2010 and maintained it until the second quarter of 2014. It introduced it again in 2015 after oil prices crashed. The purcha …

Economic TimesRs 600 billion revenue deficit, oil price spike can undo the goods in economyEconomic TimesCrude oil prices have risen 34 per cent year-on-year as in the middle of November from $48 a barrel in November 2016 to $64 plus by November 2017. Oil …