Exxon Mobil Corporation

Crude oil prices like any other commodity are subject to changes based on the supply and demand dynamics.

The correlation coefficients of ExxonMobil to Brent, West Texas Intermediate, and Henry Hub natural gas prices stand at 0.22, 0.35, and 0.36, respectively.

Total global natural gas reserves stand at 6,606 trillion cubic feet, of which 43% are in the Middle East.

Investors should track the GRM and crack spread of a region where a company’s refinery is located.

RRR reflects how many barrels of oil equivalent the company adds to its reserves in replacement of ones that are produced.

Dow’s Performance Plastics segment contributed 39% and 46% to Dow’s total revenue and EBITDA, respectively, in 2014.

Amazon has outperformed the big technology giants in cloud computing, whereas Microsoft is tightening its grip on the cloud market by leveraging Azure.

According to the EIA, since the Torrance outage, imported supplies of gasoline have been arriving in Southern California from all over the world.

According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, US crude production dropped to 9.4 million barrels per day in the week ended July 24.

Shell Midstream Partners (SHLX) is a MLP formed by Shell Pipeline Company, an affiliate of the international integrated energy giant, Royal Dutch Shell.

Crude oil inventory levels change based on demand and supply trends. Demand comes primarily from refineries that process this crude into refined products.

Financial engineers are constantly introducing the market to new sub-asset classes, often confusing retail investors in the process.

In the past five years, many of the upstream and integrated energy companies have increased their debt. Some are more leveraged than others.

In 2010, US upstream energy companies aggregated $128 billion of total debt. As of 4Q14, this increased to $199 billion of combined debt, a jump of 55%.

ExxonMobil’s businesses and revenues depend on crude oil and natural gas’ price levels. In the first three quarters of 2014, ExxonMobil reported revenues of ~$290 billion.

India produces a little under a quarter of its crude oil demand. The EIA estimates that India had close to 5.7 billion barrels of proven oil reserves at the beginning of 2014.

Apache Corporation is planning asset sales of certain of its oil and gas operations. The company is focused on building onshore acreage instead.

Exxon Mobil’s (XOM) stock price went up 2.4%, to $96.71, on October 31, 2014. Starting in November 2013, Exxon Mobil’s share price went up by 1.5%.

The employment situation is the primary monthly indicator of aggregate economic activity because it encompasses all major sectors of the economy.

Intelligent investors have an opportunity to earn profits and avoid losses, if they understand how the yield curve may move when the Fed acts.

Berkshire Hathaway opened a brand new position in Goldman Sachs that accounts for 2.14% of the investment company’s $104 billion portfolio.