Ryan Lance

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) isn't eyeing new rigs in Venezuela — it's eyeing a repayment plan. While rivals quietly flirt with Caracas crude, Conoco's message to Wall Street was blunt: the company's priority isn't barrels, it's billions. The playbook is simple — collect first, consider production...

Democratic lawmakers, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), are scrutinizing the lobbying efforts of two energy companies aimed at securing a $1.1 billion tax loophole in the reconciliation mega-bill. What Happened: On Thursday, Warren, along with Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden, and...

Harold Hamm, oil magnate and founder of Continental Resources, issued a stark warning: if oil prices remain at current levels, drilling in key U.S. shale fields could come to a standstill.  The Details: Speaking at CERAWeek in Houston, Hamm emphasized that with oil prices hovering near $65 per...

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) announced Monday the company will acquire Concho Resources Inc. (NYSE: CXO) in an all-stock transaction valued at $9.7 billion. Concho Resources shareholders to receive 1.46 shares of ConocoPhillips stock for each Concho share owned. Bloomberg first reported on the deal...

Shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) were trading lower by more than 5 percent early Thursday morning after the company reported its fourth-quarter results. ConocoPhillips said that it lost $0.90 per share in the fourth quarter on revenue of $6.77 billion. Wall Street analysts were expecting the...

The New York Times has published a list of the 100 highest-paid CEOS at U.S. public companies in 2012. Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) chief executive Larry Ellison is far and away the highest paid CEO on the list, as his $96.2 million in 2012 compensation dwarfs every other member on the list. The top ten...

Shares of integrated oil major ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) are higher in Wednesday's pre-market trading session after the company released its third-quarter earnings results. ConocoPhillips reported that its third-quarter profit fell to $1.8 billion or $1.46 per share, versus $2.6 billion or $1.91...