Not long ago,�I mentioned to Fools a couple of major technological improvements that have brought about tremendous increases in oil and gas reserve growth and production. At the time, I was referring to the ability to find and produce previously unreachable hydrocarbons in the deepwater and to the role of hydraulic fracturing in shale rock formations .
Each of these breakthroughs benefits from other developments that have in turn made them feasible. I'm referring to advancements that, when incorporated into deepwater operations or fracking, lead to jumps in productivity, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and -- last but hardly least -- safety. In the two parts of this article, let's take a look at a few of these new wrinkles and at some of the companies that stand to benefit from them.
By the beautiful subsea
Subsea processing relocates many of the functions typically performed at or near the surface to the well site on the seafloor. There are numerous advantages to subsea production and processing. Two especially stand out: First, a single platform is able to service numerous well areas, thereby chopping the costs related to the construction, placement, and maintenance of multiple production platforms.
10 Best Electric Utility Stocks To Own For 2014: Palo Duro Energy Inc (PDE.V)
Palo Duro Energy Inc. engages in the exploration and development of oil and gas properties in the United States. It holds a 27% working interests in the Palo Duro Basin oil and gas fields in northwest Texas; and a 23% working interests in approximately 48,810 acre project located in McLennan County, Texas. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada.
10 Best Electric Utility Stocks To Own For 2014: Karmin Exploration Inc(KAR.V)
Karmin Exploration Inc. engages in the exploration and development of base metals and gold mineral properties in Brazil. The company owns a 30% interest in the Aripuana property located in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Its mineral portfolio comprises zinc, lead, copper, gold, and silver ores. The company was formerly known as Ambrex Mining Corporation and changed its name to Karmin Exploration Inc. in August 1999. Karmin Exploration Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Top 5 Dividend Companies To Buy For 2015: United Overseas Bank Ltd (U11.SI)
United Overseas Bank Limited provides financial products and services. The company�s Group Retail segment offers deposits, loans, investments, credit and debit cards, and insurance products to individuals and small enterprises; wealth management and restricted products, such as structured notes, funds of hedge funds, and insurance plans to the wealthy and affluent customers; and investment management, asset management, and estate planning services to the high net worth individuals and investors. United Overseas Bank�s Group Wholesale segment provides current accounts, deposits, lending, cash management, and cross-border payments; and asset, ship, trade, and structured finance to the medium and large enterprises, corporations, financial institutions, and government-linked companies and agencies. It also offers lead managing, equity underwriting, and corporate advisory services; solution-based structures to meet clients� financing requirements in structuring, underwriting , and arranging syndicated loans, leveraged buy-outs, and project and structured finance; and underwriting and lead managing bond issues. The company�s Global Markets and Investment Management segment offers treasury products and services comprising foreign exchange, money market, fixed income, derivatives, margin trading, futures broking, gold products, structured products, and banknote services, as well as engages in asset management, proprietary investment, and liquidity and capital funds management activities. United Overseas Bank�s Other segment is involved in insurance and property-related businesses. As of March 15, 2012, the company had a network of approximately 500 offices in 19 countries and territories in the Asia Pacific, western Europe, and North America. The company was formerly known as United Chinese Bank and changed its name to United Overseas Bank Limited in 1965. United Overseas Bank was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Singapore.
10 Best Electric Utility Stocks To Own For 2014: GigaMedia Limited (GIGM)
Gigamedia Limited, through its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the operation of online games for online game players in Asia. The company provides a portfolio of online games, including MahJong, a traditional Chinese tile game; MMORPG, an Internet-based computer game; advanced casual games; and card, chance-based, and simple casual games. It also develops and licenses online poker, casino, and sports betting gaming software solutions, as well as offers application services for the online poker and casino markets primarily in the continental European markets. The company has strategic alliances with SoftStar Entertainment Inc., Neostorm Holdings Limited, XLGames Inc., Access China Holding Limited, Gorilla Banana Entertainment Corp., JC Entertainment Corporation, Possibility Space Incorporated, East Gate Media Contents & Technology Fund, and BetClic. GigaMedia Limited was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.
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GigaMedia (NASDAQ: GIGM ) results for the company's fiscal Q4 and 2012 have been released. For the quarter, revenue was $4.8 million, down by 34% from the $7.4 million in the same period the previous year. Attributable net loss, however, narrowed considerably to $15.4 million ($0.30 per diluted share) from Q4 2011's shortfall of $51.3 million ($1.01).
10 Best Electric Utility Stocks To Own For 2014: Usa Video Interactive Crp (US.V)
Oculus Visiontech Inc. engages in the design and marketing of digital watermarking, and streaming video and video-on-demand systems and services to business customers. It also offers source-to-destination digital media delivery solutions that allow live or recorded digitized and compressed video to be transmitted through Internet, intranet, satellite, or wireless connectivity. The company�s systems, services, and delivery solutions include digital watermark solutions and video content production, content encoding, media asset management, media and application hosting, multi-mode content distribution, transaction data capture and reporting, e-commerce, specialized engineering services, and Internet streaming hardware. Its products and services comprise MediaSentinel, a digital watermarking technology used to deter piracy of digital content; SmartMarks, which are invisible, unremovable, forensic digital watermarks imbedded in various video frames to protect digital video fr om piracy; StreamHQ, a collection of source-to-destination media delivery services; EncodeHQ, a service that digitizes and compresses analog-source video; hardware server and encoder system applications under the brand name of Hurricane Mediacaster; Zmail, a Web and media content delivery service to targeted audiences; and mediaClix, a service that delivers content similar to Zmail, originating from an existing Web presence. The company was formerly known as USA Video Interactive Corp. and changed its name to Oculus Visiontech Inc. in January 2012. Oculus Visiontech Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
10 Best Electric Utility Stocks To Own For 2014: Tata Communications Limited(TCL)
Tata Communications Limited provides integrated communications services worldwide. Its Global Voice Solutions segment offers international and domestic long distance voice solutions to mobile operators, broadband operators, Web portals, and carrier customers. The solutions include voice termination, international long distance inbound, universal international free phone, managed calling card, audiotext, ISDN, national long distance, and operator-assisted call services. This segment operates a network of approximately 41,000 route kilometers for domestic long distance services in India; and international networks with coverage in approximately 200 countries and territories. The company?s Global Data and Managed Services segment provides enterprise data solutions, such as international private leased circuits (PLC), national PLC, Internet leased line circuits, Internet access, frame relay, asynchronous transfer mode, data center infrastructure and application, virtual priva te network, television uplinking, transponder lease, hosted contacted center, MVOIP and IP voice connect, business messaging and collaboration, business audio and Web conferencing, managed security, telepresence virtual meeting room, media management platform, global video network, and Ethernet services. This segment?s carrier data services comprise global transmission, IP transit, managed node, and content delivery network services; and mobility services consist of wireless global and managed roaming, signaling connection control part, intelligent CAMEL eXchange, short messaging service hub enablement, and signaling monitoring, alarming, and reporting tool. Its Other segment offers net access using Wi-Fi, Internet telephony, broadband, and content services. The company was formerly known as Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited and changed its name to Tata Communications Limited in 2008. Tata Communications Limited was founded in 1986 and is based in Mumbai, India.
10 Best Electric Utility Stocks To Own For 2014: Zogenix Inc (ZGNX.W)
Zogenix, Inc. (Zogenix), incorporated on May 11, 2006, is a pharmaceutical company commercializing and developing products for the treatment of central nervous system disorders and pain. The Company�� product Sumavel DosePro offers needle-free subcutaneous administration of sumatriptan for the treatment of migraine and cluster headache in a pre-filled, single-use delivery system. Its lead product candidate, Zohydro (hydrocodone bitartrate, formerly ZX002) is a 12-hour extended-release formulation of hydrocodone without acetaminophen for the treatment of chronic pain requiring opioid therapy. It completed Phase 3 development of Zohydro in 2011. Its second DosePro investigational product candidate, Relday, is a injectable formulation of risperidone for the treatment of schizophrenia. Sumavel DosePro and Zohydro are used for the treatment options available to patients and physicians in the United States. Sumavel DosePro may serve as a treatment alternative to oral and na sal triptans and offers administration when compared to traditional, needle-based sumatriptan injection. In May, 2012, it submitted a New Drug Application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The Company�� collaboration with Astellas has been terminated on March 31, 2012. Sumavel DosePro is a pre-filled, single-use disposable, needle-free drug delivery system that subcutaneously delivers 6 mg of sumatriptan in 0.5 mL of sterile liquid. Sumavel DosePro is designed to be portable, intuitive and easy-to-use. To use, the patient simply snaps off a plastic tip, flips back a lever and presses the end of the delivery system to the skin of the abdomen or thigh. Under the force of a small amount of compressed nitrogen gas, the liquid form of sumatriptan is expelled out of the device as a thin jet of medication, which pierces the skin and selectively deposits into the subcutaneous tissue.
Zogenix competes with GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca PLC, Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Merck & C! o! ., Inc., Pfizer Inc., Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc., MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Abbott Laboratories, Alpharma Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc., King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mallinckrodt Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Becton, Dickinson and Company, Owen Mumford Ltd., Ypsomed, Sandoz Inc., Bioject Inc. and Antares Pharma Inc.
10 Best Electric Utility Stocks To Own For 2014: Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd (ORCL.NS)
Oracle Financial Services Software Limited is principally engaged in the business of providing information technology (IT) solutions and knowledge processing services to the financial services industry worldwide. The Company has a suite of banking products, which caters to the needs of corporate, retail, investment banking, treasury operations and data warehousing. The Company operates in three segments: Product licenses and related activities, IT solutions and consulting services, and Business Processing Services (BPO). Product licenses and related activities segment deals with various banking software products. IT solutions and consulting services segment offers services spanning the entire lifecycle of applications used by financial service institutions. The division�� portfolio includes Consulting, Application, Support and Technology Services. BPO Services consists of business process outsourcing services to the Lending, Collections, Customer Service and Capital Mark ets industry.
10 Best Electric Utility Stocks To Own For 2014: Medical Corporation Australasia Ltd (MOD.AX)
MOD Resources Limited engages in the exploration and development of mineral resources. Its projects include Botswana Copper project covering an area of approximately 8,600 square kilometers on the Kalahari Copper Belt in Botswana; and Sams Creek Gold project, an undeveloped gold project in New Zealand. The company was formerly known as Medical Corporation Australasia Limited and changed its name to MOD Resources Limited in July 2011. MOD Resources Limited is based in Subiaco, Australia.
10 Best Electric Utility Stocks To Own For 2014: Calypso Uranium Corp (CLP.V)
Calypso Uranium Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral and energy projects in Argentina and the United States. The company owns the right to explore and develop prospective uranium properties, including the Huemul, Ranquil Co, Campesino Norte, La Pintada, Central Block, and San Jorge Basin projects that cover approximately 449,000 hectares and are located in Chubut, Mendoza, and Neuqu茅n provinces of Argentina. It also owns 51.4% interest in the Sage Creek claims, which consist of approximately 403 unpatented lode mining mineral claims covering 2,773 hectares and is located in southern Powder River Basin, Converse County, Wyoming. The company was formerly known as Calypso Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to Calypso Uranium Corp. in September 2007. Calypso Uranium Corp. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
10 Best Electric Utility Stocks To Own For 2014: Golden Goliath Resources Ltd. (GNG.V)
Golden Goliath Resources Ltd., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties. The company focuses on gold, silver, lead, and zinc deposits. It holds interests in 7 properties covering a total area of 20,794 acres located in the Uruachic mining district; the La Cruz silver property covering an area of 90 hectares located on the Sierra Madre Belt; and the Chamizal property covering an area of 689 hectares located to the south-southwest of the city of Chihuahua in Central Chihuahua. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
10 Best Electric Utility Stocks To Own For 2014: M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd(MTU.AX)
M2 Telecommunications Group Limited provides retail and wholesale fixed line, mobile, and data telecommunications services for small to medium businesses and telecommunications resellers in Australia and New Zealand. Its services include fixed line voice services, including line rental services; mobile voice and data services; and terrestrial dial-up and high speed broadband Internet services, as well as mobile telephone hardware. The company also provides various Internet services, including business broadband ADSL, premium DSL, mobile broadband, BYO mobile broadband, and secure virtual private networks. M2 Telecommunications Group Limited was founded in 1999 and is based in Southbank, Australia.
10 Best Electric Utility Stocks To Own For 2014: SmartTrans Holdings Ltd(SMA.AX)
SmartTrans Holdings Limited provides online transport systems, software, and consulting services in Australia and China. The company offers SmartTrans e-Route, which plans deliveries; SmartTrans e-PoD, a real-time mobile solution to manage delivery functions; SmartTrans e-Track, a GPS tracking solution to enable fleet operations and provide real-time data; and SmartTrans EventTrack, a location-based service to enable the enjoyment and security of visitors at events. It also provides SmartTrans applications management platform, a modular technology suite that enables telecommunications, application, and content service providers to deliver various applications and content, and to push content onto handsets or smartphones. In addition, the company provides intelligent transport solutions for companies with vehicle fleets or field staff, including transport companies, manufacturers, service agencies, and security companies. SmartTrans Holdings Limited also offers the Greentra c Desktop Power Management Solution, an enterprise product that enables people to reduce the energy used by their computers at work or home by giving them feedback on the amount of energy they waste each day. Further, it explores for minerals in Mount Mackenzie, Waitara, and Riversleigh properties in Queensland focusing on zinc, lead, silver, copper, gold, and molybdenum deposits. SmartTrans Holdings Limited is headquartered in Leederville, Australia.
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