Money Out of a Pipeline
117461
Martha and the Vandellas recorded A 1965 Motown classic that began: "Nowhere to run to, baby/Nowhere to hide." With the stock and bond markets not going much of anywhere, you may despair of finding any good liquid investment for your cash. Of course, you can tie up your money for long periods with hedge funds and their ilk, hoping for decent returns. But there are some good alternatives, particularly in the energy sector. In this issue, fellow columnist Richard Lehmann discusses royalty trusts, which focus on oil and gas extraction (see p. 206).
714945
It's taking on water, and debt.
163746
Deb Shops has cash in the bank and more on the way.
503035
Bonds posted by companies with federal oil and gas leases cover only a small fraction of the projected costs of plugging wells and restoring land once the fuel is extracted, leaving taxpayers with the potential for huge cleanup bills, an Associated Press analysis of federal records shows.
761027
ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - The operator of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System was on the lookout Monday for a piece of a cleaning device -- called a pig -- that mysteriously got dislodged somewhere inside the 800-mile oil pipeline in December.
1446
HOUSTON -- El Paso Corp. , the nation's largest natural gas pipeline company, said yesterday it will write down the value of its oil and gas properties by $2.67 billion and reduce the value of its shareholder equity by $1 billion to reflect accounting revisions for natural gas hedges.
196103
OTTAWA - The Canadian government will devote some of the proceeds from its sale of its 19 percent stake in oil company Petro-Canada (PCA.
633478
By JAMES STEVENSON  CALGARY (CP) - Alberta's overheated oilsands region will get a $396-million infusion to help pay for desperately needed new medical clinics, affordable housing and upgraded water treatment facilities over the next three years.
320911
By John Stark, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Jun. 9--The final cleanup of a dump along the Nooksack River's south fork could cost a half million dollars or more, but no source for that money is immediately available.
270403
Where does that money go, anyway?
749448
What companies are doing with their cash right now.
758233
The buyout for the ice manufacturer is on the rocks.
256807
Some companies are dealing with rising oil costs in unique ways.
193726
An overview of the different ways you can give your money away.
214958
Last Wednesday, at the stroke of noon, one of the most lucrative prizes in Russia&#39;s oil industry went under the hammer. Russia&#39;s Federal Property Fund, which controls sales of state assets, auctioned a 7.6
25463
Russia has split its oil proceeds into two funds and has cleared the way for one to invest in foreign stocks and bonds, officials said. Actual investments are not expected to begin until next fall.
620899
Convenience store owners, state governments and environmental groups received something in President Bush's 2008 budget last week they have been lusting for: a little more cash to inspect leaking underground-storage tanks.