Fuel Systems Solutions: Tools for a more fuel-efficient future

Fuel Systems Solutions (Nasdaq:FSYS) helps vehicles run more efficiently on cleaner sources of fuel. | Nasdaq: FSYS |Comment

ENGlobal: Engineering oil projects

Oil isn’t going away any time soon. That, in a nutshell, is the investment thesis behind ENGlobal Corp. (Nasdaq:ENG), a Houston company that provides engineering services to the oil industry. | Nasdaq: ENG |Comment

Industrial equipment stocks ride oil wave

Companies that manufacture drilling equipment are gushing earnings because of drilling activity fueled by record oil prices. T-3 Energy Services, Inc. and Circor International are two small caps... | Nasdaq: TTES |Comment

Gastar Exploration: Hot property

It’s a beautiful day in Gastar Exploration Ltd.’s (AMEX:GST) neighborhood. The post-person delivers, dogs bark, the sun sparkles and the coal beds are full of methane. | AMEX: GST |3 Comments

Quest Resources: On a quest for an undervalued resource

Oil and gas exploration company Quest Resources (Nasdaq:QRCP) has seen its share price rise 25% year to date. | Nasdaq: QRCP |Comment

GeoMet: A pure play in coalbed methane

While GeoMet, Inc. (Nasdaq:GMET) has seen impressive growth and is in the hot field of unconventional gas production, the Houston, Texas-based company currently feels like it’s undervalued. | Nasdaq: GMET |1 Comment

GeoResources: All bets are on

It’s not always easy to figure out which horses to back in the exploration and production sector as oil and gas prices remain at high levels, but one company that’s pulling ahead of the pack is... | Nasdaq: GEOI |Comment

Edge Petroleum up 16% on merger with Chaparral

Edge Petroleum Corp. (Nasdaq:EPEX) is up 16% today after announcing Chaparral Energy Inc. would purchase the company in an all-stock transaction. | Nasdaq: EPEX |Comment

Quest Energy up 8% after completing purchase of Appalachian gas and oil wells

Quest Energy Partners L.P. (Nasdaq:QELP) announced ahead of the opening today it had completed the purchase of natural gas and oil producing wells in the Appalachian Basin from Quest Resource... | Nasdaq: QELP |Comment

Dorchester Minerals: A dividend payer

Looking for a way to replenish the cash drained every time you fill up at the pump? Look no further than Dorchester Minerals LP (Nasdaq:DMLP), an oil and gas company that literally pays dividends... | Nasdaq: DMLP |Comment

Royale Energy rises 7% in pre-market on soaring crude prices

Royale Energy Inc. (Nasdaq:ROYL) is up more than 7% in today’s pre-market trading as crude oil once again surged past $146 per barrel overnight. | Nasdaq: ROYL |Comment

Capstone Turbine: Thinking outside the micro box

For investors who want a blend of clean energy and offshore drilling all in one stock, look no further than Capstone Turbine Corp. (Nasdaq:CPST). | Nasdaq: CPST |Comment

Allis-Chalmers falls 12% on lower crude

Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc. (NYSE:ALY) is down 12% today as the price of crude oil is falling from the record highs it achieved last week. | NYSE: ALY |Comment

Pyramid Oil continues multi-day decline despite rising crude prices

Pyramid Oil Company (AMEX:PDO) continued its multi-day decline on Thursday, dropping more than 17% early in the day, even as the price of crude oil soared to more than $144 per barrel. | AMEX: PDO |Comment

Houston American Energy reaches record high second straight day

Houston American Energy Corporation (Nasdaq:HUSA) hit a record high for the second day in a row and for the third time this month on Friday. | Nasdaq: HUSA |1 Comment

Tri-Valley beats year-end oil production goal by more than six months

Tri-Valley Corporation (AMEX:TIV) said Friday it had beat its year-end goal of producing more than 2,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day by more than six months. | AMEX: TIV |Comment

Evolution Petroleum completes drilling on two wells, starts on another

Evolution Petroleum Corporation (AMEX:EPM) was modestly up Thursday after the Houston-based company announced it had completed the drilling two wells in central Texas and is installing production... | AMEX: EPM |Comment

Houston American Energy reaches new high

Houston American Energy Corporation (Nasdaq:HUSA) hit a new high at $10.50 on Thursday on no fresh news and with volume nearly tripling the average. | Nasdaq: HUSA |Comment

Pyramid Oil sharply down on lower crude, higher inventories

Pyramid Oil Company (AMEX:PDO) dipped 18.2% Wednesday, virtually eliminating the gains it made in Tuesday’s trading. | AMEX: PDO |Comment

Pyramid Oil continues gains as crude rises

Pyramid Oil Co. (AMEX:PDO) continues to rise today as the price of crude oil edges higher with less than two weeks to go before the July 4th holiday weekend. | AMEX: PDO |Comment

GMX Resources: Emir for a day

It would be great to be the emir of Qatar, sitting atop massive reserves of natural gas as prices for parallel the rise in crude. You can get the next best thing with GMX Resources, Inc.... | Nasdaq: GMXR |2 Comments

Oil remains the most profitable play (Part Two of Two)

Jason Votruba and Richard Wyman name their favorite small-cap oil and gas stock picks. | TXE: PXE.TO |1 Comment

Oil remains the most profitable play (Part One of Two)

After an uncertain first half of the year, oil stocks were one of the only investments to gush higher this year, and they still look to be the most profitable for the remainder of the year. | Comment

Approach Resources: Oil exploration company looks to tap future profits

Be it offshore, onshore, coal bed and fields, literally striking it rich is an appealing prospect to even small oil exploration companies, which is where Approach Resources Inc. (Nasdaq:AREX) comes... | Nasdaq: AREX |Comment

Small caps to lead out of the economic "rubble"

Small caps may be the place to park your money, according to Bill Greiner, chief investment officer for UMB Asset Management and UMB Bank. | Nasdaq: WGOV |Comment

Sector Watch: Drilling services stocks

Recording-setting oil prices are feeding nicely into the demand for the tools and services of Bolt Technology (Nasdaq:BOLT) and WSP Holdings (NYSE:WH). | Nasdaq: BOLT |1 Comment

CEO: Quest Resource to pursue other opportunities after abandoned merger

Quest Resource Corp. (Nasdaq:QRCP) CEO Jerry Cash sad the Oklahoma City-based natural gas producer said a merger with Pinnacle Gas was not in the company’s or shareholders’ best interest. | NASDAQ;QRCP |Comment

Rex Energy Corporation: Oil marks the spot

These days, Pennsylvania isn't only about the Amish, the Pittsburgh Steelers and a pro-Hillary Clinton vote. Oil has taken center stage, in the form of oil exploration company Rex Energy... | Nasdaq: REXX |Comment

Gulf Island Fabrication: In an octopus's garden

Investors looking to strike it rich with a play in oil have many avenues to explore, including the exploration sector itself, where they’ll find the likes of Gulf Island Fabrication Inc.... | Nasdaq: GIFI |Comment

Cano Petroleum: Enhanced growth prospects

A small-cap oil and natural gas company that has been siphoning the benefits of rising oil prices is Fort Worth, Texas-based Cano Petroleum (AMEX:CFW). | AMEX: CFW |1 Comment

Natural Gas Services Group: Stepping on the gas

Texas-based small cap Natural Gas Services (AMEX:NGS) fabricates, makes, rents and sells natural gas compressors and related equipment. | AMEX: NGS |Comment

Pioneer Drilling: An ace in the hole

With oil futures prices running about double what they were a year ago, the oil and gas rigs of Pioneer Drilling Co. (AMEX:PDC) are staying busy, at roughly 85% of capacity going forward in 2008. | AMEX: PDC |Comment

Approach Resources: Gas price shock

Oil and gas explorers are searching everywhere for a hint of fossil fuel. Here’s one that might prefer a day at the beach: Approach Resources Inc. (Nasdaq:AREX). It’s looking for natural gas in... | Nasdaq: AREX |Comment

Quicksilver Gas Services: Mercury rising

It seems that the planets couldn’t have been more favorably aligned for the auspicious mid-2007 IPO of Quicksilver Gas Services (NYSE:KGS). | NYSE: KGS |Comment

Innospec Inc.: Fueling up for the road ahead

These days the pain at the pump is only getting worse. Add in the credit crisis, and “fueling up” for most businesses is nothing short of prohibitive. Not Innospec Inc. (Nasdaq:IOSP). This... | Nasdaq: IOSP |Comment

Newsletter Watch: Favorite growth and value small caps

The editor of Upside Stocks recently chose EZCORP, Inc. (Nasdaq:EZPW) and Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (AMEX:NGS) as “buys” through his proprietary Quadrix system. | Nasdaq: EZPW |1 Comment

Innospec Inc.: High-octane performance

Innospec Inc. (Nasdaq:IOSP) has proven to be an ideal example of an up-and-coming business adapting to changing global trends. | Nasdaq: IOSP |Comment

Legacy Reserves: Cooking with gas now

With giant oil companies posting record earnings, small-cap investors may wonder which smaller companies can profit off soaring oil prices. Enter Legacy Reserves LP (Nasdaq:LGCY), an independent... | Nasdaq: LGCY |Comment

Boots and Coots: Going to blazes

In a slow burn for the past few years, Boots and Coots International Well Control Inc. (AMEX:WEL) is ready for rapid oxidation. The oilfield services company is set for a big 2008, looking to fire... | AMEX: WEL |1 Comment

Ram Energy: In search of black gold

Ram Energy Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq:RAME), a well-established, independent oil and gas company, ramping up its expansion in size and scope beyond its principal exploration focus. | Nasdaq: RAME |3 Comments

Trico Marine Services: Knowing the drill

Whoever said water and oil don’t mix obviously wasn’t speaking in financial terms. The pairing quite often results in petrol bliss, as evidenced by Trico Marine Services Inc. (Nasdaq:TRMA). | Nasdaq: TRMA |Comment

Pacific Ethanol CEO expects rapid expansion of ethanol industry

Pacific Ethanol Inc. (Nasdaq:PEIX) CEO Neil Koehler said the Sacramento, Calif.-based firm believes the United States ethanol industry will continue its robust growth. | Nasdaq: PEIX |Comment

Interview with Mary Lisanti

Mary Lisanti, president and chief investment officer of AH Lisanti Capital Growth, talks about the current environment for small caps in an interview with SmallCapInvestor.com. The former... | BMRN |Comment

Evergreen Energy rises on 2007 filing, Internet speculation

Evergreen Energy Inc. (NYSE: EEE) reported before Monday’s opening that its 2007 revenue rose 33% to $48.7 million from $36.7 million during 2006. | EEE |Comment

Clean Energy Fuels: How green is your money?

It wasn’t long ago when sitting behind a bus in traffic meant bearing the brunt of tar-black exhaust clouds blown your way. These days, the air has never smelled cleaner, thanks to Clean Energy... | CLNE |Comment

Saxon Energy Services: Profiting from oil

Saxon Energy Services (TSE:SES) is an oilfield services company that has a growing contract drilling and well servicing business in North and South America. | SES |Comment

Legacy Reserves: Texas tea

Money no longer grows on trees. You have to mine it, drill for it, or plant, water and harvest it. As an independent oil and gas producer, Legacy Reserves L.P. (Nasdaq:LGCY) drills, and passes on a... | LGCY |2 Comments

Check on China: Hanwei Energy Services

After bad winter weather battered China's energy industry, companies such as Hanwei Energy Services Corp. (TSE: HE.TO) still continue to be strong long-term bets for investors wanting in on Chinese... | HE.TO |Comment

Rex Energy: Eureka!

Rex Energy Corporation (Nasdaq: REXX) is a small-cap lion on the prowl to find those elusive oil and gas pockets in some of the oldest regions left untouched and abandoned by many of the biggest... | REXX |1 Comment

Superior Well Services CEO sees increased demand

Superior Well Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: SWSI) CEO David Wallace said the provider of well-site solutions to oil and natural gas companies believes long-term industry fundamentals are in the firm’s... | SWSI |Comment