It's a minor relief rally, though, not necessarily a sign that investors are reading the benign announcement from SunPower as a positive either. One would hope that investors aren't thinking, "Well, they didn't drag out the results of the fourth quarter results and accounting investigation all the way to the verge of being de listed, so that must be a positive." "It's been four months since the accounting issues were first disclosed, and for SunPower shares it's a bit of a relief rally that the situation is finally coming to an end, but beyond that, you can't read too much into it," said Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov. 
Share:  It's a minor relief rally, though, not necessarily a sign that investors are reading the benign announcement from <span class="company">SunPower</span> as a positive either.<span class="sent"> One would hope that investors aren't thinking, "Well, they didn't drag out the results of the fourth quarter results and accounting investigation all the way to the verge of being de listed, so that must be a positive." "It's been four months since the accounting issues were first disclosed, and for <span class="company">SunPower</span> shares it's a bit of a relief rally that the situation is finally coming to an end, but beyond that, you can't read too much into it," said Raymond James analyst <span class="analyst">Pavel Molchanov</span>.</span> Tweet this 

Chevron had looked at converting the local 54,000 barrel per day facility into a terminal and this week said that option has been taken off the table. Chevron left open the possibility that some of the 2,000 job cuts it is ordering for its refinery operations worldwide may occur here. "Refining right now is a brutal industry," said Pavel Molchanov, an analyst with Raymond James & Associates who follows oil and gas companies. "It's true everywhere." 
Share:  <span class="company">Chevron</span> had looked at converting the local 54,000 barrel per day facility into a terminal and this week said that option has been taken off the table. <span class="company">Chevron</span> left open the possibility that some of the 2,000 job cuts it is ordering for its refinery operations worldwide may occur here.<span class="sent"> "Refining right now is a brutal industry," said <span class="analyst">Pavel Molchanov</span>, an analyst with Raymond James & Associates who follows oil and gas companies.</span> "It's true everywhere."....<span class="company">Chevron</span> had looked at converting the local 54,000 barrel per day facility into a terminal and this week said that option has been taken off the table. <span class="company">Chevron</span> left open the possibility that some of the 2,000 job cuts it is ordering for its refinery operations worldwide may occur here.<span class="sent"> "Refining right now is a brutal industry," said <span class="analyst">Pavel Molchanov</span>, an analyst with Raymond James & Associates who follows oil and gas companies.</span> "It's true everywhere.". Molchanov said Hawai'i also has the added problem of being a small, isolated market where all crude oil needs to be imported. Tweet this 

BP is acquiring eight offshore blocks and two onshore blocks from Devon."For BP it means that they will, in addition to bulking presence in the Gulf of Mexico and Azerbaijan, have access to one of the premier growth industries, which is Brazil," said Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov."It's not instant gratification. 
Share:  <span class="sent">BP is acquiring eight offshore blocks and two onshore blocks from <span class="company">Devon</span>."For BP it means that they will, in addition to bulking presence in the Gulf of Mexico and Azerbaijan, have access to one of the premier growth industries, which is Brazil," said Raymond James analyst <span class="analyst">Pavel Molchanov</span>."It's not instant gratification.</span> Tweet this 

BP is acquiring eight offshore blocks and two onshore blocks from Devon."For BP it means that they will, in addition to bulking presence in the Gulf of Mexico and Azerbaijan, have access to one of the premier growth industries, which is Brazil," said Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov."It's not instant gratification. 
Share:  <span class="sent"><span class="company">BP</span> is acquiring eight offshore blocks and two onshore blocks from Devon."For <span class="company">BP</span> it means that they will, in addition to bulking presence in the Gulf of Mexico and Azerbaijan, have access to one of the premier growth industries, which is Brazil," said Raymond James analyst <span class="analyst">Pavel Molchanov</span>."It's not instant gratification.</span> Tweet this 

"For BP it means that they will, in addition to bulking presence in the Gulf of Mexico and Azerbaijan, have access to one of the premier growth industries, which is Brazil," said Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov. 
Share:  <span class="sent">"For <span class="company">BP</span> it means that they will, in addition to bulking presence in the Gulf of Mexico and Azerbaijan, have access to one of the premier growth industries, which is Brazil," said Raymond James analyst <span class="analyst">Pavel Molchanov</span>.</span> Tweet this 

"For BP it means that they will, in addition to bulking presence in the Gulf of Mexico and Azerbaijan, have access to one of the premier growth industries, which is Brazil," said Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov. 
Share:  <span class="sent">"For <span class="company">BP</span> it means that they will, in addition to bulking presence in the Gulf of Mexico and Azerbaijan, have access to one of the premier growth industries, which is Brazil," said Raymond James analyst <span class="analyst">Pavel Molchanov</span>.</span> Tweet this 

"I think that they can get to the $10 billion, but that does not mean that those $10 billion of asset sales will necessarily create value for shareholders," said Pavel Molchanov , an analyst with Raymond James in Houston who has a "underperform" rating on ConocoPhillips shares and owns none. 
Share:  <span class="sent">"I think that they can get to the $10 billion, but that does not mean that those $10 billion of asset sales will necessarily create value for shareholders," said <span class="analyst">Pavel Molchanov</span> , an analyst with Raymond James in Houston who has a "underperform" rating on <span class="company">ConocoPhillips</span> shares and owns none.</span> Tweet this 

"I think that they can get to the $10 billion, but that does not mean that those $10 billion of asset sales will necessarily create value for shareholders," said Pavel Molchanov, an analyst with Raymond James in Houston who has a "underperform" rating on ConocoPhillips shares and owns none. 
Share:  <span class="sent">"I think that they can get to the $10 billion, but that does not mean that those $10 billion of asset sales will necessarily create value for shareholders," said <span class="analyst">Pavel Molchanov</span>, an analyst with Raymond James in Houston who has a "underperform" rating on <span class="company">ConocoPhillips</span> shares and owns none.</span> Tweet this 

The company, however, said that strong forecasts for corn acreage and recent changes to US Environmental Protection Agency's renewable fuels standard is likely to boost revenue this fiscal It projected fiscal year 2010 operating income at its fertlizer unit Rentech Energy Midwest Corp (REMC) to be in excess of $20 million "The forecast reflects strengthening demand, but in our view bakes in a necessary amount of conservatism; results can be highly volatile (as shown in first quarter)," Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov said Q1 LOSS WIDENS First quarter net loss for Rentech whose technology converts gas produced from waste, biomass and fossil resources into hydrocarbons 
Share:  The company, however, said that strong forecasts for corn acreage and recent changes to US Environmental Protection Agency's renewable fuels standard is likely to boost revenue this fiscal It projected fiscal year 2010 operating income at its fertlizer unit <span class="company">Rentech</span> Energy Midwest Corp (REMC) to be in excess of $20 million<span class="sent"> "The forecast reflects strengthening demand, but in our view bakes in a necessary amount of conservatism; results can be highly volatile (as shown in first quarter)," Raymond James analyst <span class="analyst">Pavel Molchanov</span> said</span> Q1 LOSS WIDENS First quarter net loss for <span class="company">Rentech</span> whose technology converts gas produced from waste, biomass and fossil resources into hydrocarbons...<span class="sent">"The forecast reflects strengthening demand, but in our view bakes in a necessary amount of conservatism; results can be highly volatile (as shown in first quarter)," Raymond James analyst <span class="analyst">Pavel Molchanov</span> said</span> Q1 LOSS WIDENS First quarter net loss for <span class="company">Rentech</span> whose technology converts gas produced from waste, biomass and fossil resources into hydrocarbons widened to $155 million, or 7 cents a share, from $10 million, or 1 cent a share a year ago Excluding items related to its unit REMC, its loss was 5 cents a share, compared with analysts' expectations of a loss of 1 cent, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S Tweet this 

The company expects to see $400 million to $600 million in revenue and to earn between 30 cents and 60 cents per share for fiscal year 2011 For the 2010 fiscal year, GT Solar narrowed its forecast for revenue to $500 million to $550 million from its previous target of $450 million to $550 million It expects to earn 52 cents to 60 cents per share during the period Investors are looking for the company's backlog of orders for solar equipment to grow, which would indicate that the solar industry is increasing capacity, said Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov "We've seen a pick up in orders which was encouraging," Molchanov said 
Share:  The company expects to see $400 million to $600 million in revenue and to earn between 30 cents and 60 cents per share for fiscal year 2011 For the 2010 fiscal year, <span class="company">GT Solar</span> narrowed its forecast for revenue to $500 million to $550 million from its previous target of $450 million to $550 million It expects to earn 52 cents to 60 cents per share during the period<span class="sent"> Investors are looking for the company's backlog of orders for solar equipment to grow, which would indicate that the solar industry is increasing capacity, said Raymond James analyst <span class="analyst">Pavel Molchanov</span></span> "We've seen a pick up in orders which was encouraging," Molchanov said Tweet this