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Adding to Anadarko Petroleum (APC)

Written by David Neubert

Thursday, 22 February 2007

With oil again over $60, it looks to me like Anadarko Petroleum (APC - $40.76) is on sale. I bought more today at $40.84.

Oil Well This price works out to a trailing p/e of 6.65 (and that's based on oil prices in the 50's, not above 60. Now, as much as I wish this weren't true, the world's energy needs as provided by fossil fuels are going to increase over the next decade. I just don't see much of anything slowing the industrialization and wealth increases in Asia (China and India are the two biggest examples)).

I don't have a judgment on the company's position and actions around climate change, but I'm impressed that Anadarko at least has one. You can see it on their website here.

Disclosures and Confessions: I own APC. I have been buying it over the last two years with my first buys in the winter of 2004 at prices around $25.50. Latest buy a few weeks ago at $43.80. I am short May 35 puts on APC.

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