Statoil ASA (STO)

They have talked about disposing of some of their assets after having made big acquisitions here. Norwegians are very environmentally conscious and he thinks they are getting sucked into the “dirty oil vs. clean oil” argument. It is hard to make a lot of money on these large quasi state run enterprises. It is very hard for them to show consistent production per share growth. If you have a really bullish view on energy prices, you probably want to have a reasonably bullish view on the Cdn$, so why would you be investing in energy names and using up your valuable foreign dollars, when you can buy good quality energy names in Canada.

(Top Pick Sep 11/13, Up 32.01%) Has become more of a pure play story. Likes it here. 4% dividend.

(Market Call Minute) His partner likes it for some of their exposure in some markets.

Trying to transition themselves from a large cap into a mega-cap through aggressive expansion in both onshore and offshore oil exploration. Have been very successful in finding new oil reserves offshore in deep water. Good long-term story and a very good balance sheet. 5.1% dividend yield.

(Top Pick Jun 1/12, Up 1.61%) 5.5% dividend. Stock tends to move higher when oil moves higher. Good balance sheet and sustainable balance sheet. Can be bought when it drops into the low $20s.