Thomas Boone Pickens, Jr. (born May 22, 1928) is an American businessman who chairs the private equity firm BP Capital Management. He was a well-known takeover artist during the 1980s. With an estimated current net worth of around $2.5 billion, he is ranked by Forbes as the 131-richest person in America and ranked #369 in the World.
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Pickens was one of the first independent oilmen to grow his company by acquisitions rather than by just exploration.
(GuruFocus, October 7, 2009) Investment Guru T. Boone Pickens built his fortune as a oilman. Forbes recently rank him as the No. 341 richest American with $1.150 billion. Last year, he was No. 131 on the Forbes List of Richest Americans with a net worth of $3.1 billion. It is amazing to see how much one year can change one’s fortune. More...
T Boone Pickens only invests in energy and energy related stocks with his fund, BP Capital. With the recovery of oil prices, he is selling! Is he taking profit and waiting for better opportunities? This is the Q2 portfolio of BP Capital. More...
As oil prices escalated to nearly $150 one year ago, T. Boone Pickens appeared on CNBC to explain his proposals for energy independence. At the time, Mr. Pickens certainly did not predict the huge collapse in oil prices in the ensuing months, but appears adamant that his plan is still viable today. Let’s listen to what Mr. Pickens had to say in an interview today on CNBC. More...
This is the Q1 portfolio update of BP Capital, run by oil man T Boone Pickens. Oil is recovering from its March lows as dollar goes weaker. If you want to buy energy stocks, see what T Boone Pickens buys and sells. More...
Oil prices is at a third of its peak in just 6 months. Oil stocks are down even more. Time to pick up some? If you want to buy energy stocks now, you should certainly see what oil man T Boone Pickens buys. These are the details of the buys and sells during the third quarter. More...
As oil prices decline, energy stocks lost their multi-year uptrend and come down quickly. But oil man billionaire T Boone Pickens is buying more. If you like to buy more energy stocks, see what T Boone Pickens is buying. T Boone Pickens owns 27 stocks with a total value of $2.1 billion. These are his buys and sells during the second quarter. More...
With oil prices at all time high, are oil stocks too hot? Apparently billionaire investor T Boone Pickens does not think so. If you want to invest in oil stocks, you should certainly see what T Boone Pickens is doing. T Boone Pickens owns 23 stocks with a total value of $1.3 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells. More...
I had the opportunity to sit down with T. Boone Pickens at the Milken Conference in Los Angeles. Mr. Pickens made his fame as head of Mesa, an oil and gas exploration firm. Mesa attempted hostile takeovers of Gulf, Philips, Unocal, and several other companies. After he sold Mesa, Pickens started a hedge fund, BP. He has given millions to Oklahoma State and different political organizations. More...
If you want to invest in energy stocks, you should always see what T Boone Pickens is doing. Pickens became billionaire by investing in oil. These are his buys and sells during the fourth quarter of 2007. T Boone Pickens owns 21 stocks with a total value of $1.4 billion. More...
If you want to invest in energy stocks, you should certainly see what billionaire oilman Boone Pickens is doing. He bought a lot of energy stocks again. These are his buys and sells during the third quarter. More...
T. Boone Pickens said he's busier now than when he made his fame on Wall Street more than 20 years ago. And as he nears age 80, the billionaire plans to keep up the pace. More...
T Boone Pickens buys Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Weatherford International Ltd., KBR Inc, sells Peabody Energy Corp., Mariner Energy, Inc. Common Stock, Consol Energy Inc., Encana Corporation, Eog Resources Inc., Halliburton Co. during the 3-months ended 06/30/2007, according to the most recent filings of his investment company, BP Capital. T Boone Pickens owns 20 stocks with a total value of $856 million. These are the details of the buys and sells. More...
Billionaire, legendary energy investor T Boone Pickens sells shares of EXCO Resources, Inc. from his personal holdings over the past two month. He sold 1,703,889 shares at prices from $17.7 to $19.21. He still owns more than 11.6 million shares of EXCO Resources, Inc. after the sales. More...
Billionaire, legenary energy investor T Boone Pickens buys Encana Corporation , Halliburton Co., Talisman Energy Inc., sells Massey Energy Co., Arch Coal Inc., Conocophillips during the 3-months ended 03/31/2007, according to the most recent filings of his investment company, . T Boone Pickens owns 23 stocks with a total value of $1.2 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells. More...
If you want to know what energy stocks to buy, you should see what stocks T. Boone Pickens is buying. We have added T. Boone Pickens into our list of gurus. More...
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