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Whiting Petroleum Corporation (WLL), the independent oil and gas company that explores primarily in the Permian Basin, Rocky Mountains, Mid-Continent, Gulf Coast and Michigan, continues to be a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stock even as crude and natural gas prices have pulled back from record highs.

On July 30, WLL reported second quarter earnings that missed on analysts' estimates by 5.47%, or 11 cents per share. However, it was a record quarter for the company, as net income spiked to $80.4 million, or $1.90 per share, from $26.5 million, or 72 cents per share, in the second quarter of 2007.

Production continues to increase year over year with first half production in 2008 totaling 7.76 MMBOE, or 42,660 BOE per day, compared with 7.26 MMBOE, or 40,090 BOE per day, in the first half of 2007.

The company is bullish about production going forward. It has

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Overseas Shipholding Group recently raised its dividend by 40% as shipping rates remain high. The company has surprised on estimates 2 out of the last 4 quarter by an average of 5.14%. Overseas Shipholding has a price-to-book (P/B) of only 1.1.

Company Description

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (OSG), headquartered in New York City, transports crude oil and petroleum products around the world with a fleet of 121 vessels.

As of June 30, 50% of the ships were company-owned, with the remaining bareboat or time chartered in. 35 vessels are also in the newbuild program.

The company, a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy), is a member of Tankers International, Aframax International and Panamax International, which are commercial pools of similar size and quality vessels with different ship owners.

The fleets are combined to act as a single fleet, which members believe improves customer service and vessel utilization

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Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

Aeropostale Inc (ARO) Dampskibsselskabet Torm A/S (TRMD) American Science & Engineering Inc (ASEI) Badger Meter Inc (BMI) BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (BPT) Carbo Ceramics Inc (CRR) Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc (ENZN) FMC Corp (FMC) Gibraltar Industries Inc (ROCK) Gray Television Inc (GTN) Hugoton Royalty Trust (HGT) Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI) Kendle International Inc (KNDL) Key Energy Services Inc (KEG) North American Energy Partners Inc (NOA) One Liberty Properties Inc (OLP) Overseas Shipholding Group Inc (OSG) San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (SJT) SJW Corp (SJW) Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc (SPPI) Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corp (TRE) Western Union Co (WU) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List.

"ARO" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? ...