The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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Oasis Petroleum in Bakken[Hess featured also]

http://news.investors.com/Article/Oasis-Petroleum-Inc/597306/201201101804/small-cap-with-big-cap-management.htm

Long, informative article in New America section:

>>>....One of them, Oasis Petroleum (OAS), was formed just to zero in on the Williston Basin, where the Bakken is located.

"It's a Bakken pure play," said analyst Scott Hanold of RBC Capital Markets admiringly. "For its market-cap size (under $3 billion), it provides one of the highest investment exposures to the area."...<<<