Investopedia: Libya Adds Some Good News To Energy Names

With word coming out this weekend that the rebel forces had begun to enter Libya's capital of Tripoli, it looks as though the Arab Spring may be winding down. Although investors should never fully discount the risk of further turbulence - citizens are getting restless in Egypt, Syria is still spasming with protests and crackdowns and further troubles could always emerge in nations like Iran or Iraq - it looks like many Western names may be soon getting back to the business of exploiting sizable untapped foreign reserves. (Dividend capture strategies provide an alternative investment approach to income seeking investors. See How To Use The Dividend Capture Strategy.)

Back to Business as Usual?  
With a few exceptions here and there, major international oil companies pulled their employees out of Libya when armed insurrection against Qaddafi's regime began earlier this year. Now that it appears that the rebels are closing in on victory, it may be time to reconsider some of the names that had sizable partnerships with the Libyan government in developing oil and gas reserves that had gone largely underutilized during Libya's long period of isolation.

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