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I first wrote about Schlumberger (SLB) here on May 6, 2009, at a price of $56.09. Shares of oil and natural gas servicer have jet-streamed toward major, psychological resistance at $100, easily clearing $90 on the way. It goes without saying that if you haven't already, now would be a good time to consider taking some profits off the table.

However, those investors who can tolerate the risk can maintain their full position and go for an even bigger gain, as SLB will likely continue to head north.

Further, I'd raise the sell/stop loss to $68 from $63.

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"Oil had a good year in 2010, rising 15 percent, and 2011 looks to be even better, as a stronger global economy pushes demand for resources higher," says Stephen Leeb.

The editor of The Complete Investor explains, "Oil service and equipment companies are the most leveraged way to play rising oil prices. Here's a look a Schlumberger (SLB) and National Oilwell Varco (NOV).

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"Schlumberger Limited (SLB) is the biggest oil services company, hands down. As such, the firm's operations extend into just about every imaginable oil or gas-producing region of the world," says energy industry specialist Elliott Gue.

The editor of The Energy Strategist asserts, "The company, in our view, is in the sweet spot of the oil-services cycle.

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"The oil-services sector remains my favorite long-term play in the energy industry," says sector specialist Elliott Gue. In The Energy Strategist, the advisor looks to industry-leader Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB).

Gue explains, "Oil services firms will benefit directly from the increasing technical complexity of oilfield development. International business is the primary driver for Schlumberger, which generated only 22% of its revenues from North America in 2008.

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"Over the next five years the energy patch should offer some of the best investments around, and one standout is Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB)," says Stephen Leeb in The Complete Investor.

"Schlumberger, by a wide margin, is the best and most dominant. Its services range from well testing to pressure pumping to seismic testing, and it's No. 1 in virtually every area it occupies.

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"Many experts believe that oil prices are at unsustainably low prices now, and they expect a sharp rise in the commodity price as supply and demand come back into line again," says turnaround expert George Putnam.

In The Turnaround Letter, he suggests, "If oil does begin to rise again, the oilfield service stocks could rebound sharply." Here, he takes a look at large cap plays on a rebound within the oilfield services sector.

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"Long term, supply remains the key issue to watch in the crude oil market; depressed prices continue to force producers to scale back on exploration and development spending," says energy expert Elliott Gue.

In The Energy Strategist, he says, "I watch oil service giant Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) as a gauge of overall health in energy markets; it has its hands in just about every imaginable oil- or gas-producing market on the planet."

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"Valuations for even the best-placed, most well-established companies in the energy space are sitting at levels unseen since the late 1990s when oil prices collapsed to around $10 per barrel," says energy sector specialist Elliott Gue.

Here, the editor of The Energy Strategist looks at Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB), noting, "The firm active in just about every imaginable market and I regard the company as a top-notch indicator of ongoing trends in the oil services business."

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Patrick Kirts co-wrote this article. 

After seeing the historic volatility in oil over the last year, we at Portfolio Asset Management asked a simple question: How should we take on risk in the energy markets? Warren Buffett once said, “Risk is not knowing what you’re doing.” Others see risk as the chance of permanent loss. We agree with those ideas, so in this context we need an investment well positioned to handle the uncertainties of the oil market. 

As a Value Investor, I routinely find myself stepping in front of "Moving Trains" to buy beaten up stocks. Sometimes when you do this, you get run over and end up catching a "Falling Knife". Other times, you find yourself at the beginning of a "Hockey Stick curve climb" (sorry, Canadians have to refer to Hockey once in a while!)