Twitter Inc TWTR 2.32% can be an extremely useful and tradeable too for investors, but only if you follow the right people.
Here’s a look at 7 influential people in the oil & gas industry who have the potential for market-moving tweets.
1. T. Boone Pickens — @boonepickens
From commenting on the latest news in the oil & gas space to putting millionaire rappers in their place, billionaire T. Boone Pickens is always entertaining his 142,000 followers.
2. Sarah Kent — @SarahKentWSJ
Wall Street Journal oil & gas reporter Sarah Kent may not be an oil tycoon, but her 7,000 followers enjoy her breaking stories on the industry.
3. Salman bin Abdulaziz — @KingSalman
You may need a translator to read his tweets in English, but the king of Saudi Arabia obviously has a huge impact on the global oil market.
4. Rick Perry — @GovernorPerry
President-elect Donald Trump just announced Texas governor Rick Perry as his nominee for U.S. Secretary of Energy. Perry already had an influential voice in the oil & gas industry as Texas governor, but he could now play a huge role in shaping energy policy.
5. Andrew Littlefair — @A_Littlefair
Littlefair is the CEO of Clean Energy Fuels Corp CLNE 5.51% and frequently tweets about developments in the oil & gas industry, particularly when it comes to liquid natural gas.
6. Jeffrey Immelt — @JeffImmelt
Following General Electric Company GE 0.38%’s merger with Baker Hughes Incorporated BHI 0.17%, the CEO of GE has become…
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