Quarterly Dividends, Divestures, Commercial Facility Expansions, and Notes Offer Pricing - Analyst Notes on ConocoPhillips, Hess, Energy Transfer, Sigma-Aldrich and Rosetta Resources

NEW YORK, May 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES), Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (NYSE: ETE), Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) and Rosetta Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROSE). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/3074-100free.

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ConocoPhillips Analyst Notes
On May 13, 2014, ConocoPhillips (ConocoPhillips) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.69 per share, which will be payable on June 2, 2014, to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 23, 2014. ConocoPhillips is an independent exploration and production company. The full analyst notes on ConocoPhillips are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/COP.pdf/Register

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Hess Corporation Analyst Notes
On May 22, 2014, Hess Corporation (Hess) announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its retail business to Marathon Petroleum Corporation (Marathon), which subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to be completed before year-end 2014. The deal was struck for a total cash consideration of $2.6 billion, and the Company intends to use these proceeds for additional share repurchases, the existing repurchase authorization for which has been increased to $6.5 billion, from $4 billion earlier. Commenting on the sale, John B. Hess, CEO of Hess, said, "The sale of our retail business marks the culmination of our strategic transformation into a pure-play exploration and production company." The full analyst notes on Hess are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/HES.pdf/Register

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Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. Analyst Notes
On May 22, 2014, Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (Energy Transfer) announced its intention to commence an offering of additional 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024 in a private placement. The new notes will be offered exclusively to qualified institutional buyers within the United States, and will be issued pursuant to the indenture under which Energy Transfer previously issued its $450 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024, all of which remains outstanding. The Company informed that the net proceeds from the sale of the new notes will be used to repay amounts outstanding under the Company's revolving credit facility, and any remaining net proceeds will be used for general partnership purposes. The full analyst notes on Energy Transfer are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/ETE.pdf/Register

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Sigma-Aldrich Corporation Analyst Notes
On May 20, 2014, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Sigma-Aldrich) announced that is has expanded its continuous flow manufacturing capabilities for research and commercial scale. The Company's custom manufacturing services business unit, SAFC Commercial, has installed a new commercial-scale continuous flow reactor at its Sheboygan, Wisconsin facility, with capacity to produce up to 150 kg of product per day. The Company informed that Continuous flow manufacturing is a lean manufacturing platform that provides customers access to as little or as much of a product as needed, while the nature of this technique offers safer, seamless scale-up of a wider array of reactions compared to the batch platform. Furthermore, Sigma-Aldrich noted that this technique may aid customers in achieving process control, while helping to eliminate batch failures and minimize risks associated with handling hazardous chemicals. The full analyst notes on Sigma-Aldrich are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/SIAL.pdf/Register

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Rosetta Resources, Inc. Analyst Notes
On May 21, 2014, Rosetta Resources, Inc. (Rosetta Resources) announced the upsizing and pricing of the Company's public offering of its 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024. The offering has been raised to $500 million from $400 million aggregate principal amount, and the notes were priced at par. Net proceeds from the notes offering is intended to be used for repaying borrowings outstanding under the Company's revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes. Subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, Rosetta Resources expects the sale of the notes to settle on May 29, 2014. The full analyst notes on Rosetta Resources are available to download free of charge at:

http://www.analystsreview.com/ROSE.pdf/Register

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