Analysts are even more optimistic about coal producers. Alpha Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: ANR) profits are expected to have soared 86.1% to $1.01 per share on revenue of $692.5 million ahead of its merger with iron miner Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF). Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI), Massey Energy Co. (NYSE: MEE), and Walter Industries Inc. (NYSE: WLT) profits are also expected to be more than 60% higher, to $0.59 per share (sales of $764.1 million), $0.73 per share (sales of $771.3 million), and $1.27 per share (sales of $378.8 million), respectively. However, Tulsa-based Alliance Resource Partners LP (NASDAQ: ARLP) earnings are expected to have fallen 27.7% to $0.60 per share on revenue of $275.9 million. Unlike the other coal producers above, Alliance failed to beat expectations in the previous quarter. Also, analysts expect Patriot Coal Corp. (NYSE: PCX) to narrow its net loss to $0.14 per share from $0.35 per share in the year-ago period, but it's the only one of these coal companies that doesn't get a consensus analysts' recommendation to buy. Shares of all these coal companies have recently been trading near their 52-week lows.

Judging by the estimates for Ocean Shipholding Group Inc. (NYSE: OSG) and General Maritime Corp. (NYSE: GMR), the strength of the oil producers is good for the tanker companies and other oil-related transport providers as well. New York-based OSG is expected to report $3.61 per share earnings (78.4% higher than a year ago) on revenue of $420.5 million, and General Maritime's profit is expected be up 47.8% to $0.69 per share, on revenue of $70.1 million. Also, GulfMark Offshore Inc. (NYSE: GLF) and Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) are also expected to report higher profits of $1.62 per share (sales of $119.0 million) and $1.83 per share (sales of $354.4 million), respectively. However, K-Sea Transportation Partners (NYSE: KSP) and Cal Dive International Inc. (NYSE: DVR) profits are expected to have declined to $0.54 per share (sales of $92.9 million) and $0.38 per share (sales of $258.4 million), respectively. The consensus recommendation is to buy these transportation stocks, except for New York-based General Maritime, which is in the process of acquiring smaller rival Arlington Tankers Ltd. (NYSE: ATB). Again, these stocks are near their 52-week lows.

Here's a look at what analysts are expecting from some of the other oil and energy related companies scheduled to report this coming week:

• Tesoro Corp. (NYSE: TSO): $1.50 per share (+77.3%) on revenues of $8.1 billion (+37.6%)
• Murphy Oil Corp. (NYSE: MUR): $2.65 per share (+60.8%) on revenues of $6.9 billion (+44.9%)
• First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR): $1.01 per share (+51.5%) on revenues of $339.8 million (+113.4%)
• Occidental Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: OXY): $2.71 per share (+46.5%) on revenues of $6.5 billion (+34.0%)
• Nexen Inc. (NYSE: NXY): $1.33 per share (+45.9%) on revenues of $2.3 billion (+43.4%)
• Hess Corp. (NYSE: HES): $2.42 per share (+44.6%) on revenues of $10.2 billion (+36.4%)
• Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA): $3.79 per share (+42.7%) on revenues of $3.7 billion (+46.0%)
• Pride International Inc. (NYSE: PDE): $1.03 per share (+34.0%) on revenues of $624.7 million (+15.6%)
• Noble Energy Inc. (NYSE: NBL): $1.89 per share (+32.3%) on revenues of $1.0 billion (+23.7%)
• Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK): $0.88 per share (+21.6%) on revenues of $2.6 billion (+27.0%)
• MDU Resources Group Inc. (NYSE: MDU): $0.68 per share (+16.2%) on revenues of $1.4 billion (+8.6%)
• Sunoco Logistics Partners LP (NYSE: SXL): $1.13 per share (+14.2%) on revenues of $3.3 billion (+69.9%)
• Entergy Corp. (NYSE: ETR): $2.52 per share (+8.7%) on revenues of $3.9 billion (+18.9%)
• Enbridge Energy Partners LP (NYSE: EEP): $0.88 per share (+8.0%) on revenues of $2.7 billion (+59.8%)
• Dominion Resources Inc. (NYSE: D): $0.90 per share (+4.4%) on revenues of $3.6 billion (-1.0%)
• SCANA Corp. (NYSE: SCG): $0.82 per share (+3.7%) on revenues of $1.1 billion (+0.2%)
• Progress Energy Inc. (NYSE: PGN): $1.24 per share (+2.4%) on revenues of $3.0 billion (-4.2%)
• Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEN): $0.62 per share (same as a year ago) on revenues of $598.8 million (+14.3%)
• Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (NYSE: PEG): $0.99 per share (-1.0%) on revenues of $3.7 billion (+7.6%)
• Alliant Energy Corp. (NYSE: LNT): $1.00 per share (-4.8%) on revenues of $978.0 million (+7.8%)
• Ameren Corp. (NYSE: AEE): $1.25 per share (-8.1%) on revenues of $2.3 billion (+14.6%)
• BJ Services Co. (NYSE: BJS): $0.56 per share (-12.5%) on revenues of $1.5 billion (+14.9%)
• Wisconsin Energy Corp. (NYSE: WEC): $0.55 per share (-21.4%) on revenues of $892.8 million (+1.3%)
• TECO Energy Inc. (NYSE: TE): $0.29 per share (-23.7%) on revenues of $979.9 million (-1.0%)

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