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Matt Badiali: Why Bill Powers Is Dead Wrong
Source: JT Long of The Energy Report  (5/23/13)
Is this a great time to be an energy investor? It definitely is, according to Matt Badiali, editor of the S&A Resource Report. "You can make a lot of money, unless you're Bill Powers," he says in this interview with The Energy Report. Badiali discusses the true potential for U.S. natural gas, as well as what type of energy really gets him excited. More >

Investors Versus Traders: A Battle for Oil & Gas Profits
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (5/21/13)
The worst may be over for companies and investors who have weathered the depressed gas prices of the past few years, but that doesn't mean it's clear sailing from here. In this interview with The Energy Report, Robert Cooper, senior energy analyst with Haywood Securities, talks about the need for selectivity and patience for catalysts that can crystallize underlying stock values. It's a battle of long-term investors versus short-term traders. More >

The Hottest North American Shale Plays: Josh Young
Source: Alec Gimurtu of The Energy Report  (5/15/13)
Not all shale plays are created equal, and one in particular is bucking the trend with robust economics and company share prices that show it. But is it too late to buy in? Fund Manager Josh Young doesn't think so, and he sat down with The Energy Report to discuss the hottest (and coldest) North American shale plays. Read on to find out where he's finding bargains that could pay off handsomely. More >

Daren Oddenino: How to Spot Oil and Gas Takeout Targets
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report  (5/14/13)
Let's make one thing clear: There is no magic formula to determine which company will be the next big buyout story. But if there were a formula, it would include variables like asset value, management skill level, risk profile and location, location, location. Today, C. K. Cooper & Co. Analyst Daren Oddenino joins The Energy Report to discuss M&A trends and help us solve for X. One caveat—a company that tempts an international player might leave domestic majors cold. More >

Keith Schaefer Names the Last-Standing Shale Plays
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report  (5/9/13)
Shale oil has been North America's great experiment, says Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin Editor Keith Schaefer. But in this interview with The Energy Report, he questions the experiment's success and predicts steep declines ahead, with just a few formations left to supply the market. The question is what shale play will last the longest? Read on to find out how—and when—to get positioned for the end of the shale revolution. More >

Bill Powers: Pickens and Stansberry Wrong, Shale Gas Production to Fall
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report  (5/7/13)
Energy pundits sing natural gas' praises, but Bill Powers, author of "Cold, Hungry and in the Dark: Exploding the Natural Gas Supply Myth," isn't buying it. He sees serious flaws in how reserves are reported, and his own research shows steep, across-the-board production declines in the near future. Nonetheless, he expects a multiyear bull run for the resource, and recommends investors get positioned before scarcity hits—just five to seven years from now. Find out which companies Powers is betting on in this interview with The Energy Report. More >

James McIlree: Three Companies Could Transform Power Production
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report  (5/2/13)
Energy tech companies have a business model that's closer to Apple Inc. than Apache Corp. In other words, it's all about the new product. The products Dominick & Dominick Analyst James McIlree is excited about offer major benefits like improved geological mapping for oil and gas explorers, or electric grid safety for energy utilities. In an interview with The Energy Report, McIlree talks about his favorite companies in the energy tech space and how understanding product cycles can help investors time their buys. More >

Bob Moriarty: US Energy Self-Sufficiency Nothing But 'Feel-Good BS'
Source: JT Long of The Energy Report  (4/30/13)
What the "tree huggers" don't realize, says 321energy.com founder Bob Moriarty, is that "the BMWs they drive to anti-Keystone protests need fuel." But the pipeline supporters who expect that fuel to come from American sources are just as delusional, Moriarty asserts in his scathing interview with The Energy Report. That's why he's looking beyond North America for lucrative oil plays. Find out which international producers may be ideally positioned to supply an energy-hungry U.S., and why Moriarty believes oil should be taxed "to the limit." More >

Unconventional: Jim Letourneau's Investment Taste
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report  (4/25/13)
Whether the topic is peak oil, climate change or commodity bull markets, Jim Letourneau tends to take the contrarian position. He's an unapologetic advocate of oil sands development and a shrewd analyst of the companies large and small that are active both in the Alberta oil sands and in the U.S. oil patch. In this interview with The Energy Report, he shares his insights into one of Alberta's largest oil sands players and one of its newest and smallest, as well as a well-positioned startup in the Texas Midland basin and northwestern Montana's Williston basin. More >

Andrea Rubakovic: Will Development Pitfalls Create a Global Potash Shortage?
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (4/23/13)
Here's the story on potash according to Salman Partners Analyst Andrea Rubakovic: The major players are planning for long-term demand by developing brownfield projects, but they're running into hurdles. Meanwhile, juniors are having trouble financing greenfield projects. Does this mean we're in for a global supply pinch? If so, who could be positioned to profit? Read what Rubakovic has to say in her interview with The Energy Report. More >

What Every Investor Should Know About Oil and Gas Micro Caps
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report  (4/18/13)
Atticus Lowe was among those who saw more smoke than fire in the fevered puffery of the shale industry's promoters. With an established track record now, the industry has proved its potential for him, and he is bullish on gas over the long term. He shares his assessment of some of the promising oil and gas players in this interview with The Energy Report. More >

Profit from Domestic Energy Growth with Upstream MLPs
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report   (4/16/13)

Sideways oil and gas markets don't mean that investors can't find good upside opportunities and get paid while they wait for more exciting times. Michael Peterson, managing director and senior equity analyst at MLV & Co., tells The Energy Report why upstream MLPs offer stability and continued growth and which names stand out from the crowd.

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Don't Be a Retail Lemming—Buy at the Bottom: Steve Palmer
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report  (4/11/13)
A short-term investor's trash is a long-term investor's ticket to returns, and with resource stocks hitting all-time lows during a time of robust commodity prices, now is the time to snap up promising energy companies, Steve Palmer asserts. As a founder of AlphaNorth Asset Management, one of Canada's market-leading investment firms, Palmer has a practiced eye for spotting winners in a troubled market. He shares his picks in this interview with The Energy Report. More >

Does Your Retirement Plan Have Staying Power? Stansberry's Doc Eifrig Has Some Advice
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report  (4/9/13)
What is the best way to juice up your portfolio for a rich retirement? Natural gas and uranium are here to stay, says Stansberry Research's resident medical doctor and retirement investment guru, David Eifrig. In his interview with The Energy Report, Eifrig shares tips to maintain your financial health—but get plenty of rest and exercise so you can enjoy those golden years. More >

Can Gas Developers Prosper with Low Prices? Ryan Galloway Says Yes
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report  (4/4/13)
Low natural gas prices and volatile oil prices should not hinder investors in the oil and gas sector. In fact, low prices carry their own benefits. Casimir Capital Analyst Ryan Galloway describes a number of oil and gas juniors with savvy management, impressive development strategies and strong prospects of success that have earned a "Strong Buy" from him. Read more in this Energy Report interview. More >

Bullish on Oil Prices? Two Reasons You Might Change Your Mind
Source: George S. Mack of The Energy Report  (4/2/13)
The downturn beginning in 2008 triggered a macroeconomic meltdown that would disrupt all markets, domestic and global. Demand for petroleum diminished just as new technologies were beginning to gush out oil and gas in never-before-seen volumes, creating a perfect storm that would depress prices. Now that oil prices have rebounded, is the worst behind us? In this interview with The Energy Report, Director of Energy Research Marshall Adkins of Raymond James & Associates discusses the events of the last five years and the near-term prospects for energy-related investments. More >

Three Global Threats that Keep This Stonecap Analyst Up at Night
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (3/28/13)
As the demand for oil and gas grows worldwide, investors have to look beyond their geographic comfort zones and seek out opportunities in places less familiar than just North America. In this interview with The Energy Report, Amin Haque, energy analyst at Stonecap Securities, reviews his current thinking on some of the risks associated with energy production on an international basis and points out some of his favorite situations, which he believes will provide investors with above-average returns in the current market environment. More >

The Smart Money Buys When There's Blood in the Streets: Jeb Handwerger
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (3/26/13)
For Jeb Handwerger of Gold Stock Trades, it's not a matter of if the uranium sector will rebound, but when. He's already pounced on the three-year low that hit the spot price in 2011, but as Handwerger tells The Energy Report, investors can still benefit from an equity uptick in the uranium, potash and coal sectors. More >

Marin Katusa: Fortune Favors the Bold Energy Investor
Source: JT Long of The Energy Report  (3/21/13)
Tough markets have the average investor crying uncle, but now is not the time to lament losses—it's time to bargain shop, suggests Marin Katusa, senior editor of Casey's Energy Opportunities. China is snatching up energy prospects around the world in anticipation of ever-tightening oil markets. Meanwhile, there is already money to be made in international markets where consumers are paying double the price for U.S. natural gas. In his interview with The Energy Report, Katusa says bold investors who target the right companies could "get a Rolex for the price of a Timex." More >

Chris Berry: Energy-Metals Juniors with Derisked Projects Are Takeout Bait
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report  (3/19/13)
Juniors in the oligopoly-dominated energy-metals space must break into the ranks of producers or become acquired to survive and reward shareholders, says Chris Berry, editor of Morning Notes. Strategies for success include good geographic location, sales contracts, ample cash and experienced management, but as Berry says in his interview with The Energy Report, macroeconomic conditions can turn the ambitious junior into acquisition bait. More >

Edward Guinness and Ian Mortimer: Timing a Roaring Return in Alternative Energy Stocks
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (3/14/13)
What will it take for alternative energy to deliver the returns investors have dreamed of? Continued global economic recovery, unsubsidized demand and prices that give customers a green incentive without added costs. Some stocks—notably in Europe and Asia—are already benefiting from favorable conditions, but the stars have yet to align on a broader scale. Portfolio Managers Edward Guinness and Ian Mortimer of London-based Guinness Atkinson Funds tell The Energy Report why they're maintaining holdings in quality solar, wind and lithium stocks and when they expect a bounce. More >

Malcolm Shaw Likes Under-Covered, Unloved Energy Stocks
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (3/12/13)
As a former analyst with a strong background in geology, Malcolm Shaw uses his technical and market experience to dig through piles of news and company data to uncover resource investment situations that often go unnoticed by mainstream analysts. In this interview with The Energy Report, Shaw discusses the disconnects he sometimes finds between a company's fundamentals and its stock price, and why uranium is his favorite unloved sector right now. More >

Five Oil and Gas Companies Analyst Joel Musante Digs
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (3/7/13)
Many observers believe that the best days of domestic oil and gas production are long gone—and they may be right. But that doesn't mean there isn't a lot more petroleum product to be found right here in North America, even in fields that have been previously worked. In this interview with The Energy Report, Joel Musante, a senior research analyst at C. K. Cooper, profiles several companies that are still coming up with some impressive numbers. More >

Mansur Khan: Will the Electric Vehicle Tipping Point Transform Lithium Markets?
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (3/5/13)
The big bullish story on lithium holds that once consumers make the switch from fuel-burning cars to electric vehicles, the resulting demand for high-quality lithium batteries could make millionaires of investors exposed to lithium miners. Consumers aren't making the switch overnight, but Dundee Analyst Mansur Khan sees a tipping point on its way, along with blue sky potential. Khan has the skinny on mining companies with the goods to supply an ever-hungrier auto market and the skill to thrive in tight market conditions. Learn which names offer maximum upside in this The Energy Report interview. More >

Shale Envy: Why North America Is the Global Oil & Gas Sweet Spot
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (2/28/13)
With its wide open plains and existing infrastructure, services and workforce, North American oil and gas development is attracting admiration around the globe—and prompting other countries to scratch beneath the surface in search of their own shale revolution. Peter Dupont, oil and gas analyst at Edison Investment Research in London, tells The Energy Report why the U.S. and Canada have retained their lure and discusses vast untapped potential in a number of developing international plays. More >

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