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Micro-Cap Oil Stocks that Hit the Jackpot: Phil Juskowicz
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report (8/29/13)
If you want the most bang for your buck, quality E&P micro caps are the way to go. At least that's the opinion of Analyst Phil Juskowicz of Casimir Capital, an early follower of the company that ended up discovering the Barnett Shale. In this interview with The Energy Report, Juskowicz explains his investment rationale and talks about several of his favorite micro caps, including one that went shopping at an asset bankruptcy sale and absolutely cleaned up.
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The Low-Cost, High-Yield Strategy Making Oil Investors Money: Josh Young
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report (8/27/13)
Sometimes success is about making the most of what you've already got. The same holds true for North America's shale plays: Companies are saving development dollars by reworking old wells. When it's done right, the rates of return are astounding. That's why Young Capital Management founder Josh Young is investing in redevelopment plays. In this interview with The Energy Report, Young explains redrilling economics and highlights off-the-radar shale basins outperforming those in the limelight.
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Electric Vehicle Infrastructure: The Chicken/Egg Dilemma
Source: Genevieve Alberts, The Energy Collective (8/26/13)
"There is a solution on the horizon: smart grids, and their younger sibling, the smart meter, the saviors of managing demand. A smart system would allow the mediation of electric vehicle electricity demand by making a 'smart' decision about how to 'smooth out' the demand to mitigate the surge."
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Two Ways to Capitalize on Accelerating Lithium Demand: Luisa Moreno
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report (8/22/13)
The sleekest, most efficient electronic product is nothing without the battery that powers it. Enter lithium, the raw material battery manufacturers depend on. With electric/hybrid vehicle use on the rise and demand for consumer electronics steadily climbing, lithium producers with quality product should have no shortage of potential buyers. In this interview with The Energy Report, Luisa Moreno, mining and metals analyst with Euro Pacific Canada, names her top lithium picks with both the goods and the customers.
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Canada's Heavy Oil Producers Are Positioned for Big Payoffs: Alistair Toward
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report (8/20/13)
Companies that can hunker down in low-margin environments will often wow markets during recoveries. Heavy oil producers are the next case in point, says PI Financial Oil and Gas Analyst Alistair Toward. Improved heavy oil pricing means these producers are enjoying significantly bigger netbacks. As heavy oil producers release their quarterly financial results, those bottom-line payoffs are likely to make waves. In this interview with The Energy Report, find out how to invest in this high-beta space before all the earnings reports are in.
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Ryan Fletcher: The Next Big Discoveries in the Athabasca Basin
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report (8/15/13)
Home to some of the richest, highest-grade uranium deposits on the planet, the Athabasca Basin has long been a mining investment hot spot. Even with uranium prices at relatively depressed levels, projects like Roughrider or Patterson Lake South have captured the market's ear—and created significant gains for the companies behind these discoveries. In this interview with The Energy Report, Zimtu Capital Director Ryan Fletcher profiles miners that may well be sitting on the next show-stopping resource as the Athabasca Basin story continues to unfold.
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Barclays: Worldwide O&G Capex Growth Good News for 'Big Four' Services Companies
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report (8/13/13)
If the oil and gas industry were a sport, Barclays Analyst James C. West's dream team would consist of large-cap, diversified oil services companies drilling for either oil or gas offshore in the Middle East, with the bench stocked with players operating offshore in India, Asia, Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. In this interview with The Energy Report, West highlights industry growth spots around the world. The future, he says, is bright.
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The Shale Oil Boom Is Going Global (Starting with Argentina)
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning (8/13/13)
"The shale oil and gas craze is going global. . .For investors, that means there will be some genuine opportunities for North American technical, equipment and production service companies as this wave continues to wash up in areas all over the world."
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Smart Fracking: Jim Letourneau on Enhanced Oil Recovery with Competitive Costs
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report (8/8/13)
What's the difference between an oil well and a very expensive hole in the ground? Advanced hydraulic fracturing techniques, in many cases. That's why Big Picture Speculator Editor Jim Letourneau is following service companies that are helping producers get to the finish line on time and under budget. In this interview with The Energy Report, Letourneau discusses new ways to play the ever-evolving shale revolution.
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Bill Newman: As Argentina Backpedals, Will Oil and Gas Companies Step on the Gas?
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report (8/6/13)
Argentina's nationalist seizure of YPF's assets last year stunned markets, but loss of foreign investment compromised the nation's energy self sufficiency. Now, says Bill Newman of Mackie Research, the government is taking steps in the right direction. In this interview with The Energy Report, Newman outlines the political landscape and identifies promising plays in the region.
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What's Behind July's 9% Rise in Crude Oil Prices
Source: Tony Daltorio, Money Morning (8/5/13)
"U.S. crude oil prices finished the month of July on a very positive note. Front-month futures ended July at just above $105 a barrel. That put those futures up about 9% for July, the largest one-month gain for crude oil in 11 months."
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Top Ten Stocks for a Uranium Price Rebound: David Talbot
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report (8/1/13)
When it comes to uranium market sentiment, "it's all about Japan," says David Talbot, senior mining analyst at Dundee Capital Markets. With restart applications trickling in and reactor construction underway throughout the world, a turnaround looks less like an "if" and more like a "when." In the meantime, Talbot sees many investors sitting on the sidelines. In this interview with The Energy Report, Talbot discusses the catalysts that could trigger the next uranium boom and the companies that could make investors wish they had arrived at the party a little earlier.
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Jocelyn August: Top Five Catalysts for Small-Cap Energy Equities
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report (7/30/13)
Catalysts are a little like earthquakes: They shake things up. These announcements of drill results, production starts and resource estimates can influence stock prices, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. In this interview with The Energy Report, Jocelyn August, senior analyst and product manager for Sagient Research's CatalystTracker, explains which catalysts have the biggest effect on small- and large-cap companies and identifies upcoming events that could move the needle in the oil and gas and uranium spaces.
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Is It Time to Start to Talk About Geothermal Again?
Source: Jason Hamlin, Gold Stock Bull (7/29/13)
"Geothermal is a renewable energy source that is expected to grow fivefold in the next seven years and produces more than double the energy of solar and wind combined."
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How to Invest in LNG: A 3-Step Strategy
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin (7/26/13)
"Greg Coleman outlines his three-stage plan for grabbing a chunk of the profits from the massive ramp-up coming in LNG."
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Capture Upside in Undervalued, Underfollowed Energy Stocks: Peter Epstein
Source: Rita Sapunor of The Energy Report (7/25/13)
Big gains are rarely found by jumping on the bandwagon. Peter Epstein, independent analyst and founder of MockingJay Inc., argues that market darlings won't reward latecomers; that's why he spends his time finding undervalued, underfollowed junior resource companies. In this interview with The Energy Report, Epstein shares his resource stock diamonds in the rough, including a uranium name commercializing a groundbreaking technology and a graphite company beating its competitors to market.
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Could Small Modular Reactors Goose Uranium Prices?
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report (7/23/13)
Nuclear power is the best option for clean base-load power generation, according to Gold Stock Trades Editor Jeb Handwerger. As proof, he points to signs that even environmentalists are beginning to favor it. Meanwhile, uranium stocks are rising and large nuclear construction programs overseas should keep upward pressure on them. But as Handwerger explains in this interview with The Energy Report, the future of nuclear power generation may lie with small modular reactors, and the U.S. is leading their development.
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Is the Next Big Oil Discovery in Resource-Rich Australia?
Source: John C. K. Daly, Oilprice.com (7/23/13)
"According to a U.S. government report, resource-rich Australia could be home to as much as 10 times the existing known gas reserves, higher than its existing oil reserves."
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Stock Picking in the US Shale Basins: Neal Dingmann
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report (7/18/13)
As an oil analyst at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, it's a given that Neal Dingmann has his eye on energy stocks come rain or shine. But whether you're bullish or bearish on U.S. shale development, it's wise to know which stocks are poised to deliver shareholder value. In this interview with The Energy Report, Dingmann tiptoes through North America's major shale plays (including an interesting hybrid) and points out the cream of the crop.
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Opportunity Ahead in the Energy Supercycle?
Source: Frank Holmes, Frank Talk (7/18/13)
"We see severe price declines as possible buying opportunities during this ongoing commodity supercycle."
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A Short Seller's Investment Guide to Obama's Climate Change Initiatives
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report (7/16/13)
"Regulation" is a dirty word among many investors, but for speculators like Rodney Stevens, portfolio manager at Wolverton Securities Ltd. and author of The Disciplined Speculator newsletter, state-mandated emissions caps and renewable energy goals present an extraordinary opportunity for growth. In this interview with The Energy Report, Stevens makes a bullish case for solar stocks and offers several names for traders playing offense or defense. Whatever your strategy, Stevens says get the heck out of bonds and into equities.
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Will Wireless Power Revolutionize Mobile Tech?
Source: Louis Basenese, Daily Reckoning (7/16/13)
"Battery improvement has seriously lagged other technologies over the past 20 years or so."
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Chris Mayer's Four-Point Formula for Returns
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report (7/11/13)
It's time to tear your eyes away from those stock price charts. Chris Mayer, Agora Financial managing editor and author of "World Right Side Up" and "Invest Like a Dealmaker," walks us through his four-point company evaluation strategy, "CODE," identifying crucial, less publicized metrics that give real insight into a company's value. In this interview with The Energy Report, learn how to pick your stocks like a seasoned financial analyst. As Mayer explains, with global finance shifting back to emerging economies, it's an exciting time to be an investor.
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Who Will Benefit from the Mexico Natural Gas Export Boom?
Source: Dave Forest, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin (7/10/13)
"Mexico could be the surprise driver of marginal demand—and gas prices."
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Sprott Money Managers Share the Secret for Surviving the 'Bernanke Put'
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report (7/9/13)
The "Bernanke Put," or promises of quantitative easing, has become the standard government response to economic uncertainty. But while the powers that be insist everything's fine, Sprott Resource Corp. Founder Kevin Bambrough and COO Paul Dimitriadis see financial deterioration around the globe. Only one thing is for certain: Taking the contrarian view provides the best opportunities to buy low and sell high. In this interview with The Energy Report, they explain why they expect energy assets to perform better in the long haul, cluing us in on a few names they are considering for big returns.
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