3 Front-Runners in the Global Shale Race
Source: Matt Insley, Daily Reckoning  (1/15/14)
"While U.S. producers are going gangbusters—shale oil and gas production are way up year over year—the rest of the world is getting its collective act together." More >

Uranium Bull Market to Gather Steam over Next 18 Months: Scotiabank
Source: Kip Keen, Mineweb  (1/13/14)
"Scotiabank analysts make noise on the uranium drum, drawing a what-if supply/price picture if Japan restarts reactors." More >

Banking on Ethanol and High-Tech Fracking: Keith Schaefer
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report  (1/9/14)
Keith Schaefer, editor and publisher of Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin, has built an impressive track record of foreseeing structural changes in the energy industry. Schaefer knows when to take or refuse opportunities in the volatile ethanol industry, as he demonstrates in this interview with The Energy Report. And he knows how to bide his time while waiting for catalytic moments—the singular events that can make all the difference between survival and extinction for a junior oil and gas company struggling to raise above the fray in the fracking fields. More >

Why 'Energy Rebalancing' Means Huge Profits This Year
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (1/8/14)
"These profit opportunities involve big shifts in sourcing and systems that will combine with some major revisions in finance." More >

Matt Badiali's Insider Tips from the Energy Fronts in Kurdistan and Tuscaloosa
Source: JT Long of The Energy Report  (1/2/14)
How can investors get exposure to the hottest new oil and gas plays without getting burned by conflict premiums abroad or regulatory hurdles in North America? Fresh off three months of travelling the globe, S&A Resource Report Editor Matt Badiali shares his insights with The Energy Report readers on how to go where no one else wants to be and make a lot of money doing it. More >

2014 Outlook for Oil & Gas Stocks
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin  (1/1/14)
"My outlook for the remaining oil and gas sub-sectors—from best to worst. . ." More >

Fracking, Uranium and Solar, Oh My!: Growth and Innovation in 2013
Source: The Energy Report  (12/26/13)
A more profitable outcome often requires a new way of doing things. The Energy Report profiled some of the most innovative stories in the energy space in 2013. Our experts talked about everything from developments in hydraulic fracturing techniques to new ways of finding and processing natural resources. As we look forward to exciting new opportunities in 2014, let's revisit some stories our experts shared last year. More >

Chad Mabry: Where to Drill for Portfolio Outperformance
Source: JT Long of The Energy Report  (12/19/13)
Looking into 2014, Chad Mabry, an analyst at MLV & Co., is more focused than ever on company-specific fundamentals and relative performance indicators, which help him identify the outperformers. In this interview with The Energy Report, Mabry also talks about some companies with exposure to up-and-coming plays that could offer major upside. More >

Steve Yuzpe and Maria Smirnova: Why Sprott Resource Corp. Sold $76M in Bullion
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Mining Report  (12/17/13)
Private equity firm Sprott Resource Corp. recently sold off nearly $76 million in gold bullion, but don't count the firm out of precious metals yet. What is the firm shopping for with its new-found cash? In this interview with The Mining Report, new Sprott Resource Corp. President and CEO Steve Yuzpe discusses where the company will focus its capital, and Sprott Asset Management Associate Portfolio Manager Maria Smirnova shares her outlook for resource markets. More >

One of the Most Notable Stories of the Year: Energy Renaissance in the US
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (12/17/13)
"Only a few years ago, we were contemplating the supply constraints facing the petroleum industry, as many major oil fields around the world were facing a decline in production." More >

Has Shale Broken OPEC's Grip? Peter Dupont Names Powerhouses of the Future
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report  (12/12/13)
The Shale Age is the age of the nimble junior, and exploration has revealed oil and gas resources that could forever alter the global production profile. Peter Dupont, oil and gas analyst for Edison Investment Research, tells The Energy Report how companies in North and South America, Australia, Africa and the U.K. are upending the oil and gas order and creating a whole new energy investment landscape. More >

Predictions for Cleantech in 2014
Source: Dallas Kachan, The Energy Collective  (12/11/13)
"We're more optimistic about the year ahead in cleantech than in our last two years of predictions." More >

Jeb Handwerger: Follow the Fundamentals in Mining Markets
Source: JT Long of The Mining Report  (12/10/13)
It may seem like a confusing time to be a mining investor, but Jeb Handwerger, of Gold Stock Trades, insists it doesn't take a rocket scientist. "Stick to the fundamentals," he says. "The technicals will eventually reflect the fundamentals." In this interview with The Mining Report, Handwerger talks about what companies have the right foundation to shine after the market dusts itself off and starts to climb. More >

Producers that Can Pump at $60/bbl Oil: Evan Smith
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report  (12/5/13)
As impressive as shale gas and oil production has been in North America, Evan Smith, co-portfolio manager of U.S. Global Investors' Global Resources Fund, expects 2014 to break records as producers move to a pure manufacturing process and drill multiple horizontal wells from a single pad. In this interview with The Energy Report, Smith tells us why a few of the companies in his fund had a stellar 2013, and why they could go even higher in 2014. More >

Why Uranium and Coal Rank High for Energy Return on Energy Invested: Thomas Drolet
Source: Tom Armistead of The Mining Report  (12/3/13)
Not all energy options are equally good, says Thomas Drolet, principal of Drolet & Associates Energy Services Inc. Using an "Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROEI)" calculation to decide which energy sources yield the most for the least energy investment, Drolet sees hydroelectricity, natural gas, uranium and coal at the top of the list. Drolet adds that the need for reliable power will keep baseload power fueled by uranium and coal at the center of the world's electricity systems for many years, but he tips The Mining Report to some technologies looking for investment that can help make coal a more environment-friendly fuel. More >

Xavier Grunauer: Small Oil and Gas Companies Are Rising Stars in Latin America
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report  (11/26/13)
Independent oil and gas companies with technical skills, local know-how and bottom-up knowledge are playing a larger role in Latin American oil and gas, according to Xavier Grunauer, analyst with Edison Investment Research. Rather than looking to national oil companies and global oil majors, the "fallen stars" operating in the region, Grunauer tells The Energy Report that investors would be wise to get up to speed now on some of the smaller independent oil and gas companies that are poised to unlock value in Colombia, Argentina and Brazil. More >

Plenty of Opportunities Still Left in International Junior E&Ps: Amin Haque
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report  (11/21/13)
You may not think "oil" when you hear "Albania," but the once war-torn nation is home to the largest onshore oil field in Europe, says MGI Securities Analyst Amin Haque. Furthermore, the underexplored jurisdiction is likely hosting large undiscovered oil reserves. In this interview with The Energy Report, Haque explains the political and fiscal environment in this transitioning country and profiles some promising companies making headway there. He also brings us up to speed on some plays in Nigeria that could return big bucks for patient investors. More >

Uranium: The Metal of Tomorrow
Source: Visual Capitalist  (11/19/13)
Nuclear power is a clean energy source that will be used well into the future to help meet the world’s growing energy requirements. In this infographic, Visual Capitalist highlights uranium’s history, properties and fundamentals moving forward. More >

Karim Rahemtulla: Profit from Natural Gas Infrastructure Expansion
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (11/14/13)
Karim Rahemtulla, investment director of Oil and Energy Daily and emcee at the upcoming Liberty Forum, believes the day is near when you will be able to fill up your tank with natural gas in stations from coast to coast. Why? The same large oil companies with gas stations all over the country now have a considerable stake in the success of natural gas. For producers, the trend toward greater adoption could buoy prices for the energy source, increasing margins. In this interview with The Energy Report, Rahemtulla discusses benefactors of the trend—and throws in some good news on gold. More >

Eric Muschinski: Investor Psychology Can Trump Market Fundamentals
Source: Special to The Gold Report  (11/13/13)
With gold and silver equities markets as volatile as ever and assets of many miners valued at pennies on the dollar, Eric Muschinski, editor of the Gold Investment Letter, believes it is critical to be on the right side of the emotional curve when investing. He pays as much attention to investor psychology as he does to market fundamentals. In this interview with The Gold Report, Muschinski explains how investors can use knowledge of market cycles to their advantage and profiles undervalued companies flying under the radar. More >

Steve Palmer: Change Up Your Portfolio's Sector Weightings to Capture Profits
Source: Peter Byrne of The Mining Report  (11/12/13)
Steve Palmer's AlphaNorth Partners Fund didn't make a 130% return by adhering to a strict natural resource weighting. In this interview with The Mining Report, Steve Palmer describes how his fund uses "bottom-up analysis" to find profit opportunities in metals, energy, life sciences and tech stocks. Small-cap equities may not be leading the pack now, but they are still the best-performing asset class in the long term, says Palmer, and he names some companies that are already outperforming. More >

Four International O&G Juniors for a Globe-Sweeping Shale Revolution: Christopher Brown
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report  (11/7/13)
Shhh! The market is sleeping. Meanwhile, international juniors are stealing into old oil and gas basins with the same equipment and technical expertise that forever changed the oil and gas landscape in North America. In this interview with The Energy Report, Canaccord Genuity Research Director Christopher Brown and Research Associate Kimberly Thompson name some promising junior companies that are poised to tempt majors back into these basins or simply clean up on premium international pricing. For investors, it's a case of massive potential upside for practically nothing—at least until the market wakes up. More >

Play the Market Bottom and Focus on Energy Commodities: Chris Berry
Source: J. Alec Gimurtu of The Mining Report  (11/5/13)
Commodities are and always will be a cyclical market, asserts Chris Berry of House Mountain Partners. That's why he's not sweating disappointing stock performance and flat pricing environments. But the self-described long-term bull on energy materials has big plans on how to play growth in the developing world, and he insists that now is the time for investors to position themselves ahead of an upswing. Find out about companies that have the cash, the assets and the strategy to create long-term shareholder value in this interview with The Mining Report. More >

Don't Miss This Golden Cross in Energy Resources
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (11/4/13)
"We believe great value in today's energy market lies in selectively choosing companies that own high-quality assets in the core basin areas of Eagle Ford, Permian, Marcellus and Bakken. What's important to our process is finding oil and gas companies that are growing their reserves, production and cash flows on a per share basis." More >

Why Chen Lin Is Buying Fracking Stocks and Selling Gold Holdings
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report  (10/31/13)
Chen Lin, author of What is Chen Buying? What Is Chen Selling?, goes wherever he sees returns. In the summer, he bought mining stocks when the yellow metal hit $1,200 per ounce. Now, he's trading in his gold names and moving into the fracking space after a three-year hiatus. In this interview with The Energy Report, Lin names the companies he's buying to play a likely energy sector bottom and tells investors to actively manage their portfolios in the coming stock-picker's market. More >