Coal and Shale Gas: American's Energy Siblings Are Locked in Rivalry
Source: Marin Katusa, Casey Research  (5/30/12)
"Coal is the reigning champ is this competition, having provided at least 50% of the electricity consumed in the U.S. for many decades. Natural gas and renewables contribute to help meet peak-demand needs, but neither has come close to challenging coal's grip on power." More >

Oil Price Forecast: Expect Oil Prices to End the Year Higher
Source: Larry Spears, Money Morning  (5/30/12)
"Forecasts for oil prices in the second half of 2012 and on into 2013 are varied, but there's one point on which virtually all agree: Oil prices won't be going down." More >

Canadian Oil Explorers Pump Profits Abroad: Frederick Kozak
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (5/29/12)
Smaller Canadian-based companies are exploring and producing in countries all over the globe, in areas that may present even greater returns in the coming years. Frederick Kozak, oil and gas research analyst at Canaccord Genuity, draws on nearly 30 years of experience in the field to focus on investment opportunities in locations ranging from New Zealand to Colombia and Egypt. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, he discusses hospitable jurisdictions (it's not what you think) and which companies are flourishing in them. More >

What This Global "Texas Standoff" Means for Oil Price
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (5/25/12)
"The rising tension between Tehran, on the one hand, and Washington and Brussels, on the other, is still the single most serious geopolitical element impacting the global oil market today." More >

Is Natural Gas a Deflation Catalyst?
Source: Jared Levy, Zacks Investment Research  (5/25/12)
"While a conversion to natural gas has been difficult in the past, we may have the perfect storm of price, technology and politics to propel this initiative to wide adoption." More >

Investing in the Eagle Ford Shale Oil Play
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin  (5/25/12)
"Eagle Ford production will continue to rise—production is forecast to jump to 1.2 Mboe/d in 2015—with a surge in drilling permits." More >

Uranium Is a Deep-Value Sector: Alka Singh
Source: George S. Mack of The Energy Report  (5/24/12)

Having just founded her own research company, Mine2Capital, Alka Singh has her sights set on the uranium sector, where she sees deep values in a beaten-down industry. With two major catalysts likely to boost spot prices, M&A activity afoot, new mines coming into production and new companies coming to market, well-positioned investors stand to benefit from what just may be a coming boom. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Singh shares what she sees on the horizon. More >

New Facilities Spotlight Next-Generation Biofuels
Source: Reuters, Matt Daily  (5/24/12)
"Advanced biofuels makers are entering a crucial make-or-break period with the first of a new generation of production facilities about to come on-line." More >

Science Is the Center of GOP/Obama's Latest Uranium Mining Battle
Source: Dorothy Kosich, Mineweb  (5/24/12)
"The House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop said federal agencies 'grossly overestimated' the impacts of uranium mining to justify a 20-year ban on new uranium development on 1M acres in northern Arizona." More >

Britain's Energy Plan Will Add to Nuclear Capacity
Source: New York Times, Stephen Castle  (5/23/12)
"Britain's proposals would guarantee prices for low-carbon electricity and pay producers for backup supplies when renewable sources like wind power fail to meet demand. More >

MLPs = Good Returns in All Markets: Darren Schuringa
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (5/22/12)
With interest rate yields so low, it's not surprising that more investors are flocking to the excellent income and relative downside stability afforded by Master Limited Partnerships and related ETFs. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Darren Schuringa, portfolio manager at Yorkville Capital Management, tells us about MLP sector performance and explains why this arena provides an excellent balance of income and upside potential in a variety of market environments. More >

Will Algae Biofuels Hit the Highway?
Source: Forbes, Ken Silverstein  (5/22/12)
"An Arizona-based algae technology company says it's on to something big: harnessing the growth of algae at a commercial scale so that it can ultimately be used as a transportation fuel." More >

Oil Drops on Iran's Agreement to Allow Nuclear Inspectors
Source: Bloomberg, Moming Zhou   (5/22/12)
"Crude slipped as agreed to let Western nuclear inspectors into the country, easing concern that the conflict over its atomic energy program would disrupt Mideast supplies." More >

Here Come the Aussies
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (5/22/12)
"Don't look now, but the order is about to see a new global leader: Australia! Projections now put the country on schedule to displace Qatar as the world's major LNG exporter." More >

Time to Buy Oil and Gas Services ETFs?
Source: Zacks ETF Research  (5/21/12)
"The influx of hydraulic fracturing created a shale gas production boom in the U.S., and new drilling technologies are playing the key roles in the growth of oil and gas equipment companies." More >

If You Want to Be a Winner, Follow These Four Rules
Source: William Patalon III, Money Morning  (5/21/12)
"Rick Rule capped off predictions for gold, energy and other commodities with four rules successful resource investors must follow." More >

Natural Resource-Related Stocks Show Promise: Frank Barbera
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report   (5/21/12)
From gold and silver to energy and oil services, Frank Barbera, editor of The Gold Stock Technician Newsletter, sees a bright future for commodities and their equities. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Barbera cites large blue-chip and midtier mining companies, especially those now paying dividends, as favorites and suggests that investors looking to protect retirement savings invest in bond funds outside the U.S. More >

China's Domestic Natural Gas Production Throttles Back
Source: Yen Ling Song, Platts  (5/21/12)
"A combination of less domestic demand and rising imports means that China is cutting back on its own production of natural gas. But there's more to the relationships that lead to this reduction." More >

The Recovery Is an Illusion: John Williams
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report  (5/18/12)
John Williams, author of the ShadowStats.com newsletter, shines light on his interpretations of the GDP, CPI, unemployment and other government statistics in this exclusive Gold Report interview from the recent Recovery Reality Check conference. Highlights include what the money supply measures tell him and why QE3 will be a hard sell. More >

Investing in Alternative Energy Stocks: Five Solar Power Winners
Source: Patrick Vail, Money Morning   (5/18/12)
"It has been a tough year for solar power. Solyndra famously imploded, the price of polysilicon dropped 60% and a glut of natural gas has made it the 'new' alternative energy source. But make no mistake about it: Solar power stocks are going to be long-term winners." More >

Two Culprits in the Oil Demand-Pricing Disconnect
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (5/18/12)
"As we wait for a 'floor' in the price of oil, the pundits continue to talk about declining oil demand in the U.S. and Europe. But the figures are beginning to tell us something very different—at least on one side of the pond." More >

MLP Thoughts: Last Week, Dubbed
Source: Hinds Howard, MLP HINDSight  (5/18/12)
"This week's MLP price action felt like a crappy copy of last week. Similar, but worse." More >

Lithium Demand Will Rise Significantly: Mansur Khan
Source: George S. Mack of The Energy Report  (5/17/12)

Lithium is lightest of all metallic elements, with low density and high electrochemical potential. These are essential characteristics that make the element especially suitable for use in various power-storage applications, including electric vehicles (EVs). In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Equity Research Analyst Mansur Khan of Dundee Capital Markets talks about his favorite junior lithium stocks that he expects to be major beneficiaries of dramatic growth in lithium-ion battery demand over the coming decade. More >

Water Key to Fracking
Source: Nick Hodge, Wealth Daily  (5/17/12)
"Just as with the gold rush, it's going to be the providers of picks and shovels who grow richest, not the prospectors. Clean water is the picks and shovels for the fracking industry." More >

'Waterless' Fracking: Using LPG for Greater Oil & Gas Recovery
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin  (5/17/12)
"GasFrac is unique in the global fracking industry in that it uses no water, and there is now a growing database that shows its Liquid Propane Gas technology dramatically improves overall oil and gas well recovery." More >