Streetwise Articles
Renewable Investments Growing Fast
Source: Brianna Panzica, Energy & Capital (11/17/11)
"By 2020, expanding investments in wind and solar power projects could rise to $395 billion."
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Peak Oil for Dummies
Source: Ian Cooper, Wealth Daily (11/16/11)
"Peak oil has nothing to do with running out of oil; it is the "easy to get to" oil is gone."
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Geordie Mark: Coal and Uranium Generate Heat
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report (11/15/11)
From fossil fuels to fission, growing global demand for power generation offers investment opportunities. Thermal coal is heating up and the uranium junior mining sector is set for development and a wave of consolidation. Geordie Mark, mining analyst with Haywood Securities in Vancouver, shares his thoughts in this exclusive Energy Report interview.
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The Many Factors Fueling a Return to $100 Oil
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors (11/15/11)
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How to Trade Oil ETFs When $100/bbl Is Reached
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldandOilGuy (11/15/11)
"Oil was once the commodity to trade. Now the market is more metals-focused. But even if a commodity is not under the direct spotlight, you can still trade it—and profit."
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The Many Factors Fueling a Return to $100 Oil
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors (11/15/11)
"What is driving this increase? The emerging-market transportation sector."
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Sobering Outlook from the IEA
Source: Dirk van Dijk, Zacks Investment Research (11/15/11)
"World energy demand is projected to increase by one-third between 2010–2035, with energy-related CO2 emissions increasing 20%."
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Keystone XL Pipeline Opportunities
Source: Jeff Siegel, Energy & Capital (11/15/11)
"Although we know that the pipeline is going to happen, the delay looks like it's now causing a rush on a few producers in the Bakken and Fort McMurray regions."
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How to Win with Options
Source: Kevin Matras, Zacks Investment Research (11/15/11)
"Options give the investor numerous ways to make money in the market—and in any direction."
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Why the Oil VIX is Broken (and How to Profit Anyway)
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning (11/14/11)
"The oil market we're now facing is fundamentally different from the one we encountered a year ago. It requires a fundamentally different approach."
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Richard Kelertas: Economic Turmoil Creates Potash Values
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report (11/10/11)
Fertilizer companies have felt the pain of global monetary chaos, but as indicators lag, some potash equities are positioned ahead of the curve for big gains. Dundee Capital Markets Vice President and Senior Financial Analyst Richard Kelertas believes investors need to be sharpening their pencils and establishing positions. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Kelertas shares his best names.
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Double Your Profits in the New Age of Natural Gas
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning (11/10/11)
"LNG is a major remedy for the accelerating glut of American and Canadian unconventional natural gas production, which runs the risk of oversaturating the market and depressing prices."
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How to Bet on Oil Prices in 2012
Source: Keith Kohl, Energy & Capital (11/10/11)
"Higher costs mean higher prices. And the poorer the quality the world adds to the mix, the more it will cost."
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Venezuela Oil: The World's Largest Reserves
Source: John Daly, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin (11/10/11)
"Two months ago the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) declared Venezuela to have the world's largest oil reserves, estimated at 296.5 billion barrels, exceeding even Saudi Arabia."
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European Shareholders a Boon for Resource Explorers
Source: Thom Calandra, Resource Investor (11/10/11)
"Fresh shareholders from Germany, Austria, France and Switzerland are showing up in the rosters of Canada metals and potash explorers."
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Buy Into the 20-Year Bakken Boom
Source: Ian Cooper, Wealth Daily (11/10/11)
"We're talking about an oil-rich behemoth that holds more oil than Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope of Alaska. . ."
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Kenny Feng: What Are MLPs and Why Are They Outperforming?
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report (11/8/11)
Increasing U.S. energy demand has spawned a similarly growing investment space in Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). These partnerships provide investors with the opportunity to share in the income generated mainly through the transportation, distribution and storage of oil and natural gas. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Kenny Feng, president and CEO of Alerian, which maintains the Alerian MLP Index, gives us the ins and outs of the MLP business, highlighting the unique benefits and risks associated with these income-generating investment vehicles.
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Approval of Keystone Pipeline Will Pump Profits from Canadian Oil Sands
Source: David Zeiler, Money Morning (11/8/11)
"The Canadian oil sands already produce 1 million barrels of oil a day, making it the largest single source of oil to the United States. Production is expected to increase to 4 MMbpd within the next 10 years, which would put Canada among the world's top oil producers."
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Your Gas Profits Are Hiding in Plain Sight
Source: Keith Kohl, Energy & Capital (11/8/11)
"This asset has been under such heavy scrutiny, it's the first thing investors overlook. In fact, it's been nearly a decade since we've seen this particular commodity this cheap!"
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Will the U.S. Become the World's Largest Oil Producer?
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin (11/8/11)
"Regardless of what U.S. oil production is predicted to reach within the next decade, it is clear that the country will be one of the largest producers of oil in the world for years to come."
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Neal Dingmann: Oil Explorers and Producers Hedge for Profit
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report (11/3/11)
Energy prices could be lower next year, but SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Analyst Neal Dingmann is finding both value and growth in small, hedged explorers and producers and in larger companies with cash on hand. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Dingmann shares his favorite names.
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Marin Katusa: Top Energy Stocks by Sector
Source: Special to The Energy Report (11/3/11)
Marin Katusa, senior editor of Casey Energy Opportunities, spoke at the Casey Research/Sprott Inc. "When Money Dies" Summit and named the companies he sees as the best opportunities in the energy sector today. In this excerpt from his remarks, he gives background, warnings and targets that could help any investor trying to make money in energy.
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A Potash Milestone
Source: Rick Mills, Ahead of the Herd (11/3/11)
"Over the next fifty years, as we add another 4.5 billion people to the world's population, global demand for food will increase almost 70% if population growth predictions are correct."
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The Elusive MLP Free Lunch
Source: Hinds Howard, MLP Hindsight (11/3/11)
"Researching individual stocks is not a core competency of many advisors, and cheap, liquid ETFs make hiring a manager unattractive."
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Rob Chang: Uranium Stocks Powering Up
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report (11/1/11)
While Germany and Switzerland have made headlines with sudden phase-out plans, world leaders from North America to Africa to Asia have reaffirmed their commitment to nuclear power as a low-carbon, low-cost energy solution. Development plans continue for the industry, and the long-term growth picture shows continued uranium demand. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Rob Chang discusses prospects for both junior and major uranium developers and producers, and which companies could be the next belle of the bidding war ball.
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