Oil Tops $81
Source: BusinessWeek, Margot Habiby  (8/5/10)
"Crude oil surged above $81 a barrel for the first time since May." More >

China a Shale Gas Hot Spot?
Source: Energy Tribune, Lisa Zeng Sommer  (8/4/10)
"China has potentially massive reserves of indigenous shale gas." More >

Smaller Energy Bill Nonstarter in Senate
Source: PennWell  (8/4/10)
"Hopes of bill passage before recess dashed again by lack of bipartisan support." More >

Judge Clarifies Arctic Offshore Decision
Source: CB Online, Becky Bohrer  (8/4/10)
"Judge wasn't prepared to lift prior order. . ." More >

UK's Renewable Energy Share Rises
Source: Renewable Energy Focus  (8/4/10)
"Wind power alone increased 31%." More >

The Bullish Case for Energy Storage
Source: Nick Hodge, Energy & Capital  (8/4/10)
"Energy storage is the Holy Grail of the energy market." More >

Renewable Energy Tax Credits
Source: Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits  (8/4/10)
"Treasury Dept. releases further guidance on alt. energy tax credits." More >

IDB Approves Loan for Nicaraguan Geothermal Plant
Source: Recharge, Christiana Sciaudone  (8/4/10)
"San Jacinto-Tizate is one of the highest quality geothermal resources." More >

New Discovery Could Revamp Solar Power
Source: Solar Novus Today  (8/4/10)
"The process combines the light and heat of solar radiation." More >

Keith Schaefer: Stick with Wet Gas, Heavy Oil Plays
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report  (8/3/10)
Oil and Gas Investments Bulletin Editor and Publisher Keith Schaefer specializes in Canadian oil and gas plays. Despite the languishing gas price, he sees opportunities in some hedged Canadian gas companies and unhedged "wet-gas" producers. If you're not into gas, Keith is big on oil. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Keith will tell you how radial drilling is creating opportunities in heavy oil, too. More >

WTI Oil Trades over $81
Source: Live Oil Prices  (8/3/10)
"USD weakness likely to persist, which will add to oil price gains." More >

U308 Prices Underscore Renewed Demand
Source: Uranium Investing News, Dave Brown  (8/3/10)
"Prices increase steeply during the second half of July." More >

U.S./Canada Run Rule over Beaufort
Source: Upstream Online  (8/2/10)
"The seabed below the disputed area is eye-wateringly resource-rich." More >

India/U.S. Reprocessing Agreement Signed
Source: World Nuclear News  (8/2/10)
The agreement is the culmination of over a year of negotiations." More >

Energy Bill's Chances Sink Ahead of Recess
Source: TPM, Brian Beutler  (8/2/10)
"Wither the stripped-down energy bill?" More >

S. Korea to Explore for Oil in UAE
Source: Bloomberg, Shinhye Kang and Ayesha Daya  (8/2/10)
"S. Korea will have much larger presence in UAE's energy sector." More >

Montana Oil: The Next Bakken Rush
Source: Keith Kohl, Energy & Capital  (8/2/10)
"Montana is preparing to take back the spotlight." More >

How to Find Low-Risk SP500, Gold & Oil ETF
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (8/1/10)
"Looking at the price of gold we can see the trend is still down along with the momentum." More >

Tracing Oil Reserves to Tiny Origins
Source: The New York Times, William Broad  (8/1/10)
"It's not about dinosaurs. . .It's the little guys that matter." More >

Gabriel Hammond: New MLP Options
Source: Brian Sylvester for The Energy Report  (7/29/10)
SteelPath Fund Advisors Founder Gabriel Hammond recently launched three Master Limited Partnership (MLP) mutual funds. They are the first open-ended funds in the MLP space, but will certainly not be the last. Gabriel explains the appeal of the new funds and gives us some of his firm's favorite MLP names in this exclusive interview with The Energy Report. More >

Oil Futures Rise: Stocks Climb, Dollar Weakens
Source: Bloomberg, Margot Habiby  (7/29/10)
"Price rise boosts appeal of commodities as an alternative investment." More >

Natural Gas Inventories Build
Source: Associated Press  (7/29/10)
"Stockpiles increased last week but fell 3.1% below year-ago levels." More >

Financials, Oil and Gold on the Move
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (7/28/10)
"Something big is brewing for the equities market." More >

Is the Future of U.S. Oil Really Secure?
Source: Marin Katusa, Casey Energy Report  (7/28/10)
"When Kazakhstan introduced an oil export duty, the mood wasn't jovial." More >

Natural Gas Vehicles, Proposed U.S. Subsidies
Source: Reuters, Bernie Woodall and Kevin Krolicki  (7/28/10)
"Bill includes $4 billion in subsidies for natural gas-powered vehicles." More >