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USD, Gold, Oil & SP500 Midweek Trading Video
Source: Chris Vermeulen, Future Trading Signals (6/24/10)
"This is one of the toughest times for traders—you must enter and exit very quickly to profit."
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Chris Pikul Favors 'Oily' Names; Cautious on Gas
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report (6/24/10)
Bullish on oil but soft on gas, Morgan Keegan Analyst Chris Pikul believes discerning investors can still "win the game" with oil and gas E&Ps. "You need to really focus on gas companies with the best-quality assets," says Chris, "with strong balance sheets." His insight shines through in this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, as he shares a few of favorites in the E&P space. . .just for you.
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Dubai Mulls Nuclear-/Coal-Fired Power Plants
Source: Gulf News (6/24/10)
"We are looking for public-private partnerships. . ."
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Raw Land Can Be Worth Millions$
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin (6/24/10)
"There [could] be enough heavy oil and bitumen in N. America to rival Saudi Arabia"
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The Oil Story No One Is Talking About
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin (6/24/10)
". . .scenario playing out in oil & gas exploration that will change the game forever."
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Mining Tax Cost Aussie PM His Job
Source: Bloomberg, Gemma Daley and Marion Rae (6/24/10)
"This is the most dramatic leadership change in Australian political history"
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We Cannot Afford to Double Dip
Source: Alex Daley, Casey Research (6/24/10)
"Our supposed saviors are all out of tools to help the economy climb out of the deep, dark hole."
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Oil Drillers Await Deepwater Ruling
Source: Bloomberg, Edward Klump and David Wethe (6/23/10)
"GOM oil drillers halt work pending judge's deepwater decision."
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IEA Raises 2015 World Oil Forecast
Source: Reuters (6/23/10)
"Rising oil supplies will offset higher demand over next five years."
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APEC Pushes for Renewable Energy
Source: Renewable Energy Focus (6/23/10)
"Renewable energy technologies are declining in cost."
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80% of Americans Want Smart Device
Source: Environmental Leader (6/23/10)
"72% believe the way they use energy could hurt U.S. economic growth"
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Greg Gordon: Turn on to Big Utilities, Pt. I
Source: Brian Sylvester and Karen Roche of The Energy Report (6/22/10)
Big U.S. utilities pay big dividends; and right now they're as cheap, relative to bonds, as they've been in nearly a quarter century. Few know these equities better than Morgan Stanley Analyst Greg Gordon, who explains the utilities market and shares some regulated utilities names in this exclusive two-part interview with The Energy Report. Part II will focus on Greg's picks among the deregulated utilities.
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Black Gold: Will African Oilfields E&P Yield Profits or Death?
Source: Justmeans, Nathaniel Payne (6/22/10)
"What will resource boom bring to Africa? Wealth, happiness or death?"
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Europe to Import Sahara's Solar Power
Source: Wired, Duncan Geere (6/22/10)
"In fact, covering just 5% of the Sahara with solar panels that are 20% efficient would provide enough energy to fuel the entire world."
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Offshore Wind Study Shows Minimal Env. Impact
Source: MarineLog (6/22/10)
"there would be minimal environmental impact at sites proposed for several wind energy projects off the coast of the state."
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Virginia Uranium Mining Question Spawns Studies
Source: Bloomberg, Stev Szkotak (6/22/10)
"A uranium mining and milling operation in Southside Virginia would create up to 350 jobs."
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Dow, Gold and Oil Are Breaking Out or Bouncing
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy (6/21/10)
Gold looks to be setting up for a strong move higher.
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Russia Cuts Gas Supplies to Belarus
Source: Associated Press (6/21/10)
"Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the state-controlled gas monopoly Monday to cut gas supplies to ex-Soviet neighbor Belarus."
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Kuwait Cuts Working Hours to Save Power
Source: TheNational, James Calderwood (6/21/10)
"Parliament approved a recommendation to conserve energy, as Kuwait faces major electricity shortages."
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The Transocean Selloff
Source: Ian Cooper, Wealth Daily (6/21/10)
"Overreaction in RIG Shares?"
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Long-Term Outlook for Uranium
Source: Uranium Investing News, Dave Brown (6/21/10)
". . .electricity consumption will nearly double by 2030."
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Green Marines: Military Buys into Solar
Source: NPR, Catherine Welch (6/21/10)
"Camp Lejeune is becoming the largest community in the U.S. to heat water with solar energy."
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How a Drilling Ban Hurts the Little Guys
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors (6/19/10)
"While the world waits for oil to stop gushing from the ocean floor, Americans wait to return to work."
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Kevin Shaw: Carpe Cardium, Kurdistan & the North Sea
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report (6/17/10)
Wellington West Analyst Kevin Shaw lives in Alberta and believes there are few better places to invest than Canada's oil- and gas-rich provinces. But he also sees attractive international opportunities in such places as Kurdistan, the North Sea and Albania. "When you're putting a drill bit into the ground in Kurdistan," he says, "you're. . .'deep-sea fishing.'" In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Kevin explains why he's also big on the Cardium, Notikewin, Bakken/Three Forks and the Montney shale plays.
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A Colorful View on SPX, Gold and Oil
Source: Chris Vermeulen, Future Trading Signals (6/17/10)
"Put on your hyper-color shirt, sunglasses and zinc."
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