Gasoline a Buy?
Source: Seeking Alpha, Brad Zigler  (1/19/10)
"February through May is typically the best time for crack spreads. . ." More >

Wind Has Potential to Generate 12% of Electricity by 2050-IEA
Source: Renewable Energy Focus  (1/19/10)
"The largest adopter of wind energy will be China, where wind turbines will generate almost 2000 TWh a year by 2050. . ." More >

Oil and Renewables Will Have to Work Together
Source: Gulf News, Francis Matthew  (1/19/10)
"Renewable energy is not an alternative to fossil fuels. There is not a stark choice between the one and the other." More >

Tajikistan: More Investment Needed to Boost Gas Production
Source: Oil & Gas Journal, Eric Watkins  (1/18/10)
"A multifold increase of funding is needed today to produce at least similar amount of domestic gas." More >

Iran Sees up to $20 bln in Foreign Energy Investment
Source: Reuters  (1/18/10)
"Mirkazemi suggested the government's budget for 2010–11. . .may be based on an oil price of $65." More >

Cheap Oil Is Gone, and That's Good News
Source: Marin Katusa, Casey's Energy Report  (1/18/10)
Over the next year or two, you will likely find yourself paying A LOT more at the gas pump. With increased global demand and declining supply, easy oil is not so easy anymore. . . More >

Commodity Futures Are Trading at Pivot Points
Source: Chris Vermeulen, Technical Traders  (1/14/10)
The commodity futures charts and gold precious metal stocks have been trading with increased volatility as they bounce between support and resistance levels on the daily and hourly charts. . . More >

John Kaiser: Balancing Security of Supply Worries with Optimism on the R&D Front
Source: Interviewed by Karen Roche, Publisher, The Energy Report  (1/14/10)
Huge emerging economies, primarily that of China, are driving up demand for the raw materials needed to develop infrastructure and making it clear that their own domestic needs take priority. Security of supply is a major concern, says mining analyst John Kaiser in this exclusive Energy Report interview. John identifies a few investment opportunities that are emerging to forestall lack of access to some key ingredients of economic growth, and also optimistically anticipates "a period of scientific breakthroughs that's going to pump up the world in a very big way." More >

Weekend Storm Threatens GoM Production
Source: Offshore magazine  (1/13/10)
"Normal oil and gas production processes could be disrupted this weekend. . ." More >

South Korea Seeks to Boost Reactor Exports
Source: World Nuclear News  (1/13/10)
"A 20% share of the reactor market would place South Korea at a level similar to Russia" More >

Wind Energy in 2009
Source: Biofuels Watch, Max Rutherford  (1/13/10)
"Wind power. . .appears to have benefited most from the current trend of rising oil prices." More >

India to Mine Uranium in Mongolia
Source: The Hindu  (1/13/10)
"Mongolia invited Indian participation in its uranium mining sector. . ." More >

Non-OPEC Production Soars in Latest EIA Data
Source: Seeking Alpha, Gregor Macdonald  (1/13/10)
"This is the first time since the spring of 2007 that Non-OPEC hit a single month's production level at/above 42 mbpd." More >

The Utica—An Emerging Canadian Shale Gas Play
Source: Richard (Rick) Mills, AheadOfTheHerd  (1/12/10)
Recent developments in both horizontal drilling techniques and the multi-stage hydraulic fracturing of horizontal wells have turned shale plays from being marginal or un-economic to being the "darling' of the industry and the future of gas development in North America. . . More >

Slow Restart for U3O8 Market
Source: FNArena News, Rudi Filapek-Vandyck  (1/12/10)
"Participants in the spot U3O8 market have proved rather slow in re-entering the market. . ." More >

Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy as Clean Energy
Source: Renewable Energy Focus  (1/12/10)
"[marine and hydrokinetic power]. . .could conservatively yield a total of 51GW of extractable energy, equivalent to 34 coal-fired power plants." More >

Oil Pushing Toward $90 in Months Ahead-Citigroup
Source: Dow Jones Newswires, Brendan Conway  (1/11/10)
"In the medium term we expect prices to push toward $90/barrel, though we are less optimistic about 2010 as a whole." More >

Watching the World: Investors Target Sudan
Source: Oil & Gas Journal, Eric Watkins  (1/11/10)
"We will join to urge companies operating in Sudan to confront human rights abuses." More >

Endless Oil
Source: BusinessWeek, Stanley Reed  (1/7/10)
"Technology, politics and lower demand will yield a bumper crop of crude" More >

Nonfarm Payrolls This Friday Could Dampen Commodities
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (1/7/10)
We have seen gold, silver and oil put in a nice rally this week but they are still not in the clear. If we get flat or better unemployment numbers we should see the U.S. dollar rally. More >

Steven Li: Mergers Abound in Geothermal
Source: Karen Roche of The Energy Report  (1/7/10)
Which alt energy source to invest in? One that runs 24/7, according to Steven Li, Senior VP of Technology & Clean Tech at Raymond James. "With geothermal it's always there, all the time," says Li, who examines key drivers for geothermal development in this exclusive interview with The Energy Report. More >

Covers off Electric Cars
Source: Lithium Investing News, Kishori Krishnan  (1/6/10)
"The global market for automotive lithium batteries is forecast to be a whopping $70 billion annually by 2020" More >

This New Decade: Era of Coal 2.0?
Source: Seeking Alpha, Gregor Macdonald  (1/6/10)
"Could India possibly be heading to a coal energy vs. oil energy ratio like China's, at 3.75?" More >

Cold Snap Pressures China's Limited Coal, Gas Supplies
Source: Reuters, Chris Buckley  (1/6/10)
"Conditions for thermal coal supply and shipment do not allow for optimism" More >

2010: The Year of China's Energy Boom
Source: Nick Hodge, Energy & Capital  (1/5/10)
If last year was any indication of things to come, the cleantech scene will again be dominated by China this year. Evidence of this trend is everywhere, from the attention given to Chinese cleantech initiatives by pundits to the stellar returns China-based companies have been offering. . . More >