Streetwise Articles
Uranium Miners Making News
Source: Uranium Investing News, Melissa Pistilli (3/1/10)
"Global uranium consumption will rise from 69,000 tons annually. . .to about 285,000 tons by 2040"
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Siddharth Rajeev: Don't Count Out Old King Coal Yet
Source: Interviewed by Karen Roche, Publisher, The Energy Report (2/25/10)
Siddharth Rajeev, vice president of research for Fundamental Research Corp., talks about several of the bright spots he sees on the economic horizon in this exclusive interview with The Energy Report. Sid anticipates recovery in 2010, longer-term growth in demand for uranium, continuing strength for rare earth metals and even new faces on the coal front.
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Crude Falls Below $78 a Barrel
Source: MarketWatch, Steve Gelsi (2/25/10)
". . .crude prices could sink further especially if the Greece situation worsens."
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The Transition Back to Coal
Source: Seeking Alpha, Gregor Macdonald (2/24/10)
"Coal accounts for nearly half (48.7%) of all U.S. power generation."
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U.S. Develops Renewable Energy on Contaminated Sites
Source: Renewable Energy Focus (2/24/10)
"Renewable energy well-suited for contaminated lands"
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Brazil Pushes Forward Third Oil Bill
Source: Upstream Online (2/24/10)
"Brazil approved the third of four bills designed to overhaul the country's oil legislation"
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Modular Reactors Getting Jump Start
Source: Energy Tribune, Robert Bryce (2/23/10)
". . .some new, small reactors may soon be added to America's commercial power sector."
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Should There Be Standardized Reporting of Well Results?
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil and Gas Investments Bulletin (2/23/10)
Investors need to understand what they're reading on IP rates. . .
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Neighbors Rally to Support Argentina over Falklands
Source: CNN (2/23/10)
"Argentina lays claim not just to the islands, but to any resources that could be found there."
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Arab OPEC Ministers to Meet as Oil Price Tops $91
Source: Reuters (2/23/10)
"OPEC elected to make no change to output policy. . ."
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Uranium Fueling Niger Coup?
Source: Uranium Investing News, Melissa Pistilli (2/22/10)
"Uranium seems to be the only thing going for the impoverished and politically unstable Niger"
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March Is a Good Month for Energy
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors (2/22/10)
We are entering a time of year that in recent decades has been good for energy prices and energy equities.
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Mad Dash to Lock in Lithium
Source: Lithium Investing News, Kishori Krishnan (2/21/10)
". . .many questions still remain on the supply and. . .demand aspect of the industry."
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The ABCs of ETFs
Source: Marin Katusa, Casey's Energy Opportunities (2/19/10)
Why invest in a fund, a cluster of stocks, rather than the stocks themselves? The reasons are twofold.
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Lawrence Roulston: An Answer Is Blowin' in the Wind
Source: Interviewed by Karen Roche, Publisher, The Energy Report (2/18/10)
In this exclusive Energy Report interview, GreenTech Opportunities editor and publisher Lawrence Roulston talks about how a virtuous circle of alternative energy is in motion and gaining momentum. Reduced costs lead to further research and development, improvements in technology, industry expansion and greater economies of scale, which lead again to lower costs, more innovation, more industry growth and cheaper energy, and round and round it goes.
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Stock Market Trends for Indexes and Precious Metals
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy (2/18/10)
Since mid-October I have been on the lookout for the market to top or make a multi-wave correction. The market did top in January and has formed an ABC retrace (3 wave correction). The question everyone wants to know: is this market topping out or just a bull market correction?
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UN Climate Chief to Step Down
Source: Reuters (2/18/10)
"Copenhagen wasn't what I had hoped it would be"
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European Large Hydropower Moving Up
Source: Renewable Energy Focus (2/17/10)
"The World Bank increased its lending for large hydropower projects in 2009. . ."
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11 Natural Gas Rigs Added to National Count
Source: Seeking Alpha, Zacks (2/17/10)
"The combined oil and gas rig count finally exceeded the prior-year level. . ."
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China Focuses on Indonesia for Resource Deals
Source: Reuters, Joseph Chaney and Sui-Lee Wee (2/17/10)
"Natural gas is at the top of China's shopping list. . ."
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Obama Offers $8.3B in Conditional Loan Guarantees for Nukes
Source: Seeking Alpha, Michael Kanellos (2/16/10)
"The big question now is whether the nuclear industry blows it."
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The Big Australian and the Brazil Consortium
Source: Richard (Rick) Mills, AheadOfTheHerd (2/15/10)
The world's two biggest miners are moving into fertilizer in a big way. The reality is the potash story is just starting. Unlike other resource plays there is no cycle, demand is always going to be there—and it's rising year over year. . .
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EIA May Underestimate Gas Demand
Source: Oil & Gas Journal, Sam Fletcher (2/15/10)
"Land drilling activity both in the U.S. and abroad continues to move higher."
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Countries Secure Lithium
Source: Lithium Investing News, Kishori Krishnan (2/12/10)
". . .investors have woken up to the fact that one single country could end up cornering the in-demand product."
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Chris Potter Eyes Opportunities in Appetites for Energy and Food
Source: Interviewed by Karen Roche, Publisher, The Energy Report (2/11/10)
For environmental, financial and political reasons—not to mention to satisfy an energy-hungry world—Northern Border Capital Management founder Chris Potter sees some interesting opportunities for investors in alternative fuels on the horizon. One of his picks is a company using plasma gasification technology to produce clean-burning fuels. In this exclusive Energy Report interview, Chris also explains why he's bullish on natural gas and agribusiness' potential for domestic potash production.
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