China Puts Coal (Lots of It) in Copenhagen's Stocking
Source: Energy Tribune, Xina Xie and Michael J. Economides  (12/15/09)
"From 2000 to 2008, China's coal use jumped by 232%. . ." More >

Natural Gas: Bad Year, but Ready to Rebound
Source: Investopedia, Eugene Bukoveczky  (12/15/09)
"After seeing its value halved. . .the previous year, natural gas continued its downward slide in '09. . ." More >

Iraq Strengthens Hand at OPEC with Oil Deals
Source: Reuters  (12/15/09)
"OPEC is going to have to give room to Iraq." More >

Potash Juniors—Are You Buying What They're Growing?
Source: Richard (Rick) Mills, AheadOfTheHerd  (12/14/09)
When looking for a dominant long-term investment theme, the approach I take involves looking at global—big picture—conditions. . .Then I study the different sectors in order to select the one that I think is going to match up well with the overriding theme and outperform the rest. This is called "Top Down" investing. More >

China Launches Landmark Central Asia Gas Pipeline
Source: BusinessWeek, Alexander Vershinin and Peter Leonard  (12/14/09)
"The new pipeline is Central Asia's first major gas export route that completely bypasses Russia" More >

France Seeks Foreign Cash to Grow Nuclear Sector
Source: Reuters, Nina Sovich  (12/14/09)
"France pledged 1 billion euros ($1.5 billion) to support next generation reactor design. . ." More >

China Seizing the Moment?
Source: International Business Times  (12/14/09)
". . .80% of China's carbon dioxide emissions and 85% of its sulphur dioxide pollution come from burning coal." More >

Iran Eyes $85 Billion Investment to Up Gas Exports
Source: AFP  (12/13/09)
". . .the Islamic republic has been seeking to compensate for the absence of Western companies in its energy sector. . ." More >

A Hot Future for Geothermal
Source: Marin Katusa & Marc Bustin, Casey's Energy Report  (12/11/09)
Capturing energy from the earth's heat is pretty easy pickins for geologically active areas of the world like Iceland, Indonesia and Chile. In some locations, hot fluids are so near the earth's surface that heat from naturally occurring hot fluids can be directly circulated through buildings for heating. Iceland, in particular, takes advantage of this low-hanging energy fruit. More >

Russia Looks Beyond U.S. to Conquer Uranium Markets
Source: Reuters, Robin Paxton  (12/10/09)
"Russia has expressed no desire to refresh the 'Megatons to Megawatts' program. . ." More >

Greg Chornoboy: Size of the Prize May Be Worth the Wait
Source: The Energy Report; interviewed by Karen Roche, Publisher  (12/10/09)
Jennings Capital VP and Senior Oil & Gas Research Analyst Greg Chornoboy shares his take on the prospects for prices in oil and natural gas—and what he sees driving those prices—in this exclusive Energy Report interview. Greg favors large, well-capitalized companies for natural gas, while for oil he leans toward what he calls "embryonic" juniors with overseas properties in politically stable jurisdictions. More >

Charting What's Next for Crude Oil Prices
Source: Seeking Alpha, Bryan McCormick  (12/9/09)
". . .as long as the support level is not broken to the downside, it can still have a chance." More >

The Future of America's Natural Gas
Source: Dr. Marc Bustin, Casey Energy Opportunities  (12/9/09)
Natural gas prices have plummeted. Nat gas storage is at a maximum. Producible gas reserves are up 35% in the U.S. Demand for nat gas is down because of the economy. Then suddenly a newfound U.S. natural gas producible reserve is suggesting that the U.S. in fact will be self-sufficient or close to it as soon as 2030. . .Why are all of these things happening? More >

ETF Trading Gold, Silver, Oil, Natural Gas and the Index
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (12/9/09)
ETF trading has made it so easy for traders and investors to get maximum exposure to the entire market without the high fees of mutual funds and manager. . .In this short report I will quickly show a few charts on what is happening for precious metals and energy. More >

Qatari Emir Wants Gas Prices Tied to Oil
Source: Associated Press  (12/9/09)
". . .comments came at the start of the one day meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum. . ." More >

Climate Meet: Nuclear Energy Becomes Pivotal
Source: rediff  (12/9/09)
"Nuclear energy now supplies about 16% of world's electricity needs, yet is a nearly carbon-free energy source." More >

The Smart Grid's Coming Electric Economy
Source: Energy & Capital, Nick Hodge  (12/9/09)
"The economy of tomorrow will be dependent on access to cheap, reliable electricity." More >

Dollar Woes Drag Lithium
Source: Lithium Investing News, Kishori Krishnan  (12/8/09)
"Though the next six months would be critical, a recovery is likely soon." More >

U.S. Solar Market Poised for 50% Annual Growth-Report
Source: Seeking Alpha, Ucilia Wang  (12/8/09)
"The strong demand represents over $6.1 billion in investments per year and the creation of 50,000 jobs. . ." More >

Iraq to Auction Vast Oilfields Despite Bombs
Source: Reuters, Ahmed Rasheed and Michael Christie  (12/8/09)
". . .it's difficult to overstate the attractiveness of these fields for oil companies." More >

OIL: A Market Psychology of Fear?
Source: IPS, Chris Arsenault  (12/8/09)
". . .a market psychology of fear will continue to place a 'geopolitical premium' on crude oil. . ." More >

Iran - Falling Foreign Investment Diminishing Oil Income
Source: Global Arab Network, Sayeh Sabz  (12/8/09)
". . .Iran [needs] at least 4.5 billion U.S. investment dollars in its energy industry." More >

Colombian Oil: The Next Big Thing?
Source: Richard (Rick) Mills, AheadOfTheHerd  (12/7/09)
Colombian and foreign companies operating in the country produced an average 704,000 barrels of crude a day in October, that's 34% higher than in 2005. More >

Simulator to Assess the Cost of MOX
Source: Nuclear Engineering International  (12/7/09)
". . .new economic simulator assesses the cost of producing plutonium/uranium mixed oxide fuel (MOX)." More >

DOE Invests $979 Million in Carbon Capture and Storage
Source: Electric Light & Power  (12/7/09)
". . .widespread, affordable deployment can begin in 8 to 10 years." More >