India to Invest $350m in Nigerian Oil Blocks
Source: The Hindu  (1/27/10)
"India has expressed its keenness to expand its investment in Nigeria. . ." More >

Oil Prices Due for a Rebound
Source: Seeking Alpha, Brad Zigler  (1/27/10)
"March crude has to stay above $75 to revive bullish hopes." More >

Lithium Investors Go for Gold
Source: Lithium Investing News, Kishori Krishnan  (1/26/10)
". . .a lithium staking rush appears to be underway in the South American Andes." More >

China's Oil Imports Continued Upward Climb in '09
Source: Energy Tribune, Michael J. Economides and Xina Xie  (1/26/10)
". . .China may need 16.1% of the tradable oil in the world market by 2020." More >

Uranium Supply Imbalance to Drive M&As on Asian Build
Source: Bloomberg, Shigeru Sato  (1/26/10)
"The world's atomic-power plants risk running short of fuel within a decade. . ." More >

U.S. Wind Energy Industry Installs 10 GW in 2009
Source: Renewable Energy Focus  (1/26/10)
"The wind industry in the United States has broken all previous records. . ." More >

Choppy SP500, Gold Stock Meltdown and Dollar Strengthens
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (1/21/10)
For the past few weeks I have been expecting the market to correct. By looking at the price action on the weekly and daily charts we can see that there has not been any real pullback since November and that is important to note. More >

Mickey Fulp: Race to Rare Earths Heats Up
Source: Interviewed by Karen Roche, Publisher, The Energy Report  (1/21/10)
Mercenary Geologist Mickey Fulp says that 2009's "flavor of the year"—rare earth elements—will sport that same label in 2010 in this exclusive interview with The Energy Report. Mickey likes the integrated mine-to-market players, and is bullish on uranium, too, but finds it scary to see likes of Kazakhstan emerging as the world's top supplier. More >

U.S. Shale Basins: The New Leader in Natural Gas
Source: Keith Kohl, Energy & Capital  (1/20/10)
"That's right, Russia has finally been dethroned." More >

Iran Rejects Bulk Uranium Transfer in Statement to IAEA
Source: Global Security Newswire  (1/20/10)
"Iran, which has insisted its nuclear program has no military component, restated a counteroffer already ruled out by the West. . ." More >

Thermal Coal Demand Spikes as Chinese Power Disrupted
Source: Australian Journal of Mining, Paula Wallace  (1/20/10)
"Thermal coal spot prices have peaked above US$100 per ton as China goes looking for the commodity as far afield as Columbia." More >

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 >