Australian Parliament Rejects Carbon Trade Plan
Source: The New York Times  (8/13/09)
"But the government renewed its pledge to push through the scheme before a December U.N. meeting in Copenhagen. . ." More >

Merrill McHenry: Uranium—Looking at the Big Picture
Source: The Energy Report  (8/13/09)
The exogenous events significantly boosting uranium demand for China and India are far greater than the minimal and distant "ifs" of private sector reactor delays. Not to mention China has actually boosted reactor construction, while India made no delays and entered the world market. "Investors need to look at the big picture of the sector," says analyst Merrill McHenry, MBA, CFA, who presents Energy Report readers with an educational and thought-provoking overview of U308's fundamentals and future in this exclusive written interview. More >

Nuclear Power Shapes Up in Poland
Source: World Nuclear News  (8/12/09)
"The government will also act to assess Poland's uranium resources, which had previously been exploited by the Soviet Union." More >

China Kicks off Renewable Energy Drive with Wind Farms
Source: Seeking Alpha, Kevin Schulle  (8/11/09)
". . .wind energy is reportedly to reach 3% by 2017." More >

The IEA's Peak Oil Warning
Source: Energy & Capital, Keith Kohl  (8/11/09)
I try not to get worked up over the weekly fluctuations of crude prices, and neither should you. One thing is for sure, oil will inevitably make another run. Granted, it won't happen in the next hour, week or even month; but make no mistake, it will happen. The question isn't a matter of 'if', but rather 'when.' More >

Industry Needs Much Higher Uranium Price to Fund New Production
Source: Mining Weekly, Liezel Hill  (8/10/09)
". . .we need to see $80/lb to $100/lb before we are going to see marginal mines being brought into production." More >

Technical Commodity Charts for Gas & Oil Stocks
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy.com  (8/10/09)
Crude oil broke out last week and is now taking a breather as it moves sideways. Oil could quickly go either direction from here. Could be a double top in crude oil prices or it could be a large bull flag which points to much higher prices. We continue to watch as it unfolds. More >

Wet Barrel Time
Source: Oil N' Gold, Alaron  (8/6/09)
"Sometimes you need to focus on liquids and other times you have to focus on liquidity." More >

Top Investor Tells Regulators Speculation Helps Energy Markets
Source: The Energy News  (8/6/09)
"Speculators shouldn't be blamed for the huge swings in oil and natural gas prices. . ." More >

Uranium Sees Signs of Strength, M&A
Source: Seeking Alpha, FP Trading Desk  (8/6/09)
". . .low-priced material looks like it is cleared from the market, at least for now." More >

Barbara Thomae: Uranium Will Rebound with Economy
Source: The Energy Report  (8/6/09)
The Energy Report checked in with Barbara Thomae, Senior Mining Analyst with the MineralFields Group, who says that they believe the economic recovery will spur reinvestment into the uranium sector, especially once uranium prices strengthen in line with other commodities. Her firm's prudent portfolio picks (overweight in uranium and heavily overweight in gold juniors) have enabled them to have the best performance track record among all flow-through limited partnership groups for the past four years. More >

Overwhelming Support for New Saskatchewan Reactor
Source: World Nuclear News  (8/5/09)
". . .production would meet the Canadian domestic demand more than four times over, leaving much for export. . ." More >

If Cuba Can Drill Off Florida, Why Can't We?
Source: Oil & Gas Journal, Eric Watkins  (8/5/09)
". . .this underscores the disarray of U.S. Energy Policy. . ." More >

Fundamental Analysis for Energy Market
Source: Oil N' Gold, Ecpulse  (8/5/09)
". . .pace of the global recession in the economy is easing which means that oil demand would rise in the long run" More >

House Bill Will Spur 20% Electricity-Price Hike by 2030—EIA
Source: The New York Times, Katherine Ling  (8/5/09)
"In the short term, electricity prices rise to only about 9.5 cents per kilowatt-hour in 2020. . ." More >

Energy Speculation vs. Hedging
Source: Seeking Alpha, Walter Kurtz  (8/5/09)
". . .where is the evidence that "speculators" control energy prices?" More >

Glut of Solar Deals Shine Light on Clean Tech Investment Recovery
Source: Business Green, Cath Everett  (8/5/09)
". . .expected growth to resume within a year or less. . ." More >

Crude Futures Move Above $71 Ahead of Supply Data
Source: MarketWatch, Polya Lesova  (8/5/09)
"There is a tug of war between the fundamental traders which clearly shows weak demand and continue rising inventories. . ." More >

Oil and Molybdenum Poised for Future Gains
Source: Resource Investor, iStockAnalyst  (8/4/09)
"I think [oil] will go higher and will drag the price of most commodities higher in its wake." More >

The Big Bounce in Oil & Natural Gas
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy.com  (8/4/09)
Last week we saw commodities sell down then put in solid bounce, which allowed us to generate new pivot lows for drawing support trend lines. This is the exact type of price action I have been waiting for. Natural Gas did nothing special but crude oil put in a very strong bounce and is now trading at a double resistance level which is explained later in the report. More >

Natural Gas Conversions Could Cost a Couple Hundred
Source: Reuters, Susan Kraemer  (8/1/09)
"CNG conversion costs are only high because of an old EPA licensing requirement." More >

DOE Makes $30B Available to Jumpstart 'Smart Grid' Projects
Source: The New York Times, Katherine Ling  (7/30/09)
"The Department has streamlined its processes to accelerate these new loan solicitations." More >

Oil, Gasoline Surge as Corporate Earnings Boost Confidence
Source: Bloomberg, Mark Shenk  (7/30/09)
"The fundamentals of the oil market are still poor, but investors are looking to the future." More >

Ryaz Shariff Remains Bullish on Commodities
Source: The Energy Report  (7/30/09)
Primevest Capital Corp. President Ryaz Shariff reaffirms his long-held status as a commodity bull in this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, telling us to expect significant upticks in the markets once demand resumes. Having shifted somewhat from the mining sector last year, he also talks about some of the energy plays he likes these days—from natural gas in India to oil in South America to uranium in East Africa. More >

New Nuclear Mine in Utah Nears Production
Source: World Nuclear News  (7/29/09)
"The Daneros mine is expected to produce some 500,000 pounds U3O8 (227 tons U3O8) per year." More >