Traffic Jam on the High Seas
Source: Seeking Alpha, Paul Kedrosky  (8/18/09)
"While crude sea storage has declined from its peak earlier this year, clean products are floating out there in ever larger amounts." More >

Why I'm Long Uranium and Nuclear/Power Engineering
Source: Seeking Alpha, Daniel Moser  (8/17/09)
"No global warming policy should be taken seriously unless it includes significant outlays for nuclear energy." More >

Policy Requires Proven Grand Canyon Mine Claims
Source: Associated Press, Felicia Fonseca  (8/14/09)
". . .fundamental change in how the U.S. Forest Service does business with mining companies." More >

Investors Pile into Lithium Producers
Source: Financial Post, Peter Koven  (8/14/09)
"The real inflection point is that an automobile needs about 3,000 times as much lithium as a cell phone." More >

Report: Nuclear Power Interest Grows
Source: UPI  (8/14/09)
"The IAEA said expansion prospects continue to be centered in Asia, especially China and India." More >

Strong GDP Data in Europe Lift Oil Price Further
Source: Oil N' Gold  (8/13/09)
"After Fed's comments, strong GDP data from the Eurozone fueled optimism for economic growth and improved oil demand." More >

BC Oil and Gas Infrastructure Projects
Source: Rig Market  (8/13/09)
"The program provides oil and gas companies with royalty deductions in exchange for industry investment in road and pipeline infrastructure." More >

Dark Skies Ahead for Solar Sector
Source: Seeking Alpha, Eric Savitz  (8/13/09)
". . .the supply/demand outlook is deteriorating, rather than improving." More >

U.S. Court Halts Plan to Rein in Mountaintop Mining
Source: Reuters  (8/13/09)
"Bush-era law making it easier to dump mountaintop debris into valley streams to remain in place." More >

Do Lawmakers Really Understand the Energy Markets?
Source: Seeking Alpha, Hard Assets Investor  (8/13/09)
"Directly comparing today's oil price to supply over the longer term. . .ignores the effects of inflation." More >

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 >