G20 Renewable Energy Aid Not Enough: IEA
Source: Reuters, Daniel Fineren  (6/1/09)
"The IEA is. . .calling for governments worldwide to truly embrace a new clean energy deal and coal has a place within that deal." More >

Oil Rises to Highest Since November on China Manufacturing Gain
Source: Bloomberg, Grant Smith  (6/1/09)
"All the attention is on the weaker dollar and macroeconomic sentiment." More >

Sizing Up the New Oil Spike
Source: BusinessWeek, Ben Levisohn  (6/1/09)
"Analysts are divided about the reasons for rising prices. . .In any event, oil companies should clean up." More >

U.S. House Panel Studies Proposal to Alter Federal Leasing
Source: Oil & Gas Journal, Nick Snow  (5/29/09)
"The bill's draft also would change the federal royalty program in several ways. . ." More >

Crude Oil Caps Biggest Monthly Gain Since 1999 on Dollar Drop
Source: Bloomberg, Mark Shenk  (5/29/09)
"This is a monetary-based rally." More >

Gas Prices Not Expected to Come Down Before Year's End
Source: Seeking Alpha, Bob van der Valk  (5/28/09)
"The consumer confidence index. . .is now at its highest since September 2008." More >

Oil Investors Must Contend with Weak Near-Term Demand
Source: Seeking Alpha, FP Trading Desk  (5/28/09)
"Oil consumption in 2009 will fall to levels last seen in 2005. . ." More >

Oil Prices to Rise
Source: Energy & Capital, Nick Hodge  (5/27/09)
"Saudis See $150." More >

Iran Candidate Rezaei Seeks Path for U.S. Talks
Source: Associated Press, Ali Akbar Dareini  (5/27/09)
"He. . .proposed forming an international consortium to oversee uranium enrichment in Iran." More >

Alarm Bells Ring for Foreign Uranium Miners in Kazakhstan
Source: Mineweb, Lawrence Williams  (5/27/09)
"The arrest of the former head of Kazatomprom. . . is ringing alarm bells among foreign investors in the country's uranium sector." More >

Uranium Market: Russia Wants on Top
Source: Uranium Investing News, Melissa Pistilli  (5/27/09)
"Now, Russia can deal directly with U.S. uranium suppliers and utilities companies. . ." More >

Crude Continues Climbing Above $62/bbl in New York
Source: Oil & Gas Journal, Sam Fletcher  (5/27/09)
"Oil rallied off of early lows on a higher-than-expected consumer confidence reading. . ." More >

KPMG: Private Equity Bets on Energy, Infrastructure
Source: GlobeSt, Paul Bubny  (5/27/09)
"More than 35% of the 200 PE investors KPMG surveyed. . .said energy would be the most appealing sector for private equity. . ." More >

Is China Headed for Coal Production Overcapacity?
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (5/25/09)
"China's government hopes to achieve more mergers and acquisitions to generate larger mining groups. . ." More >

Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Naimi Says Oil to Reach $75 a Barrel
Source: Bloomberg, Adam Freeman  (5/23/09)
"The trick is keeping it between $70 and $80." More >

Iran's Presidential Hopeful to Thaw Ties with U.S.
Source: AFP  (5/21/09)
"We are ready to comprehensively solve our problems regarding the United States with a motto of change for change." More >

Favorable Coal Conditions Now Moving In
Source: Seeking Alpha, Gregor Macdonald  (5/21/09)
"Coal is a nemesis precisely because it's a cheap source of BTU that continually prices below other fossil fuels. . ." More >

U.S. Natural Gas Boom: The Race to Tap Shale's Potential
Source: Popular Mechanics, Andrew Moseman  (5/21/09)
". . .a shale gas well can continue to pump gas steadily for 20 or 30 years. . ." More >

Oil's River Card: Iranian Aggression
Source: Seeking Alpha, Keith McCullough  (5/21/09)
"Increased tensions with Iran rightfully support a bullish case for oil." More >

Simon Tonkin: Uranium Supply-Demand to Remain Tight
Source: The Energy Report  (5/21/09)
A worldwide dearth of uranium mines and highly skilled metallurgical teams to mine it has investors seeing yellow (cake, that is). "The thing with uranium is it's easy to dig up but hard to get out," says Simon Tonkin, who covers base metals, including uranium, at Thomas Weisel Partners. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Simon discusses emerging challenges in the uranium sector and the deficits he foresees in the global race for supply. More >

Roger Wiegand: Look for Major Selling Event in the Fall, and Oil to Rise
Source: The Energy Report  (5/21/09)
The "Sell in May" situation could arrive right on time this year, according to Roger Wiegand of Trader Tracks, who anticipates that all the economic machinations of the last year could create not only inflation, but potentially hyperinflation. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Roger suggests some alternate market plays for the lean summer months and explains why he believes the prices of oil and gas are going to get very interesting if we have hyperinflation and low oil production and shortages. More >

The Price of Oil
Source: Marin Katusa, Casey Energy Opportunities Editor  (5/20/09)
The Casey Energy Opportunities team pulled together the pieces of the oil sector picture that other sources tend to scatter or ignore. We'll give you a broader understanding of the drivers within the oil industry, the markets in which they operate, and how you can use that knowledge to push your profits upward. More >

China Grants Brazil $10B Financing in Exchange for Oil
Source: Oil & Gas Journal, Howard Wertheim  (5/19/09)
"There isn't someone in the U.S. government that we can. . .have the kinds of discussions we're having with the Chinese." More >

Anti-Dumping Fight over French Exports of Low-Enriched Uranium Ends
Source: Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich  (5/19/09)
"Despite the settlement. . .anti-dumping order is expected to remain in place at least until 2012." More >

Uranium Spot Price on the Uptrend
Source: Uranium Investing News, Melissa Pistilli  (5/19/09)
"Rising demand. . .and supply shortfall are finally having an impact on the spot price of yellowcake." More >