As you may be aware, over the past few weeks, much has been made of this unconventional source of energy. Some fine publications have even called shale gas a ‘game changer’ and most people are now convinced that shale gas has made ‘Peak Oil’ irrelevant. So, is shale gas...
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Commodities
Shale gas – miracle pill or empty promise?
Exploration Aversion
Calling all mineral explorers. Australia needs your help.
The Australian Institute of Geosciences (AIG) this week released a report noting that the Aussie exploration sector is suffering.
AIG blames the decline on a few things. Major producing companies moving out of greenfields exploration, to focus on near-mine exploration. And lack of a “flow-through”...
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“Capital Waves” Point to High-Tide Profits for Commodities, Tech and Emerging Markets
By William Patalon III, ...
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What's Really Driving Obama's Sudden Interest in Oil
By Keith Fitz-Gerald, Chief Investment Strategist, Money Morning
U.S. President Barack Obama generated a lot of hubbub with his decision to open up parts of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico to oil drilling.
We’ve all heard the criticisms that some of the geological surveys are as much as 30 years...
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China, Europe Lapping the US in the Clean Energy Race
By Kerri Shannon, Associate Editor, Money Morning
If the United States doesn’t take drastic measures to engineer new clean energy policies and investment initiatives, it will continue to take a back seat to China and Europe, which are driving the clean energy market toward a profitable future.
Both clean energy companies and...
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John Licata: The Case for Natural Gas
Many analysts say that there still isn't enough demand for natural gas to make it a smart investment opportunity. John Licata, chief investment strategist at Blue Phoenix Inc., disagrees. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, John explains why he thinks that by year-end natural gas could be the place for investors to...
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Get Yer Drills Virginia
It’s no April Fools’ joke. The U.S. east coast is now officially open for drilling.
Yesterday, the Obama administration announced comprehensive new regulations on offshore oil and gas drilling. Potentially opening some significant new acreage previously off limits to the petroleum industry.
Under the plan, the outer continental shelf along the southern Atlantic...
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Commodity BULL market…April Fools
This is not entirely true but metals and energies certainly fit the bill.....
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Gold & Indexes Melt Up Into Earnings?
Gold and the stock market continue to trade within a tight range this week. While the long term trend for both stocks and metals are up, and the charts look bullish I am not buying at this level because the market is over bought.
Chasing prices higher especially after a run this...
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The Silent Bull
Investors love rising prices.
Most bull markets in commodities are triggered when the sale price of gold, copper, oil or iron ore has a sudden and pronounced increase. Investors assume producers of these commodities will now enjoy enhanced profits. Stocks soar.
But there are two parts to profits. Sale price is of course...
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