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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Shale gas – miracle pill or empty promise?
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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Less is Everything
Great lease sale for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico last week.
The Central Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 213 attracted 642 bids from 77 companies on 468 lease tracts.
Most impressive was what these companies paid. High bids for the round came in at a total $949 million. That’s up 35% from the...
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Weekly Gold, Silver, Oil & Natural Gas Analysis
Last week was nothing special as stock market continued to drift higher on light volume and the Volatility Index (VIX) reaching a new multi year low. This mix of higher prices on light volume, multi year lows in the VIX and an overbought market paints a clear picture to a market technician – Be...
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Weekly Gold, Silver, Oil & Natural Gas Analysis
Last week was nothing special as stock market continued to drift higher on light volume and the Volatility Index (VIX) reaching a new multi year low. This mix of higher prices on light volume, multi year lows in the VIX and an overbought market paints a clear picture to a market technician – Be...
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Jon Hykawy: Lithium—Hot Now, Soon to Sizzle
Lithium is not just a flavor of the year. It is in high demand for hybrid and electric vehicles, laptops, cell phones and will remain even more so as technology is perfected and consumer demand increases globally....
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Are Coal Prices Ready to Burn Hot in 2010?
For most of the past 50 years, since the birth of environmental awareness, coal has been the “black sheep” of the power-production family. Now, thanks to more efficient furnaces, better exhaust-scrubbing systems and other technological advances, coal is regaining favor in the world’s energy markets.
However, the biggest factor in coal’s...
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