Streetwise Oil & Gas - Exploration & Production Articles
Three Reasons to Believe in $100 Oil
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors (5/16/11)
"Volatility ahead, but markets may remain volatile in the short term."
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In Libyan Oil Shipment, Sanctions Prove Dumb
Source: Reuters, Emma Farge (5/16/11)
"Speculation abounds in industry that finds ways around sanctions."
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Proposed Marcellus Shale Production Tax
Source: Gas Investing News, Robert Sullivan (5/16/11)
"Showdown looms over proposal to tax Marcellus Shale drillers."
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Black Gold
Source: Christian DeHaemer, Wealth Daily (5/16/11)
"The future of Kenya is golden. . .or, I should say, black."
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Big Oil Showdown on Capitol Hill
Source: CNN, Charles Riley (5/11/11)
"Smile, you're testifying on Capitol Hill. . ."
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Japan Quake May Mean Extra 12 Million Tons of LNG
Source: Bloomberg, Dinakar Sethuraman (5/11/11)
"Increased buying to compensate for 11 GW of lost generation capacity."
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Will Europe Embrace Fracking?
Source: Time, Eben Harell (5/11/11)
"The EIA in April estimated Europe's recoverable resource at 624 Tcf."
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Oil Prices Pull Back
Source: Proactive Investors, Sergei Balashov (5/10/11)
"Oil dips on CME Group margin hikes for U.S. oil contract positions."
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Steve Palmer: Small Oil Companies Poised for Big Growth
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report (5/10/11)
Hedge fund Founder Steve Palmer invests in micro- and small-cap companies that might grow explosively through successful exploration or development of novel technologies. By maintaining his focus on ground-breaking companies rather than commodities, Steve's AlphaNorth Partners Fund has achieved an extraordinary annualized return of 57.3% for the three year period ending April 30, 2011. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, he shares his secrets for targeting growth companies.
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Cuba's Oil Hunt Raises Questions for U.S.
Source: NPR, Nick Miroff (5/9/11)
"Drilling at BP-reminiscent depths will be done 60 miles off Florida's coast."
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Don't Turn Out the Lights on Commodities Just Yet
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors (5/9/11)
"The party's not over for commodities."
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U.S. House Panel Asks EPA for Info on Pollution Rules
Source: Reuters (5/9/11)
"Republicans fear regulations are advancing too fast on electricity generators."
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Jim Rogers Says Oil Prices Will Keep Rising
Source: Wall Street Pit (5/5/11)
". . .because the world's oil reserves are shrinking."
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Dems to Vote on Oil Company Tax-Break Repeal
Source: CBS, Lucy Madison (5/4/11)
"Two parties, two very different approaches to the issue of high gas prices."
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Oil Falls on Stronger Dollar and Supply Forecast
Source: Associated Press (5/3/11)
"Long after bin Laden's memorials are read and effigies burned, the Fed's words will be the ones that move oil prices the farthest."
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Canada Faces Fight over Oil Sands
Source: BBC (5/2/11)
"Canada's plan to expand its oil exports has been encountering growing resistance from politicians, both at home and south of the border."
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The Duvernay Shale Gas Play
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin (5/2/11)
"Alberta's been a latecomer to the shale-gas game, but that's about to change. . ."
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Gas Prices and Debt to Dominate Congress in May
Source: CNBC (5/2/11)
"Republicans jockey for expanding offshore drilling, while Democrats push ending billion-dollar tax breaks for major U.S. oil companies."
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PA State Senate Proposes Impact Fee on Gas Drilling
Source: Pittsburgh Trib, Brad Bumsted and Andrew Conte (5/2/11)
"An estimated 60% would go to counties and municipalities with deep wells as well as townships near drilling production sites."
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Will Japan's Crisis Benefit Natural Gas?
Source: Motley Fool, Shubh Datta (5/2/11)
"We will, in all probability, become a more gas-centric world."
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Another Sign QE2 Is Undermining the Economic Recovery
Source: Clif Droke (5/2/11)
"What has fueled the new bubbles? The Fed!"
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Oil Rises to 31-Month High
Source: Bloomberg (4/28/11)
"Oil and gas futures surge as dollar weakens."
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Marcellus Shale: An Energy Bright Spot
Source: Ian Cooper, Wealth Daily (4/28/11)
"The commodity boom will create recession-resistant economic strength. . .and it's all thanks to hydraulic fracturing."
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EPA to Shed Light on Fracturing Rules
Source: Houston Chronicle, Jennifer Dlouhy (4/27/11)
"EPA guidance is coming "very shortly," and is meant to clear up rules for natural gas producers."
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Gasoline Shortage Looms in Russia
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen (4/27/11)
"Russian car-owners are seeing petrol stations halt operations across the country."
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