Marin Katusa

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010

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• It's Time to Invest in Coal

  Published 22 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  p>Coal prices are surging ahead even as most other commodities pull back, spurred on by expectations that metallurgical and thermal coal production will again fail…

• The Future of Atomkraft

  Published 15 June 2011 | viewed 0 times

  In a dramatic about-face, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced last Monday that Germany will phase out nuclear power completely by 2022, shutting down its nine operational…

• The Fracking Controversy

  Published 19 May 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Blackstone Group LP (BX), the world's largest private equity firm, is set to invest $1 billion in unconventional oil and gas projects in North America…

• Oil Hits 32-Month High As Unrest Persists in the Middle East

  Published 14 April 2011 | viewed 0 times

  With the civil war in Libya now entering its third week, Egypt moving haltingly towards free elections, and hundreds dead in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain…

• Oil Sands: Fueling the Future

  Published 21 March 2011 | viewed 0 times

  For many years, trying to tap an oil sands deposit accomplished about as much as sipping molasses through a straw, but that is changing. So…

• The Libyan Crisis: Where Are Oil Prices Going?

  Published 02 March 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The oil picture is always complex, but right now things are about as complicated as they can get. The unrest in Egypt has settled for…

• Australian Floods Cause Drought in the Coal Market

  Published 28 January 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The most important metallurgical coal basin in the world is underwater. Open pits have become lakes, stockpiles are soaked, and rail lines are submerged and…

• Why Europe Should Pay Attention to Algeria

  Published 26 January 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Tunisia's uprising has democracy watchers wondering if the instability will spill over into neighboring North African countries, but really that instability is already there. In…

• Geothermal Update: Growth Spurt Ahead

  Published 21 January 2011 | viewed 0 times

  The Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA) is a pretty active group. It regularly hosts networking and news events for its members, who range from scientists…

• Forgotten Treasure: Unconventional Oil in the Middle East

  Published 13 January 2011 | viewed 0 times

  As the conventional and cheap oil and gas start to dry up in the Middle East... a bigger, even better opportunity seeks to replace it.…

• Where Are Oil and Gas Prices Heading Next?

  Published 01 October 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Oil is heading to US$200 per barrel. This isn't speculation but hard fact. But forewarned is forearmed, and with this price expected within the next…

• China and India: Still Hungry for Coal

  Published 10 September 2010 | viewed 0 times

  One can only hope that the "Don't shoot the messenger" adage is still popular in the international community. UK-based consultants M&C Energy Group have become…

• Oil's Out, Find Out What's In

  Published 01 September 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The International Energy Association (IEA) has spoken. What the world needs now is a clean energy technology revolution. June saw the 2010 launch of IEA's…

• A Run for the Canadian Border

  Published 10 August 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The Gulf of Mexico disaster has changed U.S. priorities, costs, and energy supply sources for years to come. But the fact that the U.S. needs…

• China Is Winning the Energy Race

  Published 06 August 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Stop the presses. The United States is no longer the world's biggest consumer of energy. After topping the energy consumption charts for more than a…

• Is the Future of U.S. Oil Really Secure?

  Published 29 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Two words that any oil company dreads to hear are "export duty." Especially if the word "increases" or "introduced" is floating around there too. So…

• Has the Gulf Spill Opened Pandora’s Box for Obama?

  Published 13 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The White House might be gaping in shock that the U.S. federal court overturned the six-month drilling moratorium, but it really isn't all that surprising.…

• The Hungry Dragon: China's New Oil Market

  Published 01 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

  If you ever happen to eavesdrop on a conversation between energy investors, two words are sure to crop up - China and oil. Usually, they're…

• The Secret to Finding Winning Energy Stocks

  Published 15 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  As the world hesitantly emerges from recession, the one question that seems to be on the lips of investors everywhere is: what's next? As the…

• Hydroelectric Revolution: A River Runs Through It

  Published 14 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Two years ago, British Columbia's premier electric utility company, BC Hydro, issued its "Clean Power Call" - a bid for the province to achieve electric…