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• Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar

  Published 26 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Miles Per Acre Per Year During the late innings of the ICE-age (as in the Internal Combustion Engine age) it has become clear that feeding…

• Expect A Wave Of Consolidation In The Oil Industry

  Published 24 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  As stated previously, asset monetization by small E&P operators will start in earnest in the second half of this year out of cash flow necessity.…

• How Much Energy Does The Super Bowl Use?

  Published 20 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  In the pantheon of American culture, no event is more iconic and distinctly American than the Super Bowl. Like all things American, the Super Bowl…

• The Dark Side Of The Shale Bust

  Published 16 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  The fallout of the collapse in oil prices has a lot of side effects apart from the decline of rig counts and oil flows. Oil…

• Busting The 'Canadian Bakken' Myth

  Published 11 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  The financial pages of Canadian newspapers have been full of headlines lately announcing the potential of two large shale oil fields in the Northwest Territories…

• The Evolution Of The Oil Weapon

  Published 04 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  In the age of derivatives, swaps, and electronic money transfers, a new form of warfare has emerged: financial warfare. Recently, the US has passed sanctions…

• This Innovation Will Help U.S. Companies Win The Oil Price War

  Published 21 May 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Although some US oil companies are struggling with low oil prices, a new wave of innovation is hitting the oil patch, allowing for a significant…

• Are US Drillers Actually Making A Comeback?

  Published 20 May 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Is US shale about to make a comeback? Oil prices have rebounded strongly since March. The benchmark WTI prices soared by more than 36 percent…

• Saudi Arabia Continues To Turn Screws On U.S. Shale

  Published 13 May 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Saudi Arabia continues to ratchet up production, taking market share away from U.S. shale producers. According to OPEC's latest monthly oil report, Saudi Arabia boosted…

• David V. Goliath: Small-Cap Tech To Save Giant Coal

  Published 07 May 2015 | viewed 0 times

  The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new mercury pollution regulations that took effect last month opened the flood gates for a new multi-billion-dollar energy industry that…

• Why The US Should Worry About Oil Sector Jobs

  Published 30 April 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Outside of individual's holding oil stocks, damage to the economy from the fall in oil has been pretty minimal so far. Indeed, the price cut…

• Tesla Could Be Changing The Dynamics Of Global Energy

  Published 30 April 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Tesla's announcement last week about creating a new line of batteries for use by businesses, consumers, and the electrical grid at large is a game-changer…

• Have Natural Gas Prices Bottomed?

  Published 29 April 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Last Friday we finally got confirmation of where all the natural gas supply has been coming from as Cabot (COG) reported its earnings. Just like…

• Oil Price War May Benefit Both US Shale And Saudi Arabia

  Published 24 April 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Even as financial commentators on CNBC are starting to come around to the idea of a bottom in oil prices, the key question for US…

• Is This Where Investors Should Be Looking When Oil Recovers?

  Published 22 April 2015 | viewed 0 times

  When oil prices recover-and plenty of analysts think the climb back up will start soon-Canada's western frontier of Saskatchewan and neighboring Alberta will 'still have…

• Has The U.S. Reached 'Peak Oil' At Current Price Levels?

  Published 17 April 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Last night the EIA once again capitulated on the myth that rig counts don't matter and the productivity of wells would largely offset, leaving the…

• The Game-Changing Water Revolution: Interview with Stanley Weiner

  Published 15 April 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Globally, water demand is threatening to dangerously outpace supply, while in the US, dry states such as Texas and California are suffering from shortages and…

• How Much Longer Can OPEC Hold Out?

  Published 10 April 2015 | viewed 0 times

  OPEC has been the most talked about international organization among investors, analysts and international political lobbies in the last few months. When OPEC speaks, the…

• Top 12 Media Myths On Oil Prices

  Published 09 April 2015 | viewed 0 times

  The upstream oil and gas industry is not a black hole. There's no mystery wrapped in an enigma here. There are a lot of meetings…

• Is Warren Buffett Wrong About Oil Stocks?

  Published 02 April 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Recently, Warren Buffett has made headlines by selling all of his shares in Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), the rest of his position in ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP),…