Liquefied Natural Gas Race Getting Thinner
Source: Calgary Herald, Dina O'Meara  (6/25/12)
"The United States has regulations limiting how much of its natural resources can be exported and to where." More >

US Energy Use to Slow, Get Cleaner
Source: Associated Press  (6/25/12)
"The energy landscape in the U.S. has shifted dramatically in recent years. Domestic oil and gas production has increased, while efficiency programs have led to lower consumption." More >

Calling the Rise in Natural Gas
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin  (6/25/12)
"Once natural gas gets to $3, the power companies start to turn back to coal. But gas really needs to go to $4 before these stocks start to make money." More >

UN: Sierra Club Wrong About Natural Gas
Source: Dana Bohan, Energy InDepth  (6/25/12)
"According to Kandeh Yumkella, an energy program director at the United Nations, natural gas will play a key role in preserving the global environment and improving the lives of the world's poor." More >

Self-Fulfilling Prophecies and Their Impact on the Market
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (6/22/12)
"The short players have been successful in depressing the price of oil and making money in the process. These same folks will be attempting to make money by jerking the price upwards once the floor hits." More >

Oil Price Differentials: Caught Between the Sands and the Pipelines
Source: Marin Katusa, Casey Research  (6/20/12)
"A range of oil qualities and a raft of infrastructure issues are creating record price differentials. And with no solution in sight, we think those differentials are here to stay." More >

Here's What Happened to My Call for $150 Oil
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (6/20/12)
"It's time for a good, hard look at why the oil situation has not unfolded the way I anticipated, and for an assessment the market's new dynamics, including where we stand now and where I believe we're headed next." More >

Natural Gas Fracking Begets a Clean-Up Industry
Source: CNBC, Mitsuru Obe  (6/20/12)
"The U.S. natural gas boom has kicked off a gold rush among clean tech firms trying to cash in on minimizing the industry's environmental footprint." More >

Get More for Your Money with Fiber-Optic Fracking: James McIlree
Source: Peter Byrne of The Energy Report   (6/19/12)
Fracking technology is giving a new face to the oil and gas industry, says James McIlree, managing director of Dominick & Dominick. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, McIlree zeroes in on a small holding company, Acorn Energy Inc., whose line of fiber-optic sensors makes oil exploration faster, safer and more economic. More >

USGS Updates Oil, Gas Reserve Estimate
Source: UPI  (6/19/12)
"The U.S. Geological Survey estimated there are at least 665 Bbbl of undiscovered oil in reserves outside United States." More >

Tanzania's Natural Gas Reserves Almost Triple on New Finds
Source: Bloomberg, David Malingha Doya  (6/19/12)
"Oil majors have discovered more gas off Tanzania, about 28 miles north of the maritime border with Mozambique, where explorers have made the largest gas discoveries of the decade." More >

The Election's Over, but Europe's Difficulties Are Not
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (6/18/12)
"If you're looking to make a move in these conditions, sit tight. First and foremost, we need to be patient until greater stability emerges in the markets." More >

When Do You Buy Oil?
Source: Eric Dutram, Zacks Investment Research  (6/18/12)
"Given the market's uncertainty, is it better to play oil via the commodity itself, oil producers with stocks or through the relatively safe and high payout space of MLPs?" More >

Natural Gas Puts East Africa on World Energy Map
Source: American Free Press  (6/18/12)
"Massive offshore gas discoveries in East Africa are catapulting the region into major-player status in the global energy arena, bringing billions in investment that could transform entire economies." More >

Quality Oil and Gas Stocks Are On Sale: Joel Musante
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (6/14/12)
The pullback in oil prices has created some attractive buying opportunities in both developing and established oil and gas companies, even if oil prices settle in the $80-90/bbl range. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Joel Musante, senior analyst with C. K. Cooper & Co., gives us his insights into current energy markets and talks about several of his favorite names that may reward investors with an appetite for risk. More >

New ETF Will Focus on North American Oil Sands
Source: Eric Dutram, Zacks Investment Research  (6/13/12)
"The ETF is a way to play the increasingly important North American oil sands industry. The region is incredibly stable from a political perspective, and it offers up a way to help shift the balance of power in the current OPEC/Russia-dominated oil markets." More >

Why Natural Gas Could Displace Gasoline
Source: Daniel Graeber, OilPrice.com  (6/13/12)
"How will natural gas figure into the North American energy mix? Well-known Author and energy trader Raymond Learsy weighs in." More >

What's the Deal with Oil Prices?
Source: Byron King, The Daily Reckoning  (6/13/12)
"Is the oil investment space under a pricing assault? I doubt it. Here's why: 40% of global oil production comes from places where the national governments cannot afford oil prices to go much lower." More >

Duvernay Oil & Gas Stocks: Which Companies Will Emerge the Winners?
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin  (6/13/12)
"There's no doubt that Duvernay will be a Big Boy's game, requiring large acreage positions and even larger amounts of capital." More >

Chart: The Natural Gas Bottleneck
Source: Adam English, Resource Investor  (6/12/12)
"The opportunity is obvious when we glance at the chart. Energy companies want to get liquefied natural gas on ships and into Asia, where they can take advantage of higher prices." More >

Why Solar and Natural Gas Will Be Central to US Energy Policy
Source: Greentech, Sheldon Kimber  (6/12/12)
"The development of hydraulic fracturing technology shares the spotlight with solar photovoltaic as the greatest revolution in energy in the last 50 years." More >

The US Oil Boom: Partying Like It's 1998
Source: The Atlantic, Jordan Weissmann  (6/12/12)
"Thanks to new drilling in North Dakota, Texas and the Gulf of Mexico, the United States is now pumping the highest crude oil volumes the country has managed since 1998." More >

What Does Spain's Bailout Mean for Energy?
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (6/11/12)
"When a recovery emerges, the energy sector tends to move up quicker than the market as a whole. That, combined with a strengthened euro, will further bolster energy." More >

Oil Prices Due to Rise With Iran Oil Embargo Looming
Source: Ben Gersten, Money Morning  (6/11/12)
"Three possible scenarios could escalate oil prices as high as $440/bbl." More >

The Best Oil ETFs for Any Move in Crude
Source: Larry D. Spears, Money Morning  (6/7/12)
"Oil price estimates range from a fairly conservative average of $104/bbl, as forecast by the EIA, to a turmoil-driven $200/bbl. Either one represents a substantial profit opportunity for energy bulls." More >