If You Invest in Crude Oil, You Need to Know This
Source: Andrew Snyder, Resource Investor  (12/8/11)
"A massive spike in crude oil prices may be on the way; the news from the Mideast is not good. It is no longer a question of when we put our crosshairs on the back of Iran's head. We are already at war." More >

Get Long on Bakken Oil Stocks: Same Day, Different Year. . .Same Fight
Source: Brian Hicks, Energy & Capital  (12/7/11)
"Old industrial and agricultural states like Pennsylvania, Ohio and North Dakota are seeing their populations swell because of oil and natural gas drilling." More >

Oil Producers Keen to Defend Crude Price
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (12/5/11)
"We could see oil prices continue at their current levels despite a weaker global economy and softening demand for oil." More >

Power Politics and the Price of Oil
Source: Dr. Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (12/5/11)
"Political decisions continue to have a major influence even when the primary purpose of an action, an election, or a sanction has nothing directly to do with the global price of oil." More >

Energy Stocks on Year-End Clearance Sale: Chen Lin
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (12/1/11)
Attention Shoppers: There are some amazing values currently available at bargain prices in the energy department. That's pretty much what Chen Lin told us in this exclusive interview with The Energy Report. The current level of risk aversion by most investors has left the doors wide open for those who are willing to see real values and major potential in oil and gas producers. More >

A Crude Awakening
Source: Alasdair Macleod, Resource Investor  (11/30/11)
"The combination of the most rapid global monetary expansion in peace-time history and soaring oil prices is an inflationary disaster in the making." More >

John Williams: Can Domestic Natural Gas Cut the Deficit?
Source: JT Long of The Energy Report  (11/29/11)
The prospect of significant U.S. natural gas production may not be powerful enough to overcome the hot air coming from government quarters, but ShadowStats Editor John Williams identifies it as one bright spot in his otherwise dark outlook for the U.S. economy. As Williams tells The Energy Report in this exclusive interview, increased domestic shale production may not save the U.S. dollar from extinction but it just might have a major positive impact on the GDP, the trade deficit and employment. More >

John Williams: Can Domestic Natural Gas Cut the Deficit?
Source: JT Long of The Energy Report  (11/29/11)
The prospect of significant U.S. natural gas production may not be powerful enough to overcome the hot air coming from government quarters, but ShadowStats Editor John Williams identifies it as one bright spot in his otherwise dark outlook for the U.S. economy. As Williams tells The Energy Report in this exclusive interview, increased domestic shale production may not save the U.S. dollar from extinction but it just might have a major positive impact on the GDP, the trade deficit and employment. More >

Top-Rated Energy Investing Advice Revisited
Source: The Editors, The Energy Report  (11/22/11)
'Tis the season to count our blessings. At The Energy Report, we are grateful for all the distinguished experts who share their sage advice on the oil, gas, MLP, uranium and alternative energy investing sector day in and day out. To thank you, our dedicated readers, we are sharing some of the most-read insights published here in the last year. We appreciate your support and look forward to navigating the ups and downs of the energy market together in the coming years. More >

When Flat Feels Great
Source: Hinds Howard, MLP HINDSight  (11/22/11)
"MLPs shook off the largest equity issuance week of all time last week and managed to finish 0.8% higher." More >

Natural Gas Storage at New High
Source: Zacks Equity Research  (11/21/11)
"The current storage level—at 3.85 trillion cubic feet (Tcf)—is at an all-time high, eclipsing the previous record of 3.84 Tcf reached last November." More >

Curtis Trimble: Be Nimble, Quick and Play the Shales
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (11/17/11)
With energy prices flat to down in a murky global economy, MKM Partners Managing Director Curtis Trimble says investor agility is essential. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Trimble talks about his favorite names and some of the fuel-rich plays that make them interesting. More >

Is It a Good Time to Invest in Pipeline Companies?
Source: Marin Katusa, Casey Research  (11/17/11)
"The entire existence of these companies is premised upon their pipelines, so not surprisingly it's their assets we investigate first." More >

Peak Oil for Dummies
Source: Ian Cooper, Wealth Daily  (11/16/11)
"Peak oil has nothing to do with running out of oil; it is the "easy to get to" oil is gone." More >

The Many Factors Fueling a Return to $100 Oil
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (11/15/11)
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How to Trade Oil ETFs When $100/bbl Is Reached
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldandOilGuy   (11/15/11)
"Oil was once the commodity to trade. Now the market is more metals-focused. But even if a commodity is not under the direct spotlight, you can still trade it—and profit." More >

The Many Factors Fueling a Return to $100 Oil
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (11/15/11)
"What is driving this increase? The emerging-market transportation sector." More >

Sobering Outlook from the IEA
Source: Dirk van Dijk, Zacks Investment Research  (11/15/11)
"World energy demand is projected to increase by one-third between 2010–2035, with energy-related CO2 emissions increasing 20%." More >

Keystone XL Pipeline Opportunities
Source: Jeff Siegel, Energy & Capital  (11/15/11)
"Although we know that the pipeline is going to happen, the delay looks like it's now causing a rush on a few producers in the Bakken and Fort McMurray regions." More >

Why the Oil VIX is Broken (and How to Profit Anyway)
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning  (11/14/11)
"The oil market we're now facing is fundamentally different from the one we encountered a year ago. It requires a fundamentally different approach." More >

Double Your Profits in the New Age of Natural Gas
Source: Kent Moors, Money Morning  (11/10/11)
"LNG is a major remedy for the accelerating glut of American and Canadian unconventional natural gas production, which runs the risk of oversaturating the market and depressing prices." More >

How to Bet on Oil Prices in 2012
Source: Keith Kohl, Energy & Capital  (11/10/11)
"Higher costs mean higher prices. And the poorer the quality the world adds to the mix, the more it will cost." More >

Venezuela Oil: The World's Largest Reserves
Source: John Daly, Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin  (11/10/11)
"Two months ago the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) declared Venezuela to have the world's largest oil reserves, estimated at 296.5 billion barrels, exceeding even Saudi Arabia." More >

Buy Into the 20-Year Bakken Boom
Source: Ian Cooper, Wealth Daily  (11/10/11)
"We're talking about an oil-rich behemoth that holds more oil than Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope of Alaska. . ." More >

Approval of Keystone Pipeline Will Pump Profits from Canadian Oil Sands
Source: David Zeiler, Money Morning  (11/8/11)
"The Canadian oil sands already produce 1 million barrels of oil a day, making it the largest single source of oil to the United States. Production is expected to increase to 4 MMbpd within the next 10 years, which would put Canada among the world's top oil producers." More >