Indonesia Offers Nine CBM Blocks, One Oil and Gas Block
Source: Platts  (8/1/11)
"The Indonesian government has invited bids for nine coal-bed methane blocks and one oil and gas block." More >

Oil Breaks to Be Tax Targets for New Committee
Source: Bloomberg, Richard Rubin  (8/1/11)
"The next deficit-reduction talks to raise taxes for oil companies will face opposition from Republicans who have the procedural power to stop them." More >

Josh Young: Forget Commodity Prices; Invest in Undervalued Companies
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (7/28/11)
Oil and gas prices may go up or down, but that doesn't bother Josh Young, portfolio manager and founder of Young Capital Management. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, he tells us why his key to finding potential winners in the oil and gas (O&G) business is based on finding stocks with attractive assets trading at a large discount to their intrinsic values rather than particular commodity prices. More >

Equities Are Hit with Panic Selling, What Does It Mean?
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy  (7/28/11)
"We are in for some choppy price action, but the odds are pointing to higher prices for both stocks and commodities." More >

World Gains From U.S. Natural Gas Abundance
Source: VOA News, Greg Flakus  (7/28/11)
"A new study says the U.S. natural gas boom also may help ease energy problems in other parts of the world." More >

Could a Natural Gas Cartel Emerge?
Source: Daily Green, Jim DiPeso  (7/28/11)
"With oil, the results of global market reactions will soon show up at the corner gas station. Not so with natural gas." More >

Bullish Oil Technicals
Source: Adam Hamilton, Zeal Intelligence   (7/26/11)
"If a bull-market upleg is indeed brewing, speculators and investors alike ought to capitalize on this excellent buying opportunity in oil stocks."
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Oil Prices Fall on U.S. Default Concerns
Source: The Street, Andrea Tse  (7/26/11)
"Oil futures sink as the economy continues to show signs of deterioration." More >

U.S. Natural Gas Futures Rise with Temperatures
Source: Dow Jones, Amy D'Onofrio  (7/26/11)
"Futures fell slightly early Monday but reversed course as traders looked to more heat forecasts supportive of prices." More >

Energy Boom Fuels Hiring
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Ryan Dezember  (7/26/11)
"Oilfield services companies are pushing U.S. energy employment to its highest level in two decades." More >

Will Oil Reach $120 by December?
Source: Wall Street Cheat Sheet, Eric McWhinnie  (7/26/11)
"Although there have been numerous economic reports to derail oil, the black gold continues to hold firm." More >

Transparent Li-Ion Batteries Make Electricity-Generating Windows Possible
Source: RSC, Kate McAlpine  (7/26/11)
"It is now possible to increase the battery's energy storage without sacrificing its transparency." More >

2011 Halftime Report: Oil Outlook Remains Strong
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (7/25/11)
"Emerging markets are almost entirely the source of this increased demand." More >

China Buys Another Piece of Oil Patch
Source: The Globe and Mail Carrie Tait  (7/21/11)
"China had been content to learn the ropes in Canada, rather than operate the controls—this approach may change." More >

U.S. Panel Backs Canadian Oil Pipeline
Source: AFP  (7/21/11)
"Committee advocated supporting a democratic ally rather than sourcing oil 'from Hugo Chavez in Venezuela.'" More >

U.S. Judge Puts Brakes on Oil Sands Gear
Source: The Globe and Mail, Nathan Vanderklippe  (7/20/11)
"A controversial plan to transport oil sands equipment using scenic U.S. highways has hit another roadblock." More >

Crude Gains as Greek Outlook Brightens
Source: Wall Street Journal, Dan Strumpf  (7/19/11)
"A weaker dollar helped oil prices advance, as the outlook for another bailout for Greece brightened."
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Marshall Berol & Craig Valdes: Buy Energy Stocks - On Sale Now!
Source: Zig Lambo of The Energy Report  (7/19/11)
Marshall Berol and Craig Valdes are concentrating their focus on resource stocks in their Encompass Fund portfolio. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, they share their current thinking regarding the energy sector and give us the names of some stocks that are attractively priced now and that could do well as global energy demand grows. They remain very positive on the prospects for nuclear and see oil demand growing. More >

Nigeria Now OPEC's Second-Largest Exporter
Source: Bloomberg, Stephen Voss and Ayesha Daya  (7/18/11)
"Energy companies in Nigeria stepped up oil output following a government amnesty, trumping Iran's number-two spot." More >

Germany Has No Plans to Sell More Oil
Source: Bloomberg, Rachel Graham  (7/18/11)
"Germany is one of 12 countries that made oil stockpiles available in the IEA program." More >

Shale Gas Isn't Actually Evil
Source: The New Republic, Michael Levi  (7/18/11)
"It isn't that the gas producers need our sympathy; it's that we're in need of their product." More >

China Gets Picky
Source: Marin Katusa, Casey Research   (7/18/11)
"The age of huge, blind Chinese investments is waning." More >

Phil McPherson: Go West for Oil
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report  (7/14/11)
The new California gold rush is about black gold, not the yellow variety. At least that's where Global Hunter Securities Partner and Senior Analyst Phil McPherson is looking for his edge in exploration and production. He's also finding names in Bakken and Colombia that may have been forgotten (or just plain misunderstood) by investors. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Phil elaborates on his best ideas, some of which could yield huge multiples for investors. More >

Oil Dips on Inventory Report
Source: The Street, Andrea Tse  (7/14/11)
"Oil pares gains on bearish aspects of a weekly inventory report." More >

Pickens vs. Koch in Natural-Gas Feud
Source: Bloomberg, Jim Snyder  (7/13/11)
"Debate over the Natural Gas Act pits billionaires against one another." More >